Moving back to Seoul

I did it! I successfully completed my master studies and I am damn proud of it. As you know, I have not been very active once I started studying in Leiden. Simply put, I actually had to study, A LOT (!), and writing about my little adventures became more and more impossible. However, that is about to change. Now I am back in Seoul with two degrees in my pocket and a scheduled life for the upcoming 7 months (yes, I am getting actual money for what I do). I want to share my experiences with you, mostly, so that my family and friends do not think that I will soon be attacked by Kim Jong Un himself. 

To be honest the last months went by in a flash. I swear that it feels like it is still a few days after I left Leiden. Anyways, after a summer full of work, cycling trips and language classes, I was ready to leave Germany. I took a flight to Seoul with Lufthansa and I was met with a surprise already 10 minutes after I entered Frankfurt Airport. Turns out, my ticket was upgraded and I would be flying in the Economy Plus section of the airplane. I had better food, more room for my legs and, most amazing of all, no fee for my additional luggage! Yes, I already planned to pay 150€ for one extra trunk full with my stuff, which was now free of charge. I had to take additional luggage because I had to bring a lot of little gifts, winter clothes and SHOES! Yes, these are the pains of a girl with shoe size 45 in a country where the largest female show size available amounts to 255mm (roughly size 40-41)!

Anyhow, what a nice way to start the trip, thanks Lufthansa! My mum was so kind to bring me to the airport and wave goodbye (thanks mum, and sorry you were stuck in traffic for 5 hours upon your return :P ). I passed security checks and soon entered the airplane. To tell the truth, I am a bit scared of flying since I watched too many documentaries on airplane crashes. To prevent jet lag and not suffer from anxiety too much I prepared a plan. I bought German herbal sleeping pills (they're called Baldrian) and ordered all the alcohol I was able to get until dinner. After the first Campari Orange I was already feeling a little drowsy but the red wine for dinner mixed with the sleeping pills soon helped me to forget my anxiety and fall into sleep. Well, at least until the horde of Spanish people started they're little party. One of them was playing chess with the little multimedia device and the other 7 were rooting for him while they were all sitting in two four-seat rows. I was so annoyed, yet so tired! I couldn't bother to say anything....

Once we had landed I was able to forget the Spanish crowd pretty quickly because I was super excited to be back!!! We were all greeted by sign, warning us from the MERS virus. Actually, the last patient was reported to have recovered a months ago but the authorities are still very careful. Immigration went smoothly and we all managed to get to our new homes quickly. I share a a cozy little flat with another German girl and a French girl between Hapjeong-Dong and Sangsu-Dong. I'll post some pictures soon, to let you know what it looks like :P.