Be Prepared!
Time flies and my enthusiasm grows and grows. My preparation list have been pretty thorough and thoughtful. And this list is ready for action. First I tackled some practical aspects. For the first 5 weeks in Seoul I have accommodation, just a 15-minute walk from the language institute. This institute is located in the Gangnam district. When I arrive in Incheon on Saturday afternoon, March 29, I will also be picked up by their pick-up service and taken to my accommodation. My course will start on Monday 31th of March. In the Netherlands I already had my last Korean class with a final test. Apart from a small stupid mistake (I should have checked better, if I wanted to be perfect 🫣), my score was 29 out of 30 points. How to pronounce or write out 14,000 Korean Won? Instead of 만사천 원 [= ten thousand (만) and four ( 사) thousand (천) Won (원)], I wrote 십사천 원 [= fourteen (십사) thousand (천) Won (원) ]. I know, sometimes you get stuck in your old familiar ha...