Illustration of the situation at Pusan, South Korea

Well, I haven't start my training there yet, so I don't much idea about the situation there(I am not a fan of Korean drama series or pop as well). I have collected some information from my lecturer incharge, Ms Lee, who went to Dongseo University before for training as well when she was a student. There are 5 of us in total going there for our industrial training, 3 girls and 2 guys(3 people from Cyberjaya campus and 2 from Malacca campus).

First of all, I am sure that everyone will ask this question, "what will they provide you?". They will provide us with the accommodation and some allowance(in US Dolar), which is not enough even for food. We will have to pay for the air ticket and insurance(optional) ourselves.

For the accommodation, if they arranged us to stay in the international house, then we will be able to save a lot as the use of washing machine is free and air-con is provided for each room. In the international house, for each room, there are beds, tables, cupboards, 2 internet connection ports, fridge, air-con and heater(for winter as Korea has 4 seasons). Bedsheets, pillow and mattress is provided. Cleaners will collect them every month for washing. Each room do not have their own balcony. A normal room is design for 4 people, but they normally allocate 2 people for a room. However, there are 3 girls here, so maybe the arrangement maybe different.

So, what's there in the international house or hostel? A common kitchen, place to hang clothes for all and place to watch TV, which is open to all(both male and female residents staying in the international house). Cooking utensils are provided there. There will be bathrooms and toilets for each floor, meaning for both male and female(1 floor is for female and the floor above is for male). Here's something shocking, the bathroom is open!!! Well, guess we need to make some preparation(whatever preparation that is needed) for that. The pin for the plugs in Korea is different as well, thus we need to prepare one or more converters. Else, the electric and electronic items will not be able to use :(

Pusan is the 2nd biggest city in Korea, after Seoul. This indicate that the standard of living is high as well. The food there sure is expensive. According to Ms Lee, the fried rice in campus cost around RM8. If outside, may cost around RM15. Looks like savings is essential in order to survive.

Opening a bank account in Korea sure is troublesome as well. Before we can do so, we need to do the Alien Card first. Weird e...

There's all the info available so far. Will keep you all up-to-date ^^