Apr 27, 2025
The federal government defended its warrantless arrest by saying agents feared the legal permanent resident would flee.
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The federal government defended its warrantless arrest by saying agents feared the legal permanent resident would flee.
I found this on Twitter and it hit me.
"I'm foreign, who's gonna tell my family I didn't arrived home?"
南川隆化职业中学校
我在西南大学教育学部读本科，学习的是教育学专业。我是教育学部唯一的本科留学生，跟我们学部的外籍研究生和博士生相处的很愉快。
上周，我所在的第一留学生代表团被邀请去南川隆华职业中学校进行参观学习。他们热情的欢迎我们到来，并和我一起合照留念。
职业中学在加拿大并不常见，因此我很感谢他们能给我的这个宝贵的学习机会。现在，我已经更加了解中国一些职业学校的情况条件等。
Nanchuan Longhua Vocational Highschool
I study at SWU, and am working on my Bachelor of Education. I am SWU Educational Department’s only foreigner taking the Chinese Bachelor program, but I was able to join the Masters and Doctoral students on their field trip and I had a great time and was very grateful that they gave me the opportunity to join them despite not being under the international’s Masters and Doctoral supervisor.
Last week I was invited to go to a vocational high school in Nanchuan. They welcomed us as their first group of foreign students, and everyone wanted to take pictures with me!
Vocational schools aren’t very common where I’m from in Canada, so I am very thankful for this opportunity. I now understand more about China’s vocational school situation and conditions.
Yonsei How to Pt 19 - Moving and Places to Live
So, you’ve finished your required time in Songdo and you wanna live in Seoul now so that you can go to classes in Sinchon. (or you’re on exchange cause this could be useful too) Should you? Yeah, but you gotta think about some stuff first. I compared Songdo and Sinchon in my last post but I just want to rephrase my comments a bit in this frame of mind and talk about other things that you have to realize about moving.
There’s a lot of stuff you have to consider when you are thinking about moving anywhere. I’m just going to go over my own struggles and say my good old pros and cons about them in relation to the different Yonsei campuses.
1) Housing – Songdo has both RC and non-RC dorm rooms. They are fairly easy to get for at least a few years and they’re very cheap. Dorm costs also include security, internet, trash, and other utilities. On the con side, if you want to go into Seoul a lot or take Sinchon classes most of the time, the commute is long and you have to get home by curfew and abide by rules. After they finish RC, some students who want to stay in Songdo will move into their own apartments nearby. Housing, though I have not searched for it in Songdo or Incheon, seems to be a little hard to find very close to school if you are not willing to pay key money or want to live alone. People do still do it and you’ll probably get help from sunbaes if you ask or just live a few stations away. Songdo dorms are the easiest option of all if you have classes there. Sinchon is about to launch another dorm complex, but right now your options are SK, I-House, and Muak. Frankly, you’ll never get a room in SK or I-House and I wouldn’t want to. They’re older buildings and mostly house exchange/language students so it kinda removes you from things. Also, exchange students…Muak houses a lot of students, but I’ve never actually been inside so I can’t tell you much. What I can say is that it is at the TOP of the hill and there’s still limited space. Also, all Sinchon dorms also have rules similar to Songdo dorms. Living off campus in Sinchon (or in Seoul in general) is a lot more popular. You can live in your own apartment, a long-term share house, a short-term share house/guesthouse, or in a one room. One rooms are popular and surround the campus. They’re also cheap. But they’re lonely and sometimes a little cramped. If they’re meant for Korean students mostly, they might be hard to get if your language skill isn’t high enough, and if they’re for foreigners mostly, they might be more expensive. Guesthouses and share houses are similar in that they have individual rooms or shared rooms with shared facilities like kitchens, living areas, etc. Share houses are more for long-term residents and will have a deposit and a minimum length of stay, often at least 4 months or 1 semester. Guesthouses you could theoretically live in, but are mostly meant for travelers and not recommended for anyone staying all that long since people are always coming in and out and it might be disruptive if you want to be there more long term. Lastly, we have apartments. Apartments in Korea are on a contract for generally at least 6 months to one year. They could be cheap if you’re just looking at monthly rent but most have Key Money which is a very high deposit. Apartments are also harder to find for foreigners if you have to go through either higher-cost foreigner agents or try to read Korean postings. Low-deposit places will have higher rents or be fairly worn down. If you do want an apartment in Seoul, either get lots of $ from some source or go in with a few friends. You can find all of these places by walking around the campus neighborhood, googling, and Craigslist. If you are trying to decide on a place and cannot visit, ask for additional pictures, what the home rules are, and how things like trash and utilities are handled.
