pre-departure & important tips
Here is everything that I think is useful for a student studying abroad, both pre-departure and during your stay in Korea.
Everyone now seems so concerned with COVID that they forget the flu exists. My mom is usually the one to remind me to get my flu shot, but luckily SNU sent us an email at the end of September regarding flu shot registration and the link to make an appointment. The school sent an email almost every week regarding the flu shot.
SNU was administering flu shots on campus from 10/12-10/26 on campus in building 63 in the Health Service Center. The room was kind of hard to find, as it wasn't actually inside the building, but was located on the outside near a flower shop. The process of getting my shot was easy, and the workers spoke English. Unfortunately, I had to pay 33,000 KRW for the shot, but it is worth it if it'll reduce my chances of getting sick. After getting my shot, the worker said to wait around the area for at least 30 minutes, so I grabbed a super cheap and delicious lunch at the student center.
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I didn't really notice anything horrible about the water quality in Korea when I first moved in, but others mentioned that more hair was falling out than usual. After about a month, I started to notice that more hair was falling out than usual, as well as my skin breaking out. I am by no means a doctor, so there could definitely be other factors contributing to these problems.
Some people mentioned that they replaced their current shower head with a filter shower head. I bought mine from Daiso for 5,000 won, but I know that other places like Jaju sell it as well. I've been using the filtered shower head for about a month now, and to be honest, I am not sure if it's making a huge difference. Maybe my scalp was ruined from the two months of using unfiltered water... In regards to drinking water, I never drink straight from the tap like I do in Hawaii. I saved my 2 liter bottles from my quarantine and have been refilling them. Luckily, my goshiwon kitchen has a filtered water machine. |
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January 2022
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