Study Dates in Seoul! (Week #14)

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Nina Gaona-Menchavez

<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> ์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š”! <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> University of Texas at Austin <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2024 <i>Destination city & country:</i> Seoul, South Korea <i>Program provider:</i> – <i>Major/minor:</i> Elementary Education <i>Demographics:</i> Asian/Asian American, First-Generation College Student, Pacific Islander <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> 1. Develop basic Korean language skills and practice it! 2. Explore and immerse myself in Korean culture 3. Create meaningful connections with others

We spent that whole morning (Saturday) studying for finals and writing our final papers together at a 24-hour cafe. Even if weโ€™re all struggling with school, at least we struggled together!! We spent about 5 hours at that cafe, starting at around 1am. (First photo was taken at 4am, where I somehow took a 30 minute nap).

That day, I was awake for 24 hours straight (with barely any sleep in between)! Oddly, I felt fine, and afterwards, I somehow didnโ€™t even mess up my sleep schedule! Although it wasnโ€™t a day full of adventure and exploration, this one probably one of my favorite days so far. (Second photo was taken at 6am, which is when we decided to leave).