Hawaii-Korea Collaborative

04/10/2017

Spring semester is right around the corner. Here's your crash course in Seoul's student housing landscape, complete with experience-based insights and tips.

Finding a place to live during your study abroad can be unnecessarily time consuming and stressful if you don’t have a general understanding of the student housing landscape in Seoul. With this in mind, this article will provide a general explanation of the four main student housing op

26/09/2017

Jeju is often referred to as the Hawaiʻi of Korea. Here are some specific locations you should definitely hit on your next Jeju vacation.

On July 13th, my school went to Gimpo Airport and took a one hour flight to the beautiful Jeju Island. Jeju has a population of 604,771. It is also known as the couple's honeymoon spot, and is referred to as the Hawaiʻi of Korea. On the trip we had four days of leading and exploring the i

19/09/2017

Just two weeks after its release, Rocky and Liana unpack EXO's latest hit "Power".

WHAT IS KOREAN MUSIC VIDEO CRITICS?This series, Korean Music Video Critics (KMV Critics, as we like to call it) is your place to watch reviews of the latest Korean music videos from a non-Korean, "foreigner" perspective. We hope to expand your Korean music horizons with our choi

18/09/2017

12 trustworthy tips from Kai to help you have the best possible study abroad experience in Seoul this winter.

How I Studied Abroad With No RegretsTime waits for no one. No matter how much you’d like to, we’ll never be able to travel back in time. Having said that, because we’re trying to make the most of our younger years, the worst thing would be to feel regret over missed opportunities. Opportu

12/09/2017

어느덧 가을학기 4주차. 어느 정도 적응은 되었는데 잘 하고 있는건지 모르겠다는 당신에게 필요한 네 가지 팁!

대학생활의 꽃이라 불리는 교환학생. 다시는 돌아오지 않을 이 황금같은 시간을 후회없이 보내기 위해 기억해야 할 네 가지를 짚어보도록 하자. 1. 마음을 열고 다양한 기회를 마주하자. 외국에 도착해서 학기가 시작될 무렵이면 정신없을 만큼 수많은 행사와 만남이 교환학생들을 기다리고 있다. 새로운 사람들과 낯선 환경의 홍수 속에 자칫 위축되거나 압도될 수 있지만, 이 시기에 최대한 다양한 경험을 하는 것이 좋다. 기존의 인간관계로부터 물리적으로 완전히 분리되어, 일상을 새로운 관계들로만 채워나가는 경험은 인

08/09/2017

Have you explored our archive of more than 60 blog posts? Here's one from 2015 by Rocky on how to conquer loneliness while abroad.

This sense of isolation always falls upon me when I am in Korea. Despite the thousands of people that surround me, I still feel alone at the beginning of my trip. I’ve made Korean friends at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UHM) that I can meet again in Korea, but for some reason I fee

05/09/2017

Thinking about next summer? Here's how you can have an impactful summer internship without going to Japan or South Korea.

Have you dreamed of going abroad? Do you search for a way to go abroad while also being funded by a program? Perhaps you have looked into scholarships or volunteering for a charity organization. I found a way to do it differently, through teaching in Macau, Asia’s Las Vegas — while also

30/08/2017

Find out how Koa launched HIForce and what he hopes to do in the future

The members of HIForce, a K-Pop dance cover group from Hawaiʻi, all seem to want one thing: to go to Korea. We sat down with Koa, the founder of HIForce, and his team member Taylor to find out what kick-started their passion for contemporary Korean culture. content creator Summ

29/08/2017

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23/08/2017

We met some awesome people at the Hawaii Korean Culture Festival.

The Korean wave washed up on the shores of paradise to bring us the 2017 Hawaii Korean Culture Festival. From the Korean emcee sporting an aloha shirt to the Hawaii residents singing Korean lyrics on stage, it seemed like attendees found their identity at the crossroads of Korean culture