Hello! I am back with another episode of the Seoul Diaries where I will be covering the things that people don’t tell you before you study abroad in South Korea and the things that I have learned from my 1 year study abroad journey. I hope that this information can be useful to all who…
Tag: South Korea
Special Finale: Reflection & Reverse Culture Shock
Previously on A Sad Ending for Jaxs & Friends: *besties arrive in Korea* “Please get us out of Jeussy (Jeju)” *cafe, another cafe, no sleep, another cafe* *quite literally NO sleep* “I can’t believe I’m actually leaving” *sad goodbyes* “I’m gonna croak” Everyone welcome back your favorite host, as she has arrived back to the…
It hurts to remember all the good times
Well, well, well. We’ve reached the finale of this season of my time in Korea 🙁 Here we’ll dive into my feelings and journey as a whole. To start, I want to just say that this was the best experience I have had in my entire life (although, growing up in Mississippi, there wasn’t much…
The Seoul Diaries: Joining School Clubs Abroad
SCHOOL’S OUT! SCREAM AND SHOUT! It is finally the end of finals and I am free at last! Free to sleep in and not stress about school for a little while!! Finals week was such a drag, but I tried my best and did what I could. Throughout this past semester, along with taking classes…
The Slow Progression to the End
Previously on Jaxs Needs a Break: “Welcome to a chaotic post about everything I’ve been doing,” *hiking,* *amusement parks,* “Wow Busan!!!,” *eats more food* Coming to you live from the cafe Bioh works at (more to come on this place later) and somewhere else because this won’t be finished tonight… Everyone’s favorite host, JACQUELINE HIBBARD!!!!…
The Penultimate Episode
Hey there, here’s a very quick rundown of how finals’ season went for me in Korea. First off, I had finals for 3 classes, but 2 of those classes were Korean classes and they split up their exams over multiple day (AGAIN), so it took a while for me to actually finish all of them….
You should get away (to another place)
Da da da! Another installment of my life in Korea. Today is a dual episode of my trip to Busan and Jeju (a very unfortunate trip but more on that later). First, Busan! Busan was such a different experience from Seoul and it was so crazy to see it up close. When we got there,…
The Seoul Diaries Mini Episode: Taking the TOPIK Exam in Korea
Hi and welcome back to the Seoul Diaries! Finals week has just begun for me and I already want it to end. 🤪 The weather is getting hotter and the humidity keeps climbing its way up each day. Let’s just say that I never leave the house without my trusted hand fan these days! About…
Special Episode: Chaos
Coming to you live from a bus in Jeju~~~~ Jacqueline Hibbard!!!! *appropriate theme music ensues* You know those time when you have all the control in the world but also none what so ever? Well that’s where I am. We are in the final countdown, with just about three weeks left of our stay. This…
You spin my head (and the rest of me) right round
Well would you look at that, another look into my life in Korea! Today, I’ll be talking about the long-awaited (or at least for me) post about watching my first 4D movie in Korea, and ever. More importantly, it was Doctor Strange 2 aka Scarlet Witch ended everyone’s favs for 2 hours. Here, there will…