Self Care – Kbbq and Karaoke

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Jia Min (Kelly) Zheng

<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Annyeonghaseyo <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> Brandeis University <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2022 <i>Destination city & country:</i> Seoul, South Korea <i>Program provider:</i> CIEE <i>Major/minor:</i> Business and Computer Science <i>Demographics:</i> First-Generation <i>Future career aspirations:</i> International Marketer <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> Discover more about Korean culture, learn about how Eastern cultures and customs vary from Western culture, and discover more about myself and my passions.

This week, I decided to spend some time by myself. I longed for some time alone. While abroad, it feels there is this pressure to always do things with other people or the feeling of FOMO can hit hard. I learned to better find alone time, so I decided to eat Korean bbq by myself. After, I went to a karaoke booth and sang many songs ranging from BlackPink to Ariana Grande to Nicki Minaj. Love these ladies!

“I never worry, life is a journey

I just wanna enjoy the ride

What is the hurry? It’s pretty early

It’s okay, we’ll take our time”

-Nicki Minaj, The Night is Still Young