Pan Asian Goes Global

Orientation. Day 1, Day 2, Seoul city tour. It was very hot that first day! Actually Seoul was quite hot the first month or so I was here, but not anything I wasn't expecting. Having spent a few summers in Singapore, I expected it to be of similar humidity, which to me it was. However, a few other girls from Singapore found Seoul more humid than Singapore. Well, I feel quite sticky and sweaty in both countries, so it feels the same. Vancouver summers are different - we do sweat too, but I find the actual heat more strong, and it is not that humid. Anyways, once I found my group, group 8, the girl who had the attendance sheet turned out to be my buddy! After a little while, we watched a video about KU (which I think I actually have seen on youtube before, or at least some version of it) and listened to some introductory speeches. I think we had lunch after that. It was still Ramadan, so I wasn't eating but I still joined my buddy and the other 2 in our group (she has 3 bu...

Wow, where do I begin? I've been in Seoul, Korea for just over a month now. Although time has gone by quite fast, and I can also say that a lot has happened in just these few weeks. But perhaps, the very beginning is a good place to start. I shall start off with Vancouver International Airport. I left at 3am on Thursday, August 19th (basically Wednesday night). My family, my cousin, and 4 of my Japanese friends came to see me off at the airport. It was very nice to receive thoughtful cards from family members. My sister even made me a pack of inspirational quotes, in addition to her long letter to me (I love long letters!). My cousin made me a photo album of various good times we spent together over the last few years. However, everyone told me that I could only read these cards once I got in. But even before I got to read those wonderful thoughtful cards, I, of course, had to say goodbye. I knew that there was definitely going to be some tear-shedding, because I would be go...