Category Archives: 1 – Before Korea

Six Days Left

In other news, I leave in less than a week. I’m freaking out on the inside but not really showing it. My stomach churns and my eyes well up when I think too deeply about it. Trying to ignore the … Continue reading

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Class Schedule – For Now

I picked my classes a couple days ago, with relative success. There’s still some complications. Because I still don’t know if they are going to make me take a Korean language class or not. They sound pretty strict on the … Continue reading

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Procrastination would have paid off, in this case…

I thought buying airline tickets way early meant that you could get them cheaper. “The early bird gets the worm,” and all that. Guess not. Ugh. I bought my round-trip ticket aaall the way back in May. Today, out of … Continue reading

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Available Classes

All the Yonsei exchange students recently received an email about classes. It’s time to start choosing what we’d like to take! Exploring our options is pretty confusing – I don’t think the online system for looking at classes was designed … Continue reading

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Luggage

So here’s my luggage. 32″ tall and 28″ tall. I’m sure they’ll be enough for my trip. And I specifically looked for four-wheel luggage with 360˚ turning so that pushing two huge bags through the airport will be easy for … Continue reading

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Current Status?

Where do I stand now, in terms of preparations? I have: bought plane tickets applied for housing received my packet from UOEAP (pictured on right) bought HUMONGOUS luggage bought a winter jacket I still have on my mental to-do list: … Continue reading

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Introduction

As my first post, I will restate some of what I’ve said in the About page. My name is Caitlin, and as of now I am a 3rd year student at UC Irvine, but, come August 22nd, I will be in … Continue reading

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