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.
I am familiar with three main options for housing in Korea - AirBnb, dorm, and goshiwon. I know that securing a dorm in Korea is quite competitive, there are a handful of documents required, and the application processed seemed lengthy. For those reasons, I decided the safest option was to put a deposit down for a goshiwon. As mentioned in a previous post, I found my goshiwon through goshipages.com, and I found Naejari Oneroomtel to be the best option. Here's my rating of the goshiwon and some important things to note if you're considering living here. On a side note, goshiwons in Korea supposedly have a bad reputation for being extremely tiny and not the best place to live. It is known that people live in goshiwons to lock themselves in the room to study.
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Sogol
2/18/2024 11:13:13 pm
hey I am going to stay in Naejari for a semester at an exchange student at SNU. What helped you with the bugs in the summer because I will be there till mid June. Also, did you have to take sheets and pillows or was it provided? I have been contacting the host in Korean with a translate app but will she be able to help me even if I don't speak korean that well?
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Sydni
2/18/2024 11:23:48 pm
I think the bugs were mainly a problem because I was indoors during my 2 week quarantine. I’m sure if I was able to get out a bit, I would’ve been much better! I didn’t really do anything to fix the bug situation.
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