CHUNG-ANG HERE I COME

Summer is almost over, which means it's time to get back to studying. This year, for me it also means moving over 7000km away from home to Seoul, South-Korea! I am starting my fall semester student exchange there next week, in Chung-Ang University. My plane leaves on Sunday evening and hopefully I will arrive to Korea on Monday morning. My feelings at the moment range from super excited to super nervous :D
 

The application process started already in February, when I sent the application for student exchange to my home university. Then in March, just before Easter holidays, I got the email of acceptance. From that moment on, I've had a lot of work to do. I have, for example, sent soo many different applications and documents, acquired a visa, as well as different medical and bank certificates, gotten vaccines, and just taken care of a million things and details related to me actually going to live and study in Korea for autumn. When applying I didn't really realize how much there actually was to do, but looking at the bigger picture, the work has been worth it. Although there might have been brief moments of desperation along the way :D
A little statistics: the population of Finland is approximately 5,4 million, whereas the population of Seoul, the capital of South-Korea, alone is 10 million. Which is to say, this trip will be a huge cultural change. However, I think it will be a positive challenge for me. I have already talked to some of the other exchange students coming from all over the world and it seems like most of us share the same feelings: excited but nervous.
One thing I'm a bit bummed about though, is the fact that you can't play Pokemon Go in Korea :D