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~ Sex Phrases In Korean That You Should Know ~

So over the months that I have been living in Korea, I have been learning the basic and advancements of the Korean language, but of course, unlike exchange or language program students who all stay in the exchange dorms with foreigners, I have been living with 95% only Koreans, so I’ve picked up on some Korean that you can’t learn in a textbook through my roommate and my Korean friends.

Now as a international University student, I am not only curious about how to normally speak the Korean, but slang, swearing, Korean words that don’t exist in the English language, and of course, relationship and sexual talk. So maybe you’re starting out learning Korean, or you’re about to move to Korea, and are interested in starting relationships in Korea, maybe with someone of Korean background, or maybe you just want to mess around and have some adult fun when here. Here are my top ten Korean sex phrases that you should learn.

1) 섹스하다

This is the Konglish ( Korean-English) way of saying ‘to have sex’.

2) 떡을 치다

Now this translates to English as 'pounding the rice cake’ which in Korean culture, you usually pound rice cake to make many different snacks, sweets or meals. This is the more PG-13 way to say ’ to have sex’ by saying 'pounding the rice cake’.

3) 성교하다

This is the Korean way to say 'to have sex’, not the konglish way. This phrase is less commonly used with this generation today.

4) 따먹다

This is how you say 'to fuck’ in Korean. Let’s me honest, not everyone is out to just have normal sex with a partner and sometimes want something a little extra ( ㅋㅋㅋㅋ), so I thought I should include this. When speaking to your partner, you can say “ 따먹어줘”, which means “ fuck me/ please fuck me”.

5) 낮이밤져/ 낮져밤이

The first one of the two expressions translates to English as 'someone who is rough during the daytime/ daily life, but is soft/ sweet at night’. This means someone who is tough around others during his daily life, but he is sweet with his partner in bed.

The second of the two expressions is the opposite of this. It means 'someone who is sweet during the daytime/ daily life, but is rough and hard at night.“ As it is the opposite of the previous expression, it just changes in that the person is sweet during his daily life with others but is rough with his partner in bed.

6) 색스친구

This literally translates in English as 'Sex Friend’. This is the phrase you use for someone who is your friend with benefits.

7) 삼분카레

I laugh at this every time I see or write it. I even messaged my closest friends about this and I was crying with laughter. This translates in English to literally ’ 3 minute curry’. I think everyone knows the ready made meals we put in the microwave and it usually takes three to five minutes to heat up, but isn’t usually very good. Well in Korea, you have a very popular and well known curry that only takes three minutes to heat.

This phrase is used by young people as a slang way to express a guy who cum’s too quickly/ prematurely ejaculates. This is so funny as it is a round about way to express a man who, during sex, ends too quickly, just like the 3-minute curry is very quick to finish.

8) 질내사정

This expression is literally translates to ” Vagina-In-Ejaculate". This phrase is used to express cumming inside of a woman.

9) 콘돔

This is the hangul used to say 'condom’ is Korean. When you have sex without a condom, it is called '노콘’ which is literally No Con in Korean. If you are about to have sex and you want to be safe and use a condom, you can just say “ 콘돔 해 주세요” and they’ll will get the message.

9) 고추

This is pepper. Not kidding. In Korean it means pepper, but this phrase isn’t used to describe the vegetable but it is used as a way to say penis without using the word, well, penis. This is used in many jokes, and if I may, I will refer to the J-Hope and Jimin of 방탄 as examples :

10) 딸딸이/ 자워하다

The first expression is to jerk off, so it typically used for a male. The second is masturbating and it typically used for a female. Men can use both, but woman don’t stereotypically use both phrases.

So now I’m just gonna list a few phrases that are used that I won’t go into detail with :

- 포경 = circumcised penis

- 허락 = consent to sex

- 질 = Vagina

- 항문 = Anus

- 십질 = Fingering

- 엎드리다 = to get on all fours ( doggy style)

- 아날 = Anal Sex

- 서인용폼 = Sex Toys

- 채찍 = Whip ( 채찍하다 = to whip) ( screams Taeyong)

- 정액 = Semem

- 삽입하다 = To Insert.

I hope this post helped any of you wanting to learn more in depth and different Korean that you won’t find in a textbook here and there. I have more slang, swearing, and relationship posts coming up in the future~

Until then, 나중에 봐요~ 🖤

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~ Week In The Life Of A Full Time Korean University Student ~

So I've gotten a lot of ASKS asking me to let you guys know what it's like to be a full time student at 이화, so here it finally is~ I waited a while into the semester to get a grasp of my daily routine and solidify my classes.

Monday:

So I genuinely start of my Monday crying into my pillow and questioning why the fuck the dean thought it was a great idea back in the day to create mandatory chapel.

