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About myself

mchoi1_1 — 2024-03-27 11:42:20 UTC

My name is Minseo Choi. I am from Busan, South Korea. Recently i started yoga and i think it helps me a lot to release stress. By concentration on myself makes me feel I am older than other students because i made my decision after studying few years in University. My former major was linguistics and i could not able to find happiness of learning. By chance i had opportunity to do volunteer job at local charity shop. Being a helpful person in the society felt really good. I could have stopped volunteering anytime but i kept working there for over one year. After then, my value of life changed a lot and I set up my future goal as being helpful to the world. After considering, i made conclusion that pharmacist is occupation that i can accomplish the aim of life. Therefore i decided to study pharmacy. It was a bit risky decision because i have not studied biology and chemistry for a ling time. However, a lot of families and friends supported my dream i got power to run towards my dream.

Making new friens

mchoi1_1 — 2024-03-27 11:42:49 UTC

I think i am good at communication skill. When i came to the UK. There was no one that i know therefore i had to start to talk to stranger. I am not the one who familiar with making new friends but this time i was so lonely so i had to make friends. On welcoming week, i met a friend from Thailand. When i was young i been ti Thailand and the memory was unforgettable. Therefore we can start the conversation easily. Also she was interest in K-culture so we had a lot of common things. Unfortunately, we were in different class room because our major was different. However, we text each other regularly and went to eat korean or thai restaurant. If i were not here, i could not have any chance to meet a lot of friends from all around the world.

My life in Brighton

mchoi1_1 — 2024-05-21 09:11:16 UTC

My first impression of Brighton was actually not good.

However, the horizon of the sea from my room, friendly people, and convenient conditions for

living changed my thinking. Brighton has an atmosphere of constant travellers all year round.

The weather is relatively good compared to other British cities, and above all, the fact that the sea is close by

is the part that I love the most.

The place where I lived in Korea is also close to the sea, so I feel more stable here.

Summer is coming these days, so I'm very happy when the weather is good.

I’ ve traveled to other cities during the semester and everything compares to Brighton and I realize it doesn't fit in with cities that are too big and complicated.

When I went to another city, I realized how good this place is.

I am leaving England for Korea soon, and I want to fully enjoy this nice weather and environment.

The group magazine

mchoi1_1 — 2024-05-21 09:22:11 UTC

There was a group activity to make a magazine in the middle of the semester. It was a project where everyone was scattered and with friends who were studying differently. At first, I felt pressured to do assignments with friends I didn't know, but it was a good opportunity to make new friends. I was a friend from Algeria who lived in a different dormitory and wanted to major completely different from mine, so I was able to share interesting stories. Our theme was a store in Brighton that sold sustainable goods. Together, we traveled around Brighton to visit secondhand clothing stores and shops that made and sold accessories from recycled materials. There were far more stores that could be profitable while conserving the environment than we had imagined. We took photos of the store, talked to the owners, and summarized them in our magazine. I was able to have time to think about areas I had not thought about before. We successfully created the magazine and it was a great opportunity to make new friends.

Christmas break

mchoi1_1 — 2024-05-21 09:29:37 UTC

Three months or so after arriving in the UK, it was a time of considerable pressure to adjust to busy studies and unfamiliar cities. The Christmas break was the right time to give me a break. It was quite a long vacation, so I was thinking of going back to Korea, but my friend said she was visiting England from Korea, so I decided to travel together. First, my friend stayed with me in Brighton for about 10 days. We wanted to experience the Christmas market, so we looked for it, but it was such a shame that we didn't open the Christmas market in Brighton in 2023. So we went to the Christmas markets in London and enjoyed them. In Brighton, London was so close that we visited London four times in our 10 days together. December, when my friend visited, is winter, so the weather in Brighton is not good, so I feel sorry that my friend cannot fully see Brighton's charm. We went on a trip to Paris together. Paris in December was cold but pretty, and I would like to visit there again if I have a chance. I think another great advantage of living in England is that I can easily go to many countries in Europe.

Review of last term

mchoi1_1 — 2024-05-21 09:36:51 UTC

The last semester was busier than the first. Tasks and exams came at once. I was advised by a student who took the same course last year to prepare a lot in advance, so I prepared for chemistry and biology studies in Korea in advance. I forgot some parts, but I knew most of them, so I was able to spend more time on assignments and prepare well for the test. I heard that chemistry and biology are really important subjects when I go to college, so I made a little more effort to increase my knowledge. During the summer vacation, I plan to prepare for organic chemistry in order to keep up with my studies at university more smoothly. I need more effort because English is not better than my friends who were born in other English-speaking countries. So I think I should pay more attention to English conversation during summer vacation. I think all the UBIC teachers were full of pride in the subjects they were teaching and always tried to let students know more, so I was able to work harder.

How i cope with stress

mchoi1_1 — 2024-05-21 09:45:08 UTC

It was quite stressful when I arrived in England and got used to it. Too much energy was consumed to be close to strangers in unfamiliar environments. Stress accumulated in the process. I enrolled in yoga classes to relieve my stress. Or I went for a walk to the sea alone when there were no people on weekend mornings. Later, my friends and I started to adjust to where I lived and I became affectionate in Brighton where I lived. At this time, it was stressful to follow classes, assignments, and test at school. I spent a lot of time on review and preparation and managed my time by making a habit of doing assignments in advance. The more academically prepared I was, the less stress came from studying. I don't think I'll have stress now that I've finished my exams and assignments, but now it's stressful to pack up and get ready to go back to Korea. I don't think humans can be free from stress for the rest of their lives because they are think animals. I think the important thing is to manage so that stress doesn't mess up my life. Even in stressful situations, I need energy to do what I have to do.I want to find out more about what I get energy from doing this summer vacation through various experiences.