{"id":39218,"date":"2019-10-02T07:25:36","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=39218"},"modified":"2019-10-01T07:27:37","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T11:27:37","slug":"finding-things-to-do-on-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2019\/10\/02\/finding-things-to-do-on-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Things to Do on Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"Last Saturday was a blur of lights and music.\u00a0As I exited the amusement park where the KB Rapbeat Festival was held, I carefully eased the entry wristband off my hand and tucked it into my pocket. \u201cI\u2019ve never been to a music festival before,\u201d I explained to my friend.\r\n\r\n
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My festival wristbands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\u201cKeep that, it\u2019ll be a great souvenir,\u201d she replied. \u201cYou went to your very first music festival, in a new country, with new friends.\u201d\r\n\r\nThat sentence summed up the surreality of everything I\u2019ve been doing in my first month in South Korea. Whenever an activity was suggested, we\u2019d always exclaim, \"We\u00a0should do that sometime!\" I felt comfortable with the amount of time I had. Compared to my 5-day vacation in Seoul last time, one semester seemed like an eternity. But several \"sometime's\" later, I realized that a month of my exchange had already passed.\r\n\r\nHow do you go from arriving in Seoul with no idea what to do, to having more events than you could possibly attend? I gathered my top tips for finding things to do while on exchange.\r\n\r\n \r\n
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  1. Ask the locals<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n
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    (G)I-DLE at SNU<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nLocals often have a wealth of information that might be difficult to come across otherwise. My SNU buddy texted me last week with news that a girl group, (G)I-DLE, would be having a mini-performance on campus later that evening. Needless to say, many plans were cancelled.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n2) Instagram<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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    Ikseon-dong, Seoul<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019re out to get those Instagrammable photos, there\u2019s no better place to look than on Instagram itself. I discovered the Ikseon-dong area through others' photos. The narrow streets of this lovely neighbourhood are lined with beautiful cafes and quaint little shops housed in traditional hanoks.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n3) Local tour website<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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    Lotte World<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nI bought my Rapbeat tickets from an activities ticketing website. Think \u201cGroupon\u201d - not only is it a great source of inspiration for things to do, you might be able to find some discounted tickets as well.\u00a0It's an easy one-stop-shop for concerts, day trips, amusement park tickets, cultural experiences, and more.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n4) Local apps<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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    you can find the price of this \"poop bread\" on Naver maps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\nIf you're in South Korea, forget Google Maps - you need Naver Map or Kakao Map. A locally popular app will usually contain more accurate information and features that you might not be able to find elsewhere. For example, Naver lets you search and filter restaurants based on famous food TV shows they\u2019ve been on.\r\n\r\nI admit to planning dozens of untaken trips with friends back in Canada. The difference is that\u00a0this time, there's a deadline - and I'm going to try to make the best of the time I have.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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