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day 1

I'm currently flying over Switzerland
and I'm loving every second

I will land in Zurich and then
go to Germany by bus

damn Flixbus told me that my bus is cancelled this morning

so I had to change to an earlier bus time and that's why I'm in a super rush right now

better walk fast

Succeeded in taking the right train

Now the second rush to the bus station

Nice timing

I sprinted so urgently to the bus station
only to have my ride delayed by 50 minutes

Welcome to Germany

It took me years to figure out which ticket I need to purchase

took even more years to find out where to ride it

Going up and down here and there with my 25kg luggage

I got on a train that was heading to a
completely different destination then hopped off

This is getting brutal

Those who move in outside of office hours had to book this DigiSafe

It's crazy that they charge 15€ for this process

All I wanted to do was get into my room and get some rest

but no matter how hard I tried, the door showed no signs of opening

The office was closed and I had nobody to ask for help..:(

I struggled for 20 minutes then even rang the bell
of a random room where I heard someone talking

but neither could she open it

30 minutes had passed, I gave it one last try
and it opened up so suddenly

I'm tearing up

OK before I cry I need to put my stuff in

That was such a frustrating experience

Time to cry

Actually, the supermarket is closing soon so I don't have time to cry

Decided to buy a fleece blanket to use for now

10 minutes earilier, I was crying
and now I'm here deciding which blanket color I should buy

I kinda regret not going for the mint color

Picked this one because I can identify
the letters 'shampoo' and the peach illustration

It's time for my 3 year experience of living alone to shine✨

My most urgent task was to clean up the super dirty room

pretends to be such a hygienic person

Got a pudding as a treat

I was 100% sure that this sushi would taste bad
but I wanted to eat rice so badly...

Washed my hands with my newly bought hand soap

As expected...it was terrible

Oh yes..the Internet!

I traveled with a router for a month
only to use Internet from the first day

and I do NOT regret it

Watched some exchange student first day vlogs
to find out if these emotions I'm feeling are common

I'm eating sushi as well as my tears

The sushi being terrible is making me more devastated

Cry, then eat, cry more, than eat

Can't believe I'm trying out chili paste even in this emotional mess

My dormitory is a very old building so everything inside is also old

I needed to clean it up fast so that I could get
attached to the room I'm going to stay in for a year

Cleaning up the fridge was the most urgent mission

Scrub scrub

Goodbye fridge smell

Perfectly cleaned up the ice in the freezer

and the honor of first move-in goes to...pudding!

gonna wash up the rest of the bins tomorrow

day 2

I woke up from sleep at midnight freezing to death
so I took out a bolero from my luggage

I don't have a hair dryer right now so I'm relying on this mini fan

Although I don't have a hair dryer,
I do have a yoongi keyring for my keys

It hasn't even been 24 hours since I arrived
in Germany and I'm already heading to a German course

I needed to visit the course office but couldn't find it
anywhere even at the spot Google maps told me to go to

I've been trying to find the office for about an hour now...
I tried asking for help on the streets but they didn't know English

Yes I'm 24 years old and I'm crying on the streets

Me, who was crying on the streets feeling so hopeless

Went into a pharmacy where
there were two woman workers who looked...un-hostile

I showed them this translated message with tears in my eyes

but was rejected right away

I went 'Okay..Thank you...'
then hurried outside trying to act cool

Found a quiet spot to secretly cry cause I was also embarrassed

I guess it weighed on her mind because
2 minutes later the worker came out to find me

and took me to the pharmacy saying she would let me make a call if it's a local one

A male worker called the course office number I showed them

Talked something into the phone then gave me the phone

(Maybe he was like 'There is a girl crying asking me to call you guys...')

Waited for a while wiping my tears off
and someone from the course office came to bring me to class

End of story

I was so serious at the time but now that I think of it, it's hilarious

A Japanese friend I met in class suggested
going to Menza (student cafeteria)

So I'm trying out my first Menza lunch

It's really cheap considering the price of eating out in Germany

Yeah this is where I was crying my eyeballs out this morning

The pharmacists would have been so confused lol

I have nothing to wear so I really need to buy some clothes

It's not something I'm saying with a full closet,
but I'm really saying it in the sense of 'non-existence'

oooh a polo knitwear

My warm skin tone cannot stand even a bit of this cool blue color

cute!

I searched for clothes for over two hours
and am leaving the store with... a cup

Basic designs...these were what I needed!!!

