About

In Korea, your sunbae is anyone who went through it before you. Same school, same department, same first winter. Not a professor, not an advisor.

As your Korean sunbae, I want to tell you about life in Korea and about studying here.

Who is writing this

The main gate of Seoul National University at night
The main gate of Seoul National University. The shape comes from the first letters of the school’s Korean name, and everyone calls it the sha gate.

I was born and raised in Korea. I went to Konkuk University in Seoul, then did my master’s and PhD at Seoul National University. I now work as a postdoctoral researcher in the United States.

What you’ll find here

I want this site to be useful to students already studying in Korea and to students who are still deciding whether to come. I’ll also tell you how schools here compare with schools in the US.

And the practical side. Tips that actually help you live well here as an international student.

To everyone who comes to study and live in Korea, I’m rooting for you.

From your Korean sunbae