This is part two for the Fun Korean Language Trip (FKLT). If you have not read part one, you can read it here. As mentioned earlier, we study Korean by K-pop and K-drama at Kyung Hee University. Kyung Hee University has three campuses, Seoul, Suwon, and Gwangneung. We studied at the Seoul campus in Hoegi-dong, Dongdaemun-gu,.
The bus stop inside the campus. The green bus is shuttle bus to the Hoegi Station. Students usually take bus/subway to Heogi and take the shuttle bus to the campus. If you want to save some fare or do some walking exercise, you can walk from the station to the university too. It is around 15 minutes walk.
The famous building in Kyung Hee University. This is where ceremonies held. This is a building even the student study there would not go usually. I mean look at the slope.
The building where the FKLT students study.
The library. You need student ID to get into the library, which will be given by Kyung Hee University.
We did "Yang Meori", literally translate as sheep head, a hat made of towel. This is what Koreans wear when they are in Jjimjilbang.
We met Lee Sun-ho and was given the chance to talk to him directly. All of us got signatures from him and took picture with him.
Free gift from FKLT. You can choose to take Korea Pass Card or cooking class.
I chose to take the cooking class and we learnt to make Hobaktteok (호박떡) Pumpkin Rice Cake.
If you choose Korea Pass Card, they will give you a card with credit in it. You can use the card like a debit card. to buy things :) You can use the card as a transportation card too, but remember to reload it first before using, as the credit for purchasing and transportation is separate.
Korean buddies - each of us was pair with a Korean buddy. The Korean buddies brought us to a campus tour and lunch :) Our friends even went for field trip with their buddies!
Closing ceremony - the ceremony held on Friday (last day of the class).After we finish the class, we gathered at the auditorium. We received our certificates and took a lot of pictures.
Overall, this is a fun and interesting programme. I get to experience how is it to study in Korea, living with Korean family, met friends from different countries and improve my Korean. If you has been thinking to study abroad or Korean but could much commit much time or money, I think this is a really good short progranmme, where you get to experience studying Korean in Korea but does not need fork out a huge amount of money or take a long break from you are doing now.
