[A Beautiful Struggle]

Especially geared towards Korea



What were your reasons for going abroad? How was it beneficial to your studies/work?

And whatever else you want to put in. ^^


**Its expensive too, isnt it? Did your parents pay for it? Did you pay for it?


And to go abroad, you have to go through a university, correct?

[Brusky]

Personally, for me it'd just be for enrichment. To travel the world, to immerse myself in another culture, and to learn and grow from experience. I haven't gone abroad yet, but I'm considering going to Paris for a summer to study art.

[i'm lagging yo]

i want to study abroad... but it's definitely more expensive, especially depending on where you wanna go.

but it would be such a good experience, i think. going to new places, learning about the town and their culture and experiencing a completely new social surrounding for a quarter or year.

bah, maybe one of these days..

[angelic_diablo]

I've been studying abroad for 5 years now. I spent 3 years in London (but then I lived with my parents for a year when they worked there) and 2 years in Malaysia. This year is my final year in Malaysia. I went abroad because it offers the course I wanted. I've always wanted to live a in a different country anyway and learn a new culture. It just fascinates me to see the different walks of life I've met on my journey. I'm planning to continue my studies in Australia after I graduate this year

[jennyfury]

to meet minwoo hehee

[ingi.girl^]

What were your reasons for going abroad? How was it beneficial to your studies/work?

Well I'm going next year but mainly to gian independance and more control of my life? Hoepfully it'll help me manage a lot more in uni as well as give me a break form the hard core studying I'm doing this year jsut to get in +_+. I also get to learn a lot of the language naturally (to go towards my studies) and i get ot do some volunteering that i've always wanted to do. Its also a good time to live the life in korea and enjoy it and travel!!


**Its expensive too, isnt it? Did your parents pay for it? Did you pay for it?
No idea how much it's going to cost... actually my main aim for the year is about $20,000? $10,000 will be for flight, visa, insurance, accomodation, food etc. my parents are giving me that money as an exma present and 18th birthday present. The other $10,000 is to actually live there... go out... eat out... travel and what nots. Wow it sounds big now that I've typed it in USDs... It's �10,000 for my year (it sounds a lot better in pounds! +_+). I'll hopefully be fundraising that =)


And to go abroad, you have to go through a university, correct?
nope. i'm going through a charity organisation but if you want to study abroad then... well that would be a no to. you could apply direct to the uni or through a uni. or... just get a visa.

[losborrachos]

cultural experience, see the world... i mean, yes you can go on a holiday, but why if you can go and actually stay for a longer period AND get college credit...

well i guess technically me going to college here counts as study abroad, but let's ignore that... when i went to mexico last summer, it: 1) fulfills my ge and honors and humanities foreign language requirements, 2) fulfills my honors service requirement since it's a volunteering/study abroad program, 3) looks good on my resume since the volunteering aspect involved painting murals and i wanna do art direction, 4) was a lot of fun

and that's how i plan to do it in korea (either next year or the year after that)

my parents paid for it but then again my academic scholarships covered half the cost, so technically i paid for half of it...

[`faded]

well I'm from Canada..and i'm in the USA *california* for uni..for me I went abroad because the uni's here are better O_O..in certain ways that I like and I could get away from home and explore the big big world!..and the program is good too..

[silvermorning]

What were your reasons for going abroad? How was it beneficial to your studies/work?

Well I'm going next year but mainly to gian independance and more control of my life? Hoepfully it'll help me manage a lot more in uni as well as give me a break form the hard core studying I'm doing this year jsut to get in +_+. I also get to learn a lot of the language naturally (to go towards my studies) and i get ot do some volunteering that i've always wanted to do. Its also a good time to live the life in korea and enjoy it and travel!!
**Its expensive too, isnt it? Did your parents pay for it? Did you pay for it?
No idea how much it's going to cost... actually my main aim for the year is about $20,000? $10,000 will be for flight, visa, insurance, accomodation, food etc. my parents are giving me that money as an exma present and 18th birthday present. The other $10,000 is to actually live there... go out... eat out... travel and what nots. Wow it sounds big now that I've typed it in USDs... It's �10,000 for my year (it sounds a lot better in pounds! +_+). I'll hopefully be fundraising that =)
And to go abroad, you have to go through a university, correct?
nope. i'm going through a charity organisation but if you want to study abroad then... well that would be a no to. you could apply direct to the uni or through a uni. or... just get a visa.

20k as a present? x_X Do you know if financial aid would cover some expenses? Do you have any names of charity organizations that offer going abroad? Because I'm not really feelin the actual 'study' part of studying abroad =x Where would you stay?

[kalvinie]

If you are planning on studying abroad, I suggest Europe over Korea...

You'll gain so much more in Europe than in Korea..imo

And if you are going abroad through uni and you are eligible for financial aid, I believe it will cover for all of your tuition and possibly more. Well, at least for European uni's.

And..honestly, you don't go abroad to "study" =D, it's all for experience and fun.

It's EUROtrip!

[Tamago86]

^
Not really..after having spent extended periods of time living in both Europe and Asia I'd have to say it really depends on what your goals are. Someone who wants to learn Korean or do a major related to Asia will not get that much out of Europe. I would agree though that particularly in the area of humanities the colleges in Europe are going to be far above other ones (and many have courses geared towards foreign English speakers), but if you want to study abroad in Asia then going to Europe is obviously the wrong choice

[tokyo_chick]

yeah...what I would like to know from any that have traveled abroad is where did you get the money to go??