After a mini breakdown, I get up, shower, do my skincare, put my lens in if I feel like it, do some make-up and pick out an outfit, which usually makes me late and I'm rushing to pack my bag, put on my shoes and get out the door ( luckily this semester I live right next to the door and bus stop)

My first class of the day is chapel, which begins at 10 and ends at 10:30am. So this causes me to usually rush down the hill to get there on time cause I always spend too much time in bed or in the shower. After this, I have Cinema Arts & English ( yay, my favourite class). I seriously love this class, I've always loved drama, film and English and this class is a perfect combination of all and it just makes me happy after dreadful chapel.

I then get a nice wee break between class of an hour & forty mins, which I usually spend in ECC catching up of assignments, eating lunch in the cafeteria or getting a coffee from Starbucks and doing some of my online class.

Afterwards, I head to IEDU for my dreaded Korean Politics class, which I seriously have regrets taking, but it was one of the ones offered for my major and it was said to be an easy pass which I think it will be. It just bores me to death.

Finally, I finish the day with my Special Topics In English class- which is basically just a basic core class I took after being bored with another one. You could say it's a music history class and it's neither an interest or dislike of mine, so I bare with it and the work.

At the end of the day, I wait around at ECC until it's time for club activities. This semester I got accepted into EDIS, which is the debating society of my department and so far it's been... interesting, challenging and filled with 삼겹살 and 소주. This usually ends at 8:30pm and I head home, ready to start some readings and assignments. I finish this and head to bed around midnight most nights of the week.

Tuesday:

Tuesday~ Yay~ one of my favourite days of the week.

Why you ask? Because you're girl only has one class that day~ My

Major core class; Intro To Korea

On Tuesday, I'm forced to wake up at the crack of dawn for a 9am class but it's totally worth it. I wash my face, put on some perfume, throw a jumper and jeans on and drag myself to class. I focus for about an hour and then I head back home, and nap until around one or two. I make myself some lunch or usually ramen and 밥 cause I'm hella broke and then I watch some Netflix or YouTube. At around five, I study Korean until eight and then do my assignments.

Occasionally on Tuesday, I go out and tutor or get lunch or go shopping with friends, it's basically my free day and I love it~

Wednesday:

Ew, Wednesday, that day of the week where you're half way through but still have a few more days of hell until the weekend.

I start my Wednesday off with a big cup of coffee and usually finishing my reading for my other major class I despise; World History.

I head for Politics around 11:30, followed straight after with Special Topics and finishing with World History, where I sit and strain to hear anything the professor says as he mumbles away and we go over the same work we did weeks previous for like the tenth time.

At 5pm, I head home or get dinner off campus with friends if I'm feeling like it or I have enough money. Once I'm back, I head straight for the gym and work out for around an hour and a half, or dance for two hours. Wednesday night is my chill evening usually and I hardly do anything after the gym, except maybe plan or film a video for my channel, or write a post, like I am now.

Thursday:

AHHHH KILL ME PLEASE. No seriously can I die? My dumbass never went to chapel last semester so I had to take two this semester if I wanted to graduate on time, fun right? Take a note from the idiot, never do this fam.

So I once again drag myself out of bed for chapel and regret life as I run to the chapel praying I don't get there too late. This is followed by MY FAV CINEMA ARTS, and then I head home. But it's not over there, fuck no. I took an online class, and all classes, assignment and quizzes are due Thursdays, so I sit all of Thursday afternoon and most of the evening doing that, wondering why I thought Psychology In Education would be fun. I guess I just need the credits.

I then once again have club, so I head out for that and come home to even more work, RIP.

Friday:

FRIDAY~ 불금!

The best day of the workdays, the horrible weekdays are almost over!

I wake up about nine, shower, and go straight to Intro to Korea at 11. After this, I trek to World History, preparing my ears for the sad sessions of straining to hear once again that week.

After that, I head back to the dorms about two, and I more than likely get ready to go get dinner, or get coffee or go clubbing in Sinchon or Hongdae with friends. Or maybe something unique like a birthday dinner or a cat cafe~

I usually make it back for curfew... usually... ( lies ).

Saturday:

Ya girl is more than likely sleeping in on a sat. Waking up early all week and going out the night before is a lot for my body so I like to sleep a lot. I wake up at around midday or one on sat's and go to the gym, paint or watch some shows. If someone wants to go out, I usually go if I'm not tutoring someone for extra money.

A lot of the time, I go clubbing on sat with close friends, but recently I've been staying home. Loads of reasons, but money is the main cause of my house arrest.

Sunday:

Sunday is gods day right. lol I ain't even religious but growing up in a catholic household, I'm chill with the idea of a day of rest so I lay back all of Sunday, doing assignments in the morning, studying some Korean if I feel like it, but I don't usually leave the dorms as there's no bus, unless it's absolutely necessary. Last week I went for ramen and 빙수 with my 언니 because she works Saturdays and she lives off campus now.

