Why I love EPIK and South Korea

Besides the obvious benefit of being in closer proximity to this beautiful specimen of man,

South Korea boasts one of the more well established and organized programs for teaching English abroad. The most notable benefits include:

1. Free (sub-standard?) Housing (holla!)
2. Reimbursed airfare. (15+ hour flights ain't cheap y'all)
3. Generous Salary starting at 1,800,000₩ ($1,615.73USD) per month
4. Did I mention that Lee Min Ho ^ lives there? #Gorgeous #Swoon #IDontEvenHaveATwitter

I will most certainly go into more detail on these fantastic (too good to be true?) benefits in later posts. Honestly, initially I landed on South Korea because it seemed to pay well, was established, and with a bachelors in (anything) I qualified for it. BUT THEN, as is my nature, I started doing research on the program and subsequently the country. South Korea is the shiz, y'all.

Reasons I (now) love South Korea:

1. KPOP!!

I couldn't care LESS about the fact that I have no idea what they're saying. Somehow it manages to get stuck in my head anyway. Also, I have a thing for syncronized dancing. Don't judge me. It's freaking CUTE! And can I just comment on how refreshing it is to see a girl group not be a bunch of skanks. I mean, yes, they are sexy (some videos more than others), but none of it is even remotely inappropriate compared to American music. And seriously, is there ANYTHING cuter than a Korean woman winking. The answer is yes. KOREAN RAP.

 

SO COLORFUL! AHHH! <3 <3

 



        2. KOREAN DRAMA'S!

 

 

 

You may notice a theme in my preference of Korean drama's, but he's just soo DREAMY. Lee Min Ho is fantastic. In fact, I haven't really even given any other Korean stars a chance. I should look into that. The great thing about Korean Drama's is that they are like novellas. They last for generally only one season. 24ish episodes. No reason to drag it out. Also, the romantic tension is incredible. Notice how I said romantic tension. Not sexual tension. Because there is no sex. At least none that I've seen yet. It all leads up to a kiss, y'all. A really really great kiss. Does anyone else here miss the good ole days? 

 

      3. KOREAN FOODS!!

 

 It's art in my tummy, y'all.

And spicytimedelcious!

 



 

 

 Overall, I love South Korea because in South Korea it's okay, encouraged even, to dress and act with some imagination. At least while you're young. Now I may have to retract this later once I get there if it turns out to be gray and boring and run by robots, but for now at least my impression is that, though it IS a homogeneous country with a stringent standard of beauty and education (more about that later), it is also a place where you can be weird. And childish. And drink a lot on the streets. No PI's over there! (not that I get PI tickets or anything...)

I hope you found this remotely informative or entertaining. If not, leave. Go on. We don't want you here.

XOXO
Kim(chi!)