●Name: Jeni Obenza Medrano●Nationality: Philippines●Age: 181. How is your life in Korea going?Korea has always been the place I wanted to stay ever since I was in elementary school. At that time, I often saw celebrities in Korean dramas on Philippine television. But as I grew older, I had broader visions of studying in Korea. So far, life in Korea has been really awesome. I have attained so many memories that I will treasure forever. Memories of pure happiness, true friendship, struggle, pain and suffering. But the best things I love about life in Korea, independence and freedom.2. Tell reader
Name: Nur Diyana Binti Muhammad HasrinNationality: BruneiAge: 191. What do you think of the Korean wave?During high school, I was really into K-pop stuff and copied everything Korean people do. I was quite amazed and stunned that the Korean wave was spreading all over the world. Some of my friends used to hate me being weirdly ambitious of going to Korea because for them it was quite impossible. This year I was supposed to be the president of a Korean culture club in my college, but I had to back out once my name was listed as the successful candidate to go to Korea. Since then, I have receive
Name: Jaime de deusNationality: East-TimorAge: 23Major: Business Administration 1. Please introduce your home town and your country’s famous tourist attraction. Gleno is where I was born and raised. It is the center of the district of Ermera which is located in the west central part of East Timor. Ermera is famous for coffee trees and also sandalwood. This tree is very famous because it can be used to make perfume. East-Timor also has several tourist attractions such as Christ the King statue located in Dili, the capital, and also Pope John Paul II Monument. A lot of foreigners come there for
Name: Saphon SomolireasmeyNationality: CambodianAge: 27 Major: Philosophy of Education1. How is your life in Korea? When I came here, it was difficult. I faced culture shock, lifestyle, and even language difficulties. I didn’t know even a word of Korean. I thought that English would be an appropriate language to speak. However, I can use English only in some environments at school. Moreover, the food, the weather, and the environment are completely different from my country. Now, I can understand this, so everything seems normal for me. I am starting to like some points of the Korean lifestyle
Name: Nihat Khalilzade LazimNationality: AzerbaijaniAge: 20Major: Mathematics and Information Science1: Please introduce your home town.I am from Baku, which is the capital of Azerbaijan. My hometown has several advantages that make it a great place to live. It has its own culture, sport, music and special dress. People there are very friendly and very hospitable. Its culture is unique. There are several holidays during the year .What I like most is the Novruz holiday. We go and see all our relatives. Everybody looks forward to celebrating this holiday. There are so many sweets, cookies, and m
Name: Joseph Jasmin Ubas Nationality: FilipinoAge: 20 Major: Biology1: Please introduce your home town in the PhilippinesI grew up in Manila, which is my hometown, and it has provided my education since childhood. The Philippines, which has English as a second official language, is one of the countries where Koreans plan to study English. Since it is home to some enchanting tourist destinations, a lot of foreigners love to tour the Philippines in the holidays. Besides those reasons, Filipinos are also known as fun-loving and very hospitable people, thus attracting more people to our country
Name: Jernej Plut Nationality: SlovenianAge: 22 School: Faculty of Economics, University of LjubljanaMajor: Marketing1. Please introduce your hometown in Slovenia. Even though Slovenia is a small country it’s hard to properly introduce it in just a couple of sentences. Slovenia is a land of diversities and even a short trip of just an hour within it can make you believe that you have entered a completely new country. Cities by the coast can make you feel like you are in Italy and up north you can find small villages that resemble Alpine villages in Germany. However, for me the nicest part
Name: Olli NieminenNationality: FinnishMajor: Information and knowledge management School: University of Technology, Tampere1. Could you tell me why you came to Korea and how you chose Keimyung University?After high school I visited Asia, and from then on I’ve been interested in Asian countries and cultures. I wanted to come to Asia for exchange. I thought for a long time between Korea, Taiwan and India. Korea is little exotic in Finland. Some people know Japan and China, but Korea is stranger.I am the first student in Keimyung from my university, so I didn’t hear anything about KMU. I wanted