The year 2017 has been amazing for me, but to the world it has not been that good. America got an annoying orange thing as their president, there were multiple shootings, tornados, bombings, hurricanes and so many more other awful things that have changed people's lives forever. Let's hope 2018 will be better for our beautiful earth and it's inhabitants. But before I...
After leaving beautiful Korea behind, I met with my friend in Germany. Specifically in Berlin. This had been our plan since the summer, so that we got to see Berlin even during the winter time. I arrived to Schönefeld airport in the evening, after 15 hours of traveling. Both of my flights were slightly delayed due to the weather conditions (it started to...
What is it like to be an exchange student in Korea? Well, like you could probably see from the title, I am here to tell you what it is like and a few tips to make your exchange semester/year in Korea easier! People stare, a lot. For me this took a long time to get used to. People stare. They actually stare a...
I'm back in Finland. What the heck. Everything feels still really unreal, I can't believe the adventure is already over. It felt just like a yesterday when I flew from Finland all the way to the other side of the world, to South Korea all by myself. Even though I hate to admit this, time really does fly. My exchange semester has been...
When I was younger I wanted to be a vet, before that I wanted to be an actress and after that I was doing research on how to become a librarian. And just like when I was younger, I still haven't figured out what I want to be when I grow up. Even though I technically should already be a grown up. Right...
It's only starting to hit me that in two weeks I'm no longer in Korea. I honestly have no idea what to do when I go back to Finland. How do things even work in Finland? Do I bow when I go to the store? Do I even greet the worker at the shop? How do I go to school? How does finnish...
Today our school organized our 4th, and last, CAU Korea Exploration Program (or shortly CKEP). We left early in the morning towards Paju, which is located at Gyeonggi province. Our first destination was Camp Greaves, former US base know as a filming spot of the korean drama Descendants of the Sun. Descendants of the Sun is one of my favorite dramas, so it...
