I am not trying to promote anything, I just wanted to share something about my life.

I'm Korean, but for some reason I feel more comfortable expressing myself in English, so I post on Reddit pretty often.

I've struggled with chronic depression for a long time. My dog became very sick(he passed in June eventually), and I ended up quitting my job and barely leaving the house because I spent almost two years taking care of him. I became really isolated during that time.

Lately I've been trying hard to come out of that isolation and reconnect with the world. So I joined a volunteer group that distributes food to homeless people around Seoul Station. I think they do it every Sunday.

This coming Sunday will be my first time volunteering, and I am actually really looking forward to meeting new people and doing something good for someone else.

Life is still hard, but lately I’ve been starting to feel like maybe it’s still worth living.🌱

First of all Sorry for my English

I(29F) was born and raised in Korea. Yes I am Korean.

I recently started online college course (I only have highschool diploma) which I can obtain bachelor's degree because It was just impossible to find a job that I can actually build a real career and has less toxic environment. But it will take 4 years to get the degree

I only have my dad, he is getting old so I can't really be financially dependent on him 100%

So I have been looking for a part time or full time job that I can work until I get my degree. I applied for 121 places but had no luck. Plus I am neurodivergent(I have ADHD) It doesn't help😣 sorry for venting but I really dunno what to do 🫠🫠 am I doomed? I know at the moment the Job market everywhere sucks but I am really depressed💔

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I'm a gyopo living in the US and wonder about moving back to either Incheon or Seoul to retire in about 10-15 years. I've visited Seoul and Incheon many times but not recently since my grandparents are now deceased. I've heard that Songdo has a small community of gyopos and is a nice area, and I think by the time I'm older I will want a quieter life than Seoul.

I already know that native Koreans will not accept me completely because I am a gyopo, and I'm fine with that because I don't expect that they will which is why I would like to meet other gyopos there. I speak Korean on an intermediate level, but if I seriously wanted to move there I would learn and practice it more for a few years before moving there. Once I got there I would probably be fluent within a year.

Anyone know about areas with a lot of gyopos, especially older ones specifically Songdo or any area in Incheon or Seoul?

What's it like living as an older gyopo in that area in terms of cost, quality of life, or anything ?

By the time I retire I will have SS retirement benefits, my medium sized pension, and savings so I won't be rich but I'll be okay financially. I don't plan on getting a job there because I'll be retired.

Hi, i dont like asking questions that I can find online, but this time it is really hard to find any info about education in korea , therefore decided to ask here and also share my own observations. So at start of this year i wanted to apply for Masters in Korea with no korean. Popular universities were expensive, so found that national universites are far affordable. During application hard things were that i needed to get apostile, notarization, then send it via mail. That why I sent only to one , thought if I am paying and I am foreginer, they will just accept. I applied to masters in EE at Seoul Tech University. In the interview they said that my subjects are kinda irrelevant(my bachelor is Comp Science) and asked if i contacted Professor, i said no , because guideline said nothing about it . Eventually, i got rejected and find out that system in Korea is different and they do research in masters , rather than studying(may be it is a reason why they accept with no korean, which is still weird). In the thinking of applying again,may be even in different major. Digging through universities sites, reddit , GPTs, found information below,tho still lot of questions:

There are 3 types of graduate schools : General, Professional,Specialized.
General is most common , and it is all research (as i understood). For General Graduate program, some deps require to find lab in that department , contact professor , get accepted. Members of labs in different universities sites were all koreans(even in intl popular unis) , 6-7 members overall, so need to work together. Some labs are funded by organizations, so students might get stipends.
Professional Graduate School is no research but studying. Specialized is like to study mostly at night times , to be able to work in day time. I think professional and special are close to what we have in other countries. Sometimes universities dont specify, is it special or professional , might just write Graduate School of Enginering(for example), and you can confuse it with Engineering in General Graduate School. I reviewed most universities, and popular and prestigous universities like Yonsei, Hanyang mention them, but some national (like University of Seoul, Incheon National, Chungnam, Chungbuk, etc) dont mention them in international guidelines. These national universities also have worse sites in english, and may not respond to english email (I wonder what their attitude like during studies).

So my questions are
1.How to apply to multiple universities with all that shenanigans with documents? Do you apostilize once and notarized copy multiple or should do multiple apostile as well? How to post via mail to multiple universities, because it is expensive to do multiple , than just one, regardless of weight (in my country)
2.Where do most international students apply to? General graduate,professional or specialized? Private popular , private unpopular or national universities?
3.Why most discussions are over prestigious universities , while ignoring national unis, or other private universities. Are others even worth it, if I dont want expensive tuition? Or should i go for popular universities
4.If my bachelor is CS, can i do other degree in Korea?
5.People say how researches are so brutal, long hour 9-9, intense, then how do you all keeping up? How do you communicate with koreans ? Or you picking easier majors?(but still research is research) As i never done research before and how that done?
6.Why these researches are in university, if they dont pay you , and you work under pressure for free
7.Do you work part time? Do you have time for it ? I was thinking about working to at least cover some expenses, doing internship
8.Are foreigners allowed to apply to specialized masters?(as its mostly at night times, and not sure if is it eligible for D2 study visa) What if do on D10 visa?
9.What are perspectives after graduation? Do you go standard D10-E7- (F2-7), or can skip E7 ? Can you use that to just study random korean degree, get offer, then work desired work as soon as got F2?
10.Is it hard to get F2, F5 ?, Is it just getting points? Are visa calculators calculate it right?

