Korea 2015 #8: CLOSING CEREMONY, FINAL PERFORMANCE & GOODBYES!

Our group performing. Lee Min Ho. Group picture.

Click to Read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 , Day 6, Day 7

Hello everyone!

I cannot believe I am writing about my last day. I hope you have all enjoyed tagging along my recap of this amazing trip. Writing this has seriously awakened in me my love for blogging and as a Journalism student, this was a reminder as to one of the reasons why I chose to follow that career path.

Well here it goes.

Korea 2015 Day #7: PHOTOSHOOT, AUDIENCE ON SIMPLY KPOP MUSIC SHOW, K-WAVE MUSEUM!!

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Korea 2015 #6: EXPLORING JEONJU HANOK VILLAGE & HANBOK ADVENTURES

 

Click to Read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5 

We started the day at the resort, had 아침 식사~breakfast and checked out to start the long activities of the day. It was a bit nippy and cloudy -- not a good sign for a day outdoors. We set out to Jeonju Hanok village.

Korea 2015 Day #5: Journey through the Countryside, Exploring a Farming Town, Making Soap and Samsung Resort

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Compared to the crazy day we had the previously, day 5 was quite relaxing. We set out to the countryside, specifically to the land of 비빔밥~ Bibimbap, 전주~Jeonju!

KOREA 2015 #4: Hangul Day, Kimchi Making, Cooking Competition and Performances.

 Click to Read Day 1, Day 2, Day 3.

Hello Everyone, I'm about halfway there in telling you the tales of what I got upto whilst in Korea. Because of these blogposts, the past few days have been filled with bittersweet moments of reminiscing. It is the last day of the year and that means I have had a lot of random moments where I think of the things I got up to, I guess it should come as no surprise that my biggest highlight this year was the trip. I have wanted it for so long and when it finally happened it took me weeks to actually believe it was real. Thank you to everyone who has supported my dreams and those who have encouraged me to keep studying Korean, and you lovely people from all over the world who have read my posts and checked up on me. Thank You.

Now on with it,  Day 4 was one of the most important days.

KOREA 2015 #3: NATIONAL COSTUMES, HANGUL DAY EVE CONCERT, GWANGHWAMUN SQUARE & Gyeongbok Palace

Read Day 1 and Day 2 if you haven't yet!

KOREA 2015 #2: Samulnori Lesson, Arirang Studio and MamaMoo Performance

Read Day 1 here if you haven't yet!!
 
Day 2 started off nice and early, woke up at sunrise and because my room was on the 8th floor, I had a nice view of the sun rising and I have to say it was a beautiful sight. Breakfast started at 7 and unfortunately I do not have a single picture of breakfast. It was a western/eastern breakfast spread buffet style and whatever your taste was, there was definitely something for you. Including Kimchi!!

KOREA 2015 #1: ARRIVAL AND FIRST IMPRESSIONS

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was in Korea recently and I was there for a week. I did so much in that week and so I have decided to share my experience here. I shall be posting everyday this week so be sure to come back for Day 2 tomorrow!!

I  started off the day at 6am making my way to the train station to start the long journey of navigating the London train system to Heathrow. At this point I was all nerves and I still couldn't believe that the trip was happening. I couldn't sleep the night before and I kept having this fear that something will go wrong!

I VISITED KOREA, FINALLY!!!!

 Guys 오랜만이다 ~ Oraenmanida ~ Long time no see!!

I have the best news to share today. It's finally happened y'all!!

I visited Korea this month and I had the best time ever!!! 

I'm still trying to recover from the trip and time and time again I find myself lost in my memories. I miss it so much and I also miss the wonderful people I met on the trip.

I was on the trip with 149 students from 49 countries. We are all students of Sejong Institute around the world and we were in Korea on a cultural experience trip and also to celebrate Hangeul Day.

To kinda celebrate the trip and to share my experience with you guys, I have decided to do what I do best. Write it down!! You can daydream about your trip to Korea or reminisce if you've already been or just be entertained by all we got up to. 

Because we did so much in the week that I was there, I have decided to make it in a diary format and separate it day by day. If everything goes according to plan, I shall upload them everyday starting tomorrow so be sure to come back here everyday for a new post.

Better yet, subscribe to my mailing list which can be found on the right hand side of this page under 'Keep Updated'.

I look forward to sharing my adventures with you all and I'll try and stop the tears from falling as I look back on my time in Korea!!!!

Search for me around the web by clicking the following links:

On KOREAN TWITTER disseminating real time views on dramas & music etc

On FACEBOOK sharing  interesting links

On INSTAGRAM sharing pictures 

and on TUMBLR just doing what people do on there

안녕,

meera

A Waegukin's love for the Han River

 
외국인 ~ Waegukin = Foreigner i.e Not Korean.

I guess as any travel worm will tell you, there's a bucket list tucked away somewhere waiting to be explored and ticked off!!

And every Korean enthusiast has a special list of things they dream of doing once they finally make the trip to Korea. Now this list of course has a sub-section of things they want to do that they have seen on TV. One of the things on my list is a visit to the 한강 ~ Hangang River. At first I didn't pay much attention to the Han River, but after seeing it in so many dramas I started wondering as to what the significance and in some cases charm of it was. 

Guide to Finding Korea in London

Korean pop culture has gained popularity the world over. This can be attributed to the sensational TV dramas and delightful music scene, which led to an increasing interest in the Korean culture in general. This doesn’t just stop at entertainment, food and fashion but has transgressed to history, art and of course the language.

Due to popular demand, business owners in the UK have found a niche market to cater for the growing number of Korean fans in the country.

I have put together this guide to help the new fans to Korea navigate their way to all the Korean delight London has to offer…

CULTURE

Korean Cultural Centre UK. Image Source: KCCUK Flickr

The Korean Cultural Centre is located in the heart of touristville London AKA Trafalgar square. Here, you are sure to find all the information you could possibly need about Korea. The centre boasts an interesting exhibition hall with displays ranging from ‘thousand year old scripts’ to

Day in London; Chinese New Year Festival 2014

Hello there internet friends :) I hope you all are having a great year so far. As for me lots of exciting things have been going on. I have managed to keep up with my New me Resolutions which I think is a huge accomplishment. I don't procrastinate as often as I used. I am lucky enough to be able to be a part of a few exciting projects which I will soon share with you guys, I am super psyched about it because it involves a few of my fave hobbies.

Anyways I have finally gotten enough free time to tell you guys about my day out with friends in London. It involves the festival, Chinatown, street performances and so much more....

I realised just now that I have more videos than pictures from the day, but no worries I am going to make a vlog as well.