Week 2 in Seoul, South Korea

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Isaiah Richardson

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Isaiah Richardson

<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> ์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š” <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> Western Kentucky University <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2023 <i>Destination city & country:</i> Seoul, South Korea <i>Program provider:</i> Yonsei University <i>Major/minor:</i> Computer Science <i>Demographics:</i> First-generation college student Biracial (African American and Caucasian) <i>Future career aspirations:</i> After I graduate I want to work in U.S. a little while as a software engineer, and then eventually move to South Korea and work as software engineer. <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> While I am abroad I want to learn more about the Korean culture. Enhance my software engineer skills by learning about the different approaches to problem solving. Get involved in different student organizations.

Hello,

I am back with another update about my time here in Seoul, South Korea!

Since I am still in quarantine there has been a lot of repeats from last week. I have been studying as much as I possibly can to be prepared for when I am able to leave quarantine and explore. This week has been a lot of vocabulary and pronunciation practice. While studying Korean I have also been studying and looking back on my coding work, so I am prepared for my classes this fall.

Starting off the week I had a list of vocabulary words that I wanted to have memorized by the end of the week. For pronunciation I looked up different YouTube videos of specific words or phrases that I was practicing. Along with studying vocabulary and practicing my pronunciation I was also learning different Korean songs!

Thursday I had to go get a second Covid PCR test as required to be released from quarantine. This time it went a lot smoother because I knew what to expect. Since this is my last week in quarantine, I have also been watching videos to understand the subway and bus systems. I also downloaded a lot of recommended phone applications that should make navigation and getting around a lot easier.

I cannot express how excited I am! I will be out of quarantine and experience Seoul soon. Next week will have a lot more interesting stories and pictures as I will be really starting my journey that I have been waiting so long for!

(The is another picture I took when I was on my way to my quarantine destination!)