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Study English enjoyably without stress — that''s it!
The projectThis is news about a participant who safely completed the project and returned home.
This is news about a participant who is about to start their second project.
Keeping worries to yourself and bottling them up in your heart is really not easy, but on the other hand,
It also seems difficult to express my feelings to someone.
About a participant who will muster the courage for themselves and create unforgettable experiences in a new environment,
the remaining gap year period,I''ll be cheering you on until the end :)
The Philippines seems to be the country that taught me what happiness is.
I can guarantee that my memories from the Philippines are the happiest memories of my life. haha
Especially thanks to the many friends and teachers I met at the language school and the numerous locals I met along the way, I realized many things.
They always show interest in other people, converse, and are happy,
They were people who know what is important in their lives and live by it.
I used to think I was introverted and didn''t really like people.
I was definitely quite lively up through middle school, but maybe because I was weighed down by more and more things, I started to speak less,
I lost interest in meeting new people and in the world in general.
But coming here felt like I returned to my middle-school self.
Sometimes I find it amazing to see myself acting so lively. haha
At one point I complained to the consultant, ''If I stay like this, nothing will change and
I feel like I''ll return to Korea unchanged,'' I whined.The mission they gave me then was
1. Tell my story to at least three friends
2. Act without worrying about others'' opinions
Those were the two.But that really helped a lot.
As I told my story to friends, I realized that many things I had thought were solely my fault
I realized that they were actually at fault,and I feel like I was able to see the facts a little more objectively.
Rather than making decisions based only on my own thoughts or overcomplicating things by myself,
I realized that talking with friends helps me understand my thoughts better and helps organize complicated thoughts.
I had a fear of expressing myself, whether it was my thoughts or my feelings about someone,
and when I expressed myself the way I wanted without worrying about others, I felt much more relieved,
and I even felt, "Ah, is this my true self?"
Also, for the first time in my life, I used money I earned myself to have these kinds of experiences,
and after going through these changes in my thinking, it really hit me that it''s time for me to become independent.
I still don''t really know how I''ll make money in the future or what kind of work I''m good at,
but I believe I''ll gain something else during the next project period. haha
And because Filipino people like Korean faces, they often told me I was pretty and approached me first,
so my self-esteem seems to have increased quite a bit.HahaOf course, when I go back to Korea there probably won''t be people who say that to me anymore, lol
Before I came I didn''t feel anything special; I just felt like I was running away from Korea,
but now I like the Philippines so much that I even feel like I want to live here. haha
I''m afraid of leaving the Philippines, worried I won''t be able to see my friends again and that they might forget me,
and I''m afraid I''ll face different hardships in a new environment,
I even cried my eyes out in front of my friends. (I wouldn''t have been able to do that before haha — I would have cried alone in my room under the blanket haha)
Right now I''m very afraid to leave this place, but still, whether I like it or not,
I think having new experiences will help me.
That was a long rambling answer, wasn''t it? haha
Thank you for reading. ^^
Study English enjoyably without stress — that''s it!
The projectThis is news about a participant who safely completed the project and returned home.
This is news about a participant who is about to start their second project.
Keeping worries to yourself and bottling them up in your heart is really not easy, but on the other hand,
It also seems difficult to express my feelings to someone.
About a participant who will muster the courage for themselves and create unforgettable experiences in a new environment,
the remaining gap year period,I''ll be cheering you on until the end :)
The Philippines seems to be the country that taught me what happiness is.
I can guarantee that my memories from the Philippines are the happiest memories of my life. haha
Especially thanks to the many friends and teachers I met at the language school and the numerous locals I met along the way, I realized many things.
They always show interest in other people, converse, and are happy,
They were people who know what is important in their lives and live by it.
I used to think I was introverted and didn''t really like people.
I was definitely quite lively up through middle school, but maybe because I was weighed down by more and more things, I started to speak less,
I lost interest in meeting new people and in the world in general.
But coming here felt like I returned to my middle-school self.
Sometimes I find it amazing to see myself acting so lively. haha
At one point I complained to the consultant, ''If I stay like this, nothing will change and
I feel like I''ll return to Korea unchanged,'' I whined.The mission they gave me then was
1. Tell my story to at least three friends
2. Act without worrying about others'' opinions
Those were the two.But that really helped a lot.
As I told my story to friends, I realized that many things I had thought were solely my fault
I realized that they were actually at fault,and I feel like I was able to see the facts a little more objectively.
Rather than making decisions based only on my own thoughts or overcomplicating things by myself,
I realized that talking with friends helps me understand my thoughts better and helps organize complicated thoughts.
I had a fear of expressing myself, whether it was my thoughts or my feelings about someone,
and when I expressed myself the way I wanted without worrying about others, I felt much more relieved,
and I even felt, "Ah, is this my true self?"
Also, for the first time in my life, I used money I earned myself to have these kinds of experiences,
and after going through these changes in my thinking, it really hit me that it''s time for me to become independent.
I still don''t really know how I''ll make money in the future or what kind of work I''m good at,
but I believe I''ll gain something else during the next project period. haha
And because Filipino people like Korean faces, they often told me I was pretty and approached me first,
so my self-esteem seems to have increased quite a bit.HahaOf course, when I go back to Korea there probably won''t be people who say that to me anymore, lol
Before I came I didn''t feel anything special; I just felt like I was running away from Korea,
but now I like the Philippines so much that I even feel like I want to live here. haha
I''m afraid of leaving the Philippines, worried I won''t be able to see my friends again and that they might forget me,
and I''m afraid I''ll face different hardships in a new environment,
I even cried my eyes out in front of my friends. (I wouldn''t have been able to do that before haha — I would have cried alone in my room under the blanket haha)
Right now I''m very afraid to leave this place, but still, whether I like it or not,
I think having new experiences will help me.
That was a long rambling answer, wasn''t it? haha
Thank you for reading. ^^
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