Application period September to end of October for Spring semester in March 2022 (Cross-check the application deadlines)
Benefits
1. Full tuition (100%, 80%, 50% etc, sometimes tuition discount is fixed throughout the studies)
2. Stipend (requires back up if less than 900,000 won per month)
3. Discounted dormitory (with/without meals or cooking facilities)
4. Research based (extra allowance Masters & Ph.D degree)
Shiyelia in Korea (graduation ceremony 2014 & 2019)
What to expect on research based scholarship
- you become full time research student as soon as you join your lab
- you get extra allowance through your Supervisor depending on the ongoing projects
Where to find a partial scholarship?
- University websites, admissions, scholarships for international students!
- Some tips about studying in Korea in this video.
The best partial scholarships: KAIST scholarships for undergraduates application period on their website, https://admission.kaist.ac.kr/intl-undergraduate/scholarships/ scholarship review on this video below:
The Seoul Namsan Tower is place where love is locked up in colorful padlocks. The Seoul Namsan Tower is one of the popular places filmed in Korean dramas. It's a must go places for lovers, friends and family! I will share the most Instagram-able zones around the Tower. I recommend people to visit the tower all season especially at sunset! The sunset is so beautiful.
Seoul Namsan Tower: View in front of cable car deck
The cable car costs around 13,000 won for a round trip for adults. There are discounts for senior citizens and children. Climbing up to the Namsan Tower is very tiring but a great way to burn some calories.
Love locks at Seoul Namsan Tower
The love locks area is where all the love is padlocked. Love is a beautiful thing!
Seoul Namsan Tower "no locks allowed there"
Love locks are only padlocked on designated places. No padlocks allowed on the big heart!!!
Up and above the Seoul Namsan Tower
The Seoul Namsan Tower looks so beautiful at night. This is one of my favorite pics of the Day!
Sunsets are so beautiful "view from the Namsan tower"
Sunsets are so beautiful and so divine. This view was captured from the far-right side of the Namsan Tower, closer to the love lock balcony!
View from the Namsan Tower "Myeondong area"
Night city views are the most beautiful ones. I really loved the sunset horizon over the mountains. This post will be updated with more Instagram-able photo ideas!
This is a continuation from the previous post: What it is to be black in Korea! The truth is some culture shock always happen, whenever you go to a new place. Based on that experience, I have compiled some of the statements or comments I have been hearing from Korean people concerning my hair braids.
African hair: Long hair braids
I'm sharing these experiences for cultural exchange purposes! So, the greatest shocker to Koreans is the way we braid our hair!! So they would ask:
Shoulder length hair braids
How much was it? How much time we spend braiding? If it gets itchy! If it's fake or real hair. How do we wash it? Someone thought maybe I braided myself every day. Some even think that the braids would fall off the moment we put water. So I have to explain myself over and over that the same way you wash your hair is the same way I wash mine! But I just need longer drying time. Some people also asked me if there is a machine to braid hair, lol! This question shocked me so much the first time I heard it. Then I said by hand, and they would applaud the hairdresser saying they are so talented!
African Hair Styles "twisted hair"
Some people just touch our hair without even asking for permission, and this has been a normal thing to me. But some kindly ask before touching! I remember several occasions, most grandmothers and Ajuma's or aunties asked me if they can touch my hair. I never said no! Not only women are interested in our hair braid styles, even men!
I remember most taxi drivers if they notice you can speak Korean well, they would ask about where, how much and how do we get our hair braided. All these encounters require one to understand Korean language. Sometimes if they see you don't understand Korean, they just do sign language to say your hair is good. I encourage you all African brothers and sisters to go and practice how to answer the hair questions! In a day if I go for some errands (in the shopping area or the market, on the bus or subway) I can answer more than five people about my hair!
The hair questions or comments have become so normal to me that I just smile whenever someone asks me about it. I hope from this post; I will motivate someone to study Korean so that they know how to respond to "HAIR QUESTIONS." As for me, responding to hair questions helped me to improve my Korean speaking skill! And most Koreans would say I speak Korean so well, not knowing that I just recited those answers over and over.
You can imagine how my Korean vocabulary has improved over the years! Anyway, I will record some podcasts and share on my channel anchorfm.com/shiyeliainkorea.
For more about Korean people's reactions, please check this video.
