FINAL IMP

i am writing this from manga kissa, in fukuoka. spending night during my transfer (icn>fuk>ams>prg) back home. fukuoka airport closes in 22:30 on daily basis, haha.

manga kissa = pc cafe with sleeping "facilities"

nevertheless, this post should sum up the 4 month-long stay in s korea/university

few more notices not only from campus life:

identically with other southeast asian countries, korea also suffers from tetraphobia, result of which, in civil elevators you can find letter "f" instead of number 4
the reason for this precaution is almost the same pronunciation of words "four" and "death" in these countries...

fatal combo

one more dictation from dormitory office:

and this actually happened - they moved out at least one student due to the snoring. you should have yourself tested ;p

many cars, especially at campus have these stiff-foam stickers as door damage protection.

ad food: spicy!!!!! i consider myself tolerant and open minded gourmand, but even after the entire stay i was not able to get to used to the chilli content

chinese dish

however, tastewise, korean cuisine is great, (also chinese which was prepared often) and traditional korean cuisine is healthy and light as well.

kimchi making event in campus

sample dormitory dish below:

notice the rice and kimchi (typically fermented cabbage with chilli - traditional sour and spicy side dish), these two components was part of every, every dinner and breakfast...that made the mornings somewhat difficult to enjoy for europeans.

only water is accompanying every meal

one of the favourite street food is this warm soft dessert with sweet red bean filling! 

expected chocolate for the first bite

and this is how we rolled....four boyz in dha room

final week i visited korean war momorial, which is very complex and contentful museum with superdesigned exhibitions... and outside park

there i also crashed into armystyle wedding :-O

thanks america:

near seoul city centre there is standing renovated "south" gate.... i think it is great to maintain piece of history in modern times and metropolis

i suppose japanese were very hungry to conquer the capital

ad culture - i visited amazing performance in nanta theatre - fusion of dance, percussions, singing, cooking and of course comedy! only a few words had been used...but i laughed a looooot, they even put me on the stage to do real soup degustation! :-O

i received physical copy of photo with myself

seoul subway is supersmart and well-organised. every station can help you navigate yourself, each station is shown and explained using 3D scheme with exits.

city environment also brings homeless people using underground passages as shelters...good night sleep in cardboard boxes

and right above street people modern gangnam district is spreading along with numbers of skyscrapers:

neiiiiigh

i found final exams fairly easy, maybe i had not to demanding courses/professors..but generally i understand that english courses for internationals have a little bended requirements or maybe grading. we will see when results come.

just helping archi student out 

about language - to learn hangul is easy, transcription from/to roman letters is not difficult task...what uses up your memory is meaning of korean words and pronunciation, it is doable by listening and pairing words with their equivalents...at the end of the day it is the same with any other language :)

raging during baseballing

sabotaging group photo of random guys - my favourite sport in korea :D

in general i feel positive about korea....
when i look back i see koreans like one big family - all the nation. i observed this kind of bond in buses, school, restaurants, stores...
i like how warmly they behave one to another.

final selfie with my great buddy

moreover, in korean culture, age segregation is crucial, that also is the reason why "how old are you?" is one of the top3 questions.
even among similarly-aged friends or colleagues is clearly stated who has to bow to whom. or who has to pour drink to whom.
it is common that elder people are respected.

elder people - homecoming souvenier

as major drawback (and surprise, too) i see mediocre english speaking skills among young people, even on academic grounds...
for this powerful asian economic it was a shocker. (or i suppose some have the language skills as well as slight speaking block)
one way or another, group works and communication in general was just interesting enough ;)

now i am at home¨

--no more to come

farewell korea!