Escape!

Now that I have my 2007 - 2009 school year planned, it's time to think about the summer of 2008. I know I must leave the country and since meeting "noona" going to Korea has been at the top of the list of things to do. At first I thought I might go by way of a UofT exchange program for a month-ish as a classmate is doing now. But, after exploring my options further, I think I may go about it independently. I really don't need any credits to graduate anyway, so the best thing for me to do is go with the goal of studying Korean at one of the large institutions.

People seem to talk a lot about Yonsei (연세대학교) -- specifically the Korean Language Institute (한극어학당 ). It has many benefiits I think. The schedule for their summer term is June 26 to September 6th. That's about two months. The special "Summer Program" is only about a month, and too short for me, I think. The problem with the September 6th end date is that I will have to hurry back home to finish up my schooling here at UofT.,

Enter, Seoul National University (서울대학교) and their Language Education Institute (언어교육원). They are actually a bit cheaper (not really enough to make a difference), but their schedule suits my plans a bit better I think. Their summer term is June 4th to August 10th -- significantly earlier than Yonsei. That means I can do my traveling after I have been studying for two months, which seems more logical than traveling then studying. I will hopefully have learned a bit more to help me out by the end, so I can have the rest of August to discover Dae Han Min Guk.

Now, I have to work out where I will stay after they kick me out of the school dorms should I go that route in the first place. Suggestions welcome.