Korean: 6th language? 헐…

안녕하세요! 저는 한국어를 배우고 있는 헤이즐입니당~

Learning the Korean language from a proper teacher had been on my bucket list for quite some time, but I never realised it until last year when I was stuck at home. It started with a mere interest in the Korean culture and the language itself, given the great exposure to K-entertainment, Korean cuisine, so on and so forth — and simply because I want to watch Korean shows without subtitles, listen to Korean songs while correctly interpreting the lyrics. All these were then followed by an invaluable opportunity to go to a top-notch university in Korea. And I didn’t want to just attend, I also want to be able to blend into the community.

The decision of embarking on this journey wasn’t an easy one. With a limited budget, clicking on the enrol button was even harder. Workload at university wasn’t light too, and people of different backgrounds don’t usually comprehend. Also, according to a research, being fluent in so many languages was also a tough task! But I still made this decision as that was the only time I was free from project deadlines (and so I ended up saving up like crazy afterwards, and… let’s skip that miserable story LOL).

Anyway, before my first lesson started, I was extremely nervous as I wasn’t used to communicating through webcams. But later figured out that it wasn’t at all a big matter, the lessons got more enjoyable along the way. Thanks to my teacher, I was more or less guided throughout and I even got to participate in group lessons that she organised — bringing together people from around the world with the same interests and just converse. Shout-out to her and the people who have always been supporting me, for leading me to where I am now (so much improvement!). And also giving everyone a pat on the back for the numerous efforts and especially, the passion for languages!

Cheers to my new journey in Korea! 힘내자! xx