The one who smiles in the rain

Help! Couple of days ago I realized that only in one month I will be back in Finland! First feelings were sadness and melancholy but then I realized: I am going to have proper cheese! Here in Korea it is almost impossible to find proper cheese and if you do it is too expensive. I almost cried when one week ago I got proper mozarella in salad. Studying is quite intensive here because every course is held two times a week and I have six courses. But good thing is that Fridays are free. So shortly about my courses: Typologies of political leadership: We are learning about past leaders and how they have affected their country and how their personal life has affected their politics. Korean mythology and traditional arts: We are learning mythology and founding myths of Korea and traditional costumes, art and dance. Korean comparative culture: We are learning about today's culture and what affects it. The studying culture and Korean wave. Japan and Korean politics: These are...

So I have had my birthday and my Korean friend bought me a cake even if I was trying to run away my birthday by going to Japan. I loved the Japan trip to Kyoto and I loved the weather and the calmness in there. I did not go to the most crowded areas and I found that riverside is one of the most beautiful places in Kyoto. I recommend you to just stroll down it. I liked the public transport there even if sometimes it was really hard to understand! I went to Fushimi Inari shrine and I loved it! It was so beautiful and do not be scared of the map... The distances in the map are not correct and actually the route is much shorter and really nice. People are too lazy to go to the top so actually there you can take really good pictures! Kyoto is the place of grand deserts and here is a sweet potato apple parfait and I have never in my life eaten so good parfait to add it was worth the wait of 3 hours (I had reservation number) and it made me believe that sweet potato belongs to the dese...

I am sorry that I have not been able to post anything for a month! The midterms came and I was studying like maniac. So many essays... I do not like essays... Last weekend I went to Japan Kyoto to relax after mid term and to celebrate my birthday ^^ It was a wonderful trip and I fell in love with the country. It is funny how Korea and Japan both are Asian countries but they are really different from each other! I have dreamed of going to Japan for a long time and I am truly happy that I could go there. Now back to studying.... ~Love Miisa