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At least I thought I was one of them until I came here. We are from the same country, speak the same language, and behave as equally. However, ever since the day I landed my first foot on this campus, my perception, of which I thought was a mutual thing between them and I, has slowly reached an odd
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Yoon Seok Jun
2022.06.07 01:09
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Speaking of diversity as an international student is interesting. I have, at the same time, entered an environment much more diverse than what I’d be experiencing had I stayed in my hometown for university, while also bringing more diversity to KU with my presence. I am, simultaneously, a spectator
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Maja Popovic
2022.06.07 01:05
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Much of what 2 by Mac DeMarco offers can be inferred from its cover. In it, DeMarco stands by a big bush holding an old electric guitar and a cigarette between his fingers. With a tired smile, he holds up a victory sign. Laid back and unembellished, like his music, featuring instruments one would fi
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Min Woo Lee
2022.05.04 14:53
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There’s movies that you watch and think, “Huh, not bad.” You maybe post about it on your social media because it’s popular at the moment, you mention it to your friends the day after and then it quickly becomes one of those oh-yeah-I-watched-that-a-forever-ago-but-I-don’t-really-remember-it-that-wel
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Maja Popovic
2022.05.04 14:51
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“Practice makes perfect.” What a famous phrase. How many times have we all heard this growing up? How many times have we said this to others, meant as words of encouragement, meant to help them not give up on what they are trying to achieve? How many times have we searched for motivation in these th
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Maja Popovic
2022.03.31 18:00
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A year and 51 days: this is the amount of time that the famous “10,000-hour rule” mentions in order to gain a total expertise in the skill you want to improve. As we can see from this 10,000 hour and numerous other researches on how long it takes to acquire a new skill, there has been a big signific
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Soo Ah Kim
2022.03.31 17:59
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Let’s face it – we have done things in the past that we are certainly not proud of. Whether it is choosing wrong relationships, saying things that have hurt close people, or not valuing given opportunities as much as we should have; life is full of doors that can bring even the most calculated and b
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Jonathan Cho
2022.02.28 14:04
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There are many things in life that I don't believe in. Horoscopes, ghosts, the idea that the moon landing was faked. The list goes on. But one of my core beliefs that has helped me deal with all of life's ups and downs is that you shouldn't regret your decisions. We all make mistakes. It’s unavoidab
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Maja Popovic
2022.02.28 14:03
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How pivotal can a moment be for your life when you’re barely over 20 years old, not even halfway through college and feeling like you still have so much to figure out? Not much, it sounds like. And yet, we make a series of life-changing decisions before we even reach adulthood, all of which come tog
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Maja Popovic
2021.12.03 15:46
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Life isn’t a state of living but, instead, a state of having lived. Ultimately, the one thing a person can take with them is a fragmented recollection of their experience. Our memories are what we remember and carry toward the future, and I have a few that I hold closer than the rest.The first takes
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Shane Gentry DeMars
2021.12.03 15:44
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Talking about pivotal moments of one's life might provide an interesting perspective on the person's mindset. After all, anything can be a pivotal point if you think of it as one.As a kid, I used to read a lot. Quite literally, my parents had to spend an almost ridiculous amount of time persuading m
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Aleksandra Iakovleva
2021.12.03 15:43
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The breathtaking and magical aroma of soft and buttery eggs with the crisp, refreshing, and at the same time mild and delicate coffee, the blend of odors that make you happy when you inhale them at the first seconds of awakening. My grandfather prepared the most delicious breakfast – scrambled eggs
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Aiya Dulat
2021.12.03 15:38
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“Vincent Van Gogh, The Starry Night.” These words immediately evoke different recollections in different people. To my grandaunt, for example, the words reminded her of his tumultuous life as a painter: a chaotic expression of vitality in search for meaning — a quality she thought subpar only to his
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Kamori Osthananda
2021.12.03 15:30
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When the idea of exchange became known to me, there was no question about what university would be the best fit for me and provide me with the best opportunity. Being born and raised by Korean immigrants in Canada, I feel as though I have lacked a large part of who I am in terms of my Korean identit
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Anna Kim
2021.11.10 10:01
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It’s hard to talk about your expectations of living in Korea before ever having been to Korea, or even Asia for that matter. Everything I knew or imagined about what my life would be like I got from the internet. And not even reliable sources at that. Random snippets of information, like scattered j
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Maja Popovic
2021.11.09 23:39
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“Congratulations! You have been accepted!” The screen blinked back at me, as I tried to process the words floating on the monitor. Korea University. Not only a prestigious institute (I mean, SKY, come on!) but also over 8.5k kilometers away from home. Despite growing up in a changing environment, wi
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Desiree Daniels
2021.11.09 22:46
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Honesty is a rare dime in our current century, and you know what is even rarer? It is the inner peace and acceptance of one’s self... and you might be wondering what this has to do with me being an international student living in Korea for almost four years. Well, let’s start off by the fact that if
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Salma Elbehary
2021.11.09 22:22
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I don’t know why I thought living in Seoul would be like living in large U.S. metropolitan areas. I pictured gray skyscrapers, flat land, shops neatly placed next to each other, occasional trees, and an unreliable subway system. In my mind, I imagined Chicago. I have seen pictures of Seoul and have
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Naomi Amadei
2021.11.09 22:20