2) Commuting – When you live in Songdo dorms or Sinchon dorms you’re pretty set when it comes to getting to class. When you live off campus it gets harder. You can get apartments (etc) near the campus gates, but there are no buses that go right into the center of it. You will always have to walk and it will always be uphill at some point in the day. Walking sucks and all of Seoul is a hill. Living farther away from campus will generally be cheaper for comparable housing. I live in Hapjeong in a super modern share house. I love my house and getting to school isn’t that hard. Being 2 subway stations away is just as un-walkable most of the time as living 6 stations away, so waking up only 20 minutes older might be worth a few $100 if you’re willing to live a little farther. You will have to pay for public transport, obviously, so it’s something you’ll have to consider. Living near/in Sinchon, Edae, Sogang, Hapjeong, or Hongdae is a good bet on commuting and just being close enough that getting to school isn’t a whole process. As a student, your transport methods are BMW or bus, metro, and walking. If you want you can purchase a bicycle or other small transportation assistant device without needing a license. You could also purchase a motorcycle, but that would require more steps and, you know, money. Seoul has a bike share program that you can register for by the day, month, semester, year, etc. I pay by the month because when I travel home it’s for at least a month, if not more, and also because I don’t want to pay during the coldest winter months when I won’t be using it anyway. During fall/spring/summer I do recommend it just because it’s cheaper than buying a bike. (There is a 1-day traveler pass option for those who don’t have ARC yet. Good for things like biking at Hangang.) The only problem I have with the biking in general is that I will never travel up the hill to school on a bike and that the bike share program is hard to sign up for and the bikes are fairly basic. I still love it and bike on Hangang at least twice every week in good weather just for fun.
3) Getting Your Stuff from Songdo – If you are using the dorm’s break storage service then you’ll need to get your stuff to your new place. If you or a friend can drive you then it’s not a problem. If you can’t do any of that, then you need to find a way. If you have a lot of stuff or are moving multiple people, you can hire a moving company to deliver it to you. You can also ship your boxes to your new address, but that can get expensive fairly quickly. If you have a friend who’s willing to help you could take boxes on the subway, but unless it’s all in suitcases it’s not gonna be fun. If you have 1-3 boxes to move from Songdo you can get a taxi. Don’t take any other people if you have more than 2 boxes. From Songdo to Sinchon is about $35. Just make sure to get a taxi that’s willing to go that far. If you are alone and cheap then this is the best option for that amount of stuff.
4) Trash Laws – if you live in your own home or a share house you’ll have to deal with trash laws which change depending on the district. Nothing bad, just an aspect of moving.
5) Changing Your ARC – You will have to tell the immigration office if you move off campus or to the other campus and get the necessary documents on your own within a few weeks. This can be done online, but it must be done as soon as you move or you can get fined.
6) Informing your School/Bank/Phone Company – Just go into an office location, call a number, or do this online. For visiting your bank or phone company, bring a new proof of residence of some kind and your ID cards. There may be a small fee, but it’s not that hard. Whenever your info changes you should do all of this.
7) Job Opportunities – There are more employment opportunities in Seoul than in Songdo just because there are more jobs. Songdo jobs have limited perspective workers, though, so they might pay a bit better.
8) Extracurricular/Fun – Songdo is wonderful and beautiful but Seoul is more fun. Nothing against Songdo, but on the weekends and for a lot of extracurricular people will go to Seoul from Songdo, so I guess that kinda makes my point for me.
9) Safety/Neighborhood – Songdo has always felt safer to me. There’s not really all that much going on there, so that probably has something to do with it. Seoul is a little bit creepier, especially anywhere near a clubbing/party area. Frankly, I would never live in Hongdae or Itaewon within the actual popular areas because dealing with loud drunk people isn’t fun. Near Songdo, there is a nightlife area near art center station that I would not live in either. I crashed at a friend’s place there once and it’s a nice area, but loud and bright and not good for people who like residential neighborhoods. I live in a super residential area and the only bothersome things are kids playing loudly at the park across the street. It’s comfy and homey and I love it. Smaller neighborhoods also have little hidden gems of cafes, boutiques, and izakayas. Wherever you live, watch out for crazy driving.
As always, questions are welcome and I would love to offer advice to anyone who wants to find housing in Seoul for a semester or more!
How would snape help out a student who's first language wasn't English?
Probably like this.
留学生｜りゅうがくせい｜Foreign Student
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