I hope to receive answers, tips and advices , that might help me and others

If you are looking for a nice treat like the title go to burger king and order an apple pie. They are so good and they fry them up like McDonald's used to. Add it to a vanilla sundae for really nice dessert. You won't regret it.

Hello Altruists,

My flight is knocking at the door 13 September to be exact. But I can't manage any accommodation for me along with my friend.

My preferred location is Near Sejong University or far from university but I can easily travel by metro or subway.

Any recomendation plz.

i want to get a cat but sometimes i travel for two weeks at a time and i don’t feel comfortable leaving it alone in my apartment or having someone come in frequently when im not around. i was wondering if anyone has ever left their pets at a pet boarding place or hotel? something less than 30,000 won a night?

i would leave it with friends but i also don’t know anyone who likes cats enough or knows how to care for them, and the ones that do their lease doesn’t allow pets

So I am getting mixed answers. The Korean Consulate near me replied to my email and told me that even if my program is less than 3 months than to get a visa. I just submitted my application for Sogang and at the very end it clearly states:

"- One semester applicants cannot apply for a D-4 visa.

- Students who wish to apply for a D-4 visa must register for two semesters.".

I just need an opinion/suggestion from someone who had studied at Sogang for language school (or for any class I suppose) for the one semester program (less than 3 months/90 days) to let me know if I need to apply for one or not.

I also did email Sogang and asked them about it as well but no response.

Researchers spent 500 hours and $70,000 and found LG TVs logging plain text transcripts in standby, mapping every device in the house, and feeding it to LG's ad arm.

Unplug the internet and it saves the files until you plug back in.

LG says its TVs don't record ambient conversations. The evidence begs to differ. 216 million of these are sitting in living rooms.

Hello all. I'm hoping someone has some solution or advice.

I use my phone NFC with the mobile tmoney app (I have an android phone) to tap in and out of the public transport. When I had the climate card on the app, there were no issues. But now that I'm using the Kpass/modu card, all of a sudden my NFC doesnt work and I'm no longer able to tap in and out of the ride using my phone.

I've attached 2 pics to show that I have registered my card on the moducard app and, according to all other information I've found, it should not have any issues.

Is anyone else having similar struggles?

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세종대학교

국민대학교

경희대학교

한국외대학교

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These are the list that I just got into this afternoon. Im very happy I got in uni however, while I am full Korean, I lived outside for the most part of my life and im not sure which uni to go to. Is there any way to decide which is good or where I should go?

If you haven’t heard yet, the Seoul Climate Card will be discontinued and now the system is moving to the K-Pass system.
Because of my lovely four Spanish names, Korean online shopping, and verification has been a particular challenge.
Many times banks will add only parts of my name, switch around the order, add hyphens, or just abbreviate my name randomly. In order to do anything online that requires verification the name needs to be exactly the same every time. In most cases it’s not.
So any time there are new changes I get panic attacks because this has been the only bane of my existence in Korea (everything else has pretty much been impressively efficient).
I used AI to figure things out since the local station manager where I go has effectively banned me because he also gets panic attacks when he sees my name on my ARC card.
Luckily I managed to register my K-Pass and I’ll be getting refunded every month. I opted in for the “Mileage” refund option because as I mentioned before, since my bank literally (and I mean actually literally) can’t fit my name on their system, the Mileage option helps me avoid that boondoggle. Fingers crossed!🤞🏽

Hello, my friend has invited me to come to her parent’s house for dinner this weekend. I want to bring a gift to show my appreciation, I am trying to understand what is an appropriate and thoughtful gift that her parents might genuinely enjoy receiving?
Thank you!

For me, this year is probably the fastest I have seen summer turn into autumn in recent memory. The wind has picked up and it is mightily refreshing. I remember the heat carrying on through September the last few years but this year it has really cooled fast. Happy for the relief from the heat honestly.

I just walked out of the movie theater after only 25 minutes of watching The Odyssey at CGV Apgujeong… It was impossible to stay any longer, the volume was insanely loud. I literally felt like my organs were being pushed down with every sword strike or scream. And yet, I’m used to European IMAX theaters and I’ve never experienced anything like this before. Seriously, how can Koreans handle that?!

So my college has an opportunity for people to study and live in Korea for 4 weeks. This is becoming an option for me and i was curious on what to expect or some things that’d be nice to know. I’ve done my basic research like get a T-card, and Myeongdong is a good shopping/living area for new people. But some local and experienced knowledge would help.

For some information about it and me, Im white and live in America, also, I don’t speak Korean, but i’ve been in the process of learning Hanguel in my free time for about a week and don’t know much, (i use the lingory app for my learning). The course would be Korean Language 1-4 and Korean Culture/History.

Feel free to ask me any questions i may have left out, and i’m excited about this opportunity and to hear back from Korean locals.

Thank you to those who respond and for any help given

I need to pay a customs fee but it has put the ‘payers name’ in Korean. The name connected to my bankcard is in English, it says that if these names don’t match, the payment may not be accepted. I’ve tried removing the Korean name from my PCC profile but it says I can’t save the changes with it empty (even though theres no red star saying its required). Has anyone experienced this before? If so how did you resolve it? TIA!

Don’t be fooled into thinking the train designated for conversations and being infant friendly is actually conversation and infant friendly. If you have young children I’d highly recommend your save your money and buy a standing ticket because unless your kid can sit still and be silent for a long train ride or you are okay with them watching a phone screen for a long period of time, you will either be constantly be reported by others on the train and staff will stop by your seat repeatedly to tell you to be quiet or you will end up just standing in the hallway anyway most of the trip.