Who would have thought that one of my dream countries to visit is the place that I get to live in! South Korea has been my biggest dream place to travel since I was 13 years old. The feeling of going to the beautiful attractions of South Korea gives me goosebumps, every time I see photos of people travelling to Korea is indeed great! The beautiful capital city of Seoul with lots of really good food. Busan and Jeju is also a must-see place to visit. 

My experience living in Seoul so far has been really great. It was challenging at first but I managed to cope with their time routine daily. I really love the studio apartment that I've been staying in for a month now until my internship ends. I really love how convenient everything is in Korea, I couldn't imagine it at first and when I happened to be in that situation, it seemed so perfect. I'm so happy with everything. It is indeed a once-in-a-lifetime experience. But for me I will definitely come back once I graduate, that is my promise to myself and I will be travelling with my mom.

Of course, there are at times that it is lonely for me since I am alone, I don't have someone to talk to in my free time or to go outside to explore. It's hard to be like that at times because you don't know where to go, you don't know where to eat, and you feel like just sleeping all day long. But that changed when I tried to explore alone in my free time, I went outside to visit some tourist spots, to try the food, and to see good attractions that are really admirable. I take many good photos for memories and to not forget each beautiful experience. 

# Language Barrier

 

 

#What I loved most during my stay in South Korea? 

 

Living here in South Korea is really great so far. I really love how convenient everything is. When I say everything, I literally mean everything especially when it comes to transportation, restaurant, and coffee shops! Every coffee shop that I see on the street is really cute. The food here in South Korea never disappoints me, but the serving is really big for me and for a lot of people it's really normal and usually that one big bowl is for one person. 

 

Korean people are really nice and respectful, they really want to help you if you need help despite speaking a different language. They will try the very best they can to help you, and I think that's really one of the nice things here in Korea. 

 

 

# What I learned during my stay in South Korea? 

Living here in South Korea has many interesting experiences to try, so I gotta say that grab that opportunity because that is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. While living here alone I learned more about myself and I knew what I am capable of doing. I learned how to embrace new culture because that's one of the ways how to adapt to this country as a foreigner. It allows me to be more open and helped me how to see people and accept them for what they do in a different side of life. During my stay here, I spent going outside to explore which I don't usually do every time back in Finland because my stay here in Korea is limited I have to do time management so while interning I'm also exploring the same time.

 

 

#I realized I don't need so much stuff to bring with me 

 

Korea has many surprises especially when it comes to fashion, I realized I shouldn't bring a lot of things with me because I will buy and buy almost everything I see. Kidding aside from that, it has so many cheap cute things that I really buy for memories and to bring back with me to Finland, I realized that I should have brought only 2 pairs of clothes because the clothing style here in Korea is really a high standard. I really wanna buy many things but I have to refrain from doing them because It will be difficult for me to bring them with me back to Finland. 

 

# Living in South Korea is challenging but worth it 

 

This country taught me how to be braver, and stronger, and most especially to overcome fears. I feel like it is really a step for me to move forward and grab each opportunity to help me grow more and to be more independent. I realized that life is like that, there will come to a point when you really need to be alone to overcome things by yourself and you will not be dependable on someone because you know that you can do it by yourself and you know the struggle and how to overcome it. South Korea is indeed a worth it country to live alone and experience good things even though bad things can happen it is common in every country. There will be so much to tell amazing stories to my family and friends about my life here in South Korea.