During my time abroad, I spent much of my time creating a blog named DreamLingua. DreamLingua was about living abroad, specifically in South Korea, with a few Korean language lessons thrown in. Unfortunately upon my return to the U.S., due to finances and not living abroad anymore, I deleted the website to make room for the portfolio website you’re currently browsing through.
But fear not!
I saved many posts from DreamLingua, along with the graphics used for marketing, and have presented three of the top visited posts below for your reading pleasure. I hope that these posts entertain you while also giving you insight and advise about living abroad.
5 Things to Consider When Moving Abroad with Debt
This post is a summary of my top 5 things someone should take into consideration when moving abroad with debt. Regardless of what kind or how much debt it is, having debt while experiencing a different lifestyle and culture can affect each person in different ways. This post was based on how my approximately $40k in student loans affected my mindset when it came to balancing my time abroad and my financial responsibilities in the States.
5 Tips for Moving Abroad as an Anxious Introvert
Let’s face it. Not everyone who wants to experience different cultures and living abroad is an outgoing extrovert. I’m one of those people. Moving abroad was exciting, but it was also very unnerving once I arrived. I moved from a small city of about 560,000 to one of the largest cities in South Korea with a population of approximately 2.5 million. You read that right, approximately 2.5 MILLION!
So, as one of my posts, I thought it would be a great idea to share some words of comfort and advice for those who may be in a similar situation.
5 Things Moving Abroad Taught Me About Learning a Language
Unless you’re natively fluent in the language of the country you’re moving to or visiting, or at least conversationally fluent, it may be scary to think about how you’re going to communicate with others while you’re there. This post lists 5 things I wasn’t expecting when I moved abroad and how much it changed my perspective of living/traveling overseas. I hope that the lessons I learned and wrote in this post helps you to become more confident in your communication skills when you take your next trip.