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hello!! it has been quite a long while, and i have been wanting to write this post in the longest time, but didn't really have the time nor motivation to do so. i was supposed to be reviewing one of my class notes but i couldn't understand the partial differentiation that was going on in there, and since my laptop was switched on, i decided to just start with this post.

context: i am currently an exchange student at dong-a university in busan, south korea. i plan to take three modules while i am here, on top of self-learning the korean language and finding some time to film some dance covers, but i have not successfully registered for all three course yet. hopefully it will be done soon.

i flew to korea on the 22nd of february friday night, had a layover in kl, and arrived at busan on saturday morning. i did not have the best amount of sleep, and my eyebrows were hurting so much from the pressure from the second flight. that weekend, i settled into my dormitory, got my necessities, and made some new friends with minimal talking. that week, i went to seoul, did some touristy and fangirl stuff, attended aaf and saw astro for the very first time, and that weekend marked the first days of being alone in korea.

school has supposedly started, but even on exchange, i have to go attend classes that i'm not registered for (because the classes i want to take are full), and talk to the professors to allow me to join the class. as i am still not successfully registered for two of the modules, i have no access to the class slides and notes, so i have to write down everything that the prof says. and for one of the mods, the gerpe (bm) mod to be exact, it is not going very well. hopefully i will be able to understand the math behind it and stuff soon.

i have been going to church here too, and it takes me like an hour and 20 minutes by subway to get from my dorm to church. i need to find an alternative, shorter way soon. i am very grateful to have met the disciples here. there is a language barrier, but i look forward to new opportunities and growth while i'm here with the community. though i just sit through lunch not understanding the conversations that are happening around me, i am grateful for the conversations i've had with those who understand english, and even with my limited korean - ok, time to study korean.

i actually am kinda glad that im in busan instead of seoul. i feel like i would have spent to much more money if i were to be in seoul. hopefully, if all goes well, i can go to seoul once a month while i'm here to join the ministry there and meet some friends as well.

after a long time, i went to nampo-dong again yesterday. ate some street food, had pizza for dinner, and was sooo tempted to get the pretty stationery in artbox. i'm internally crying though cos the signo pen here are more expensive than in singapore. went to the kakao friends store, got my bubble tea fix finally!!! and watched a pair of guys busking. the busking culture here is definitely not as strong than in seoul, and i am actually considering to dance on the streets one day HAHAH. i'll need to bring more cash the next time i go to nampo-dong... for all the street foods.

till next time x