I was feeling dizzy from the fancy designs of European fashion

These are quite bland... but these are the best I can deal with

Korean fashion is one thing I just cannot let go... I miss them

But now I finally have something to wear so I'm happy

I'm living in a city that has no Zara,COS,Arket, but only H&M

heyyyyyyyy

sad Korean

I ain't short in Korea being 167cm tall,
but pants in Europe are hella long

Paused on shopping clothes cause I needed to go to IKEA

I saw on the Internet that exchange students
go on a hard journey to IKEA cause it's located in the outskirts

For me, it was so easy to come

Why? cuz I live in the outskirts lol

It feels weird to buy living supplies to use only for a year

A year is too long to live without but too short to buy everything

The transparent version of the pink cup I used to use in Korea

I bought a double layered bedding so that
I can use it both in summer and winter

The pillows here are mostly big square shaped

Interesting...

Though it doesn't fit the pillow cover
I just bought the 40*80 size (cuz it was cheaper hehe)

Brought 2 super big bags back to my room

Can't believe I still have more to buy

Now that the fridge is clean, it's time to fill it up

Tell me you're an exchange student
without telling me you're an exchange student

You keep on calculating the exchange rate in your head

expenses of groceries are so cheap compared to Korea
that my adrenaline is soaring

Found oyster sauce! game over

I really gotta do the laundry today

Limescale remover

Relying 100% on the illustrations when
it comes to picking something related to scent

Had a hard time figuring out how to run
the washing machine and ended up spending extra 2 euros on it

goodbye to 4 euros...for just laundry

my gosh today has been a long long day

Cleaning the stuff for my bed dive

I didn't buy the mattress cover at IKEA
because there wasn't a perfect size for it

The bedding is ready, all dried up!

Thank God I don't have to worry about freezing tonight

Cereal for dinner

I promise to myself that I will get the
kitchen cleaned tomorrow no matter what happens

day 3

No it's not a dejavu

I am adapting to Germany starting
with not using an umbrella when it's raining

Today I am going to Aldi

What's so sad, child,,,

ooooh a pretty drawer

They were selling mattress covers at a really really cheap price

And I also got this giant square pillow cuz it was also very cheap

Hopefully after I activate my German number,
I won't be a crybaby on the streets

bought cotton pads

and ordered a döner

My ambition of acting like a German has completely failed

wow this kebap is BIG

and I like it

I was looking like trash while I made the
video phone call for my number activation

But the fact that I can now use the Internet and
make phone calls outside is what matters

I've been using that pillow for a month now
at the moment of editing and there's a reason for things being cheap lol

The mattress cover was also literally a see-through
sheet so I'm heading back to return it

one of the moments of me being brave even without knowing German

I showed the cashier the translator
and she got mad for not telling her before she scanned the item

I'm sorry but everything is new to me :(

Don't cry me..don't cry

But I did get on the bus today without acting like a broken robot

The second visit to IKEA

I am here to buy the mattress cover
but things I missed yesterday keep on showing up

I just went for the bigger size for the mattress cover

Don't know why these laundry racks are so expensive

But I need it anyway

Another 4 euros for laundry and drying

No job left for you, fleece blanket with fur loss

Now it starts to look like home

I look like a patient at a hospital right now

I had no energy but I really needed to clean up the kitchen

Eating out in Germany is so expensive!

I'm sure you know what's coming up next

Grocery shopping time

Only Ben & Jerry's will comfort my lost soul

Another super long day

I do have ingredients for cooking but now I'm exhausted
so I'm just gonna eat up an apple

Taught myself how to open up a bottle without an opener yay

day 4

I waited for today to come so badly

Because today, the only other student from
my home university arrived in Germany

Got this fancy welcome kit from the international office

It brings back memories from kindergarten

My first visit to the Asian market

I was a bit disappointed because it seemed
like there were no Korean soy sauce products

Here it was!

I just realized while editing why the Chinese
cashier thanked me in Chinese lol

My heart is pounding because I am going to have a mala-night

A transportation ticket that I can use for a month

My parcel is here!!!!!!!

These pick up zones are a silver lining to Germany's delivery system

I got myself a Brita water filter

I used it back in Korea too so I know how to use it

On the way to my first Pfand experience

a little amount of 0.08~0.25€ is added
at the checkout when you buy drinks

and when you return the empty bottle in the
Pfand machine, it automatically scans the barcode

Then you can get your euros back in the form of a receipt,
which you can use right away or exchange for money

The problem is...that I paid for all of these
but it still feels like free money hehe

I wish they sold thin sliced meat

The first thing I'm cooking in this kitchen is malatang

Added a spoonful of peanut butter to replace majang sauce

Honestly, I wanted to pack right away and
fly back to Korea on my first week

But now I have perfectly adjusted to the new environment ૮ ˘ﻌ˘ ა

Student Life in Germany...To be continued!