2012 EISC Session I Participant: Rhea Pereira

La Trobe University - Melbourne, Australia



My first ever exchange program ever was at Ewha Womans University and it was honestly for me, an experience that would stay with me for the rest of my life.



Location, atmosphere, courses, food, living conditions (despite staying in one of the old dorms due to my last minute decision on the exchange) was 대박! Awesome!



The location of the university would be the one of the many reasons for me to choose this university if I decided to visit Seoul again (hopefully soon!). Shopping, food, the subway and a cinema complex all within short walking distance plus the safety of the area is also a huge plus.



For my Session 1 course I had studied beginners Korean and Beginners to Advertising both taught by lovely and highly talented teachers.



The course was very intensive but it was well balanced out with weekly excursions such as having an epic time in Korea’s Everland theme park to making your own Kimchi or Bulgogi!



Staying there and learning the language made it easier to absorb the culture as my friend and I found we were talking (broken but fluent) Korean to local shopkeepers and bargaining for lower prices which is something very memorable whether you got the price down or not.



Personally I thought the course was too short but that I guess was only because the thought of going back to plainness of my home university was upsetting me.



Ewha Womans University is definitely a university I would recommend anybody I meet. It felt nice saying you were a student of Ewha. 안녕하세요? 이화여자대학교 학생입니다. 만나서반갑습니다 ^^



For now, I will be using my beginners Korean at the Korean restaurants in Melbourne to order myself some delicious Bulgogi~lkk