GOODBYE KOREA! 코리아 안녕~

The end of an era!

The moment has come, at last: I'm leaving Korea and returning back to my home country Belgium!

Words are not enough to describe how I feel about the past six years and nine months in Kimichiland... so let's skip this part.

The only thing I can say is that I'm grateful for having gotten this amazing opportunity to live, study and work in such an interesting city as Seoul. Life wasn't always easy in a country so different from Belgium or any other place I've been to. Nevertheless, it's safe to say that I have never regretted my choice to come here.

The thing(s) I will miss the most from Korea is of course my dear friends who've always supported me; its distinct four seasons; learning and speaking Korean; the well-developed and affordable pubic transportation system allowing me to discover Korea and especially Seoul without any problem; clean and free public bathrooms; floor heating(!); ultra fast home delivery; the buzzers when ordering food & drinks; never having to cook and being able to go out eating every day; the free drinking water dispensers that are available everywhere; the high level of convenience and so many more things I'm sad having to leave behind.

What I certainly won't ever miss is the suffocating air pollution that's been building up in the past few years; pushing ajumma's in the subway; our landlady showering in my bathroom without notification (THE most shocking experience in Korea!); ice cold winters that make your face freeze off and put the ondol on max; needlessly complicated online procedures on websites!

So for now... Goobye Korea, Goodbye Seoul! Thank you for everything! And until we meet again! :)

So long,

Lara


한국에 온지 벌써 거의 7년 되었는데 아직 믿을 수 잆겠지만 이제 한국에서 떠나는거야. 이번에 진짜 굿바이입니다! 좋은 친구들을 만날 수 있었고, 좋은 경험을 이렇게 많이 쌓을 수 있었으니까 평화롭게 갈 수 있을 것 같아...  근데 서울과 모든 친구들을 엄청 많이 보고 싶을거야ㅠㅠ. 그동안 진심으로 고마웠어! 우리 또 보자! 벨기에로 오면 꼭 연락해주세요~ 맛있는 거 그리고 맥주 많이 쏠께! 사랑해~ 라라