On Sundays I usually relax and sometimes I order chicken or subway if I have the money ( which I usually fucking don't lol guys I can't express how damn broke I am, SOS)

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~ To Meal Plan Or Not To Meal Plan, That Is The Question ~

I'm back bitches~

Sorry I was gone for so long, I've been filming and editing a lot and just changing my lifestyle.

I go to the gym every day for an hour and a half now and I'm starting to eat better, having more veg and fruit and I've cut out all sugar and fat things in my life, and during the first four days I lost 4kg so I'm kinda proud of myself lol.

Anyways, I'm not sure if this will be a two part series but for now I'm just gonna type away and inform all you guys about the cafeteria's in EWHA.

So, ewha has many cafeteria's and places to eat. Now restaurants are another story so we'll save them for later, but at ewha, I have eaten at six of the eight cafeteria's on campus. It's like a fucking mission of mine. There is the ECC Cafeteria, The Human Ecology Cafeteria ( that's where most exchange students go), The Posco Building Cafeteria, The Nursing Building Cafeteria, The University- Industry Cooperation Building Cafeteria ( fuck me that's a mouth full), Hanwoori Cafeteria and E-House 201 & 301 Cafeteria.

I have been to all but the University Industry cafeteria and Hanwoori Cafeteria ( which will change as I am in Hanwoori next semester).

So I would love to talk ALL about the multiple cafeteria's around EWHA, but I'll keep it short and sweet. ECC is the priciest, Human Ecology is cheap but only serves two options or less a day, The nursing building is fine but can be disgusting, Posco is always crowded and noisy but serves ok food. So I'm going to tell you about my favourite; E-House Cafeteria 201.

I currently live in E-House 202 and I lived in 204 during the fall semester, so I ate ( and still do eat) at the E-House 201 Cafeteria.

My Cafeteria serves four options everyday breakfast, lunch and dinner. We have Korean style meals, Western Style Meals, Asian Style Meals, and Snacks.

I personally like the Korean and Western Options. Actually, as I'm writing this, I just ate the Korean style lunch which was so good and healthy.

The meal options change every mealtime and they have different ones everyday, so there's always loads of choice. The meals estimate between 3,000-4,000 WON per meal, so that's around $2-$3 or £1.50-£2.50 so it's insanely cheap for what you get.

When you get a meal, you are given the main dish, side dishes, soup, salad and a drink ( which may be drinkable yogurt like I had today, or apple juice, orange juice, etc).

The meals are usually very hearty, with the Korean and Asian options being extremely healthy. You pay such little for fresh and delicious meals. Now just note that the cute Ahjumma's that cook here don't speak English so they'll just point or plainly speak fast Korean to you whether you speak Korean or not so prepare for that. I've haven't eaten there for so long due to school and friends and now filming that one of the Ahjumma's saw me yesterday for the first time in weeks and she held my hand between her hands and said I lost weight which made me happy. Today, more of the Ahjumma's recognised me and told me to smile ( I had just finished working out and I was exhausted) and when I smiled she said I was pretty and I literally love those sweet Ahjumma's.

Anyways, there's this thing at E-House that is offered to all students. It's called the Meal Plan. Now, here's why I think you SHOULDNT go with the meal plan at E-House or Hanwoori. The meals cost around 3,000-4,000 WON per meal. The meal plan tells you a semsterly price to pay. After calculating the average price of each meal and split it per day and how many meals were offered per day, I found that they add a 0.50 cent/ pence or $1/£1 more on to each meal, so at the end of the day, it's a waste or money.

Also, due to class schedules, you won't always be at the cafeteria during the time for each meal. You will more than likely miss breakfast and lunch and dinner depends on when you finish classes, so it's a waste to pay for meals you might not even be able to eat due to your major's schedule.

What I love about this cafeteria is how modern and light it is. Never too warm or too cold, with an easy paying system. You can pay by going to a machine, seeing the meals that are offered and paying by cash or card for whichever one you want. You then proceed to take your ticket to the area marked as Asian, Korean, Western or Snack for whatever it is you ordered.

They also don't just serve warm meals, they also offer pre-packaged salads, Ramen ( with cheese or an egg) you cook yourself in the cafeteria, sandwiches, cakes and fruit. It's great for when you are hungry but you're on the move to class or a club or you just don't feel like eating something really heavy during that time of the day.

Also note that SNACKS and WESTERN can be kinda different from what you are used to.

I've seen things from toast to omurice ( which is Japanese), to a jar of Jam ( literally just a jar or jam), to fried spam to just hotdogs, spaghetti or burgers. So it can be very wild sometimes.

And snacks are not really snacks all the time. Sometimes they offer cake or fruit but then other times snacks are huge meals of chicken and fries or kimchi fried rice or even types of jjigae.

So snacks can really fill you up. (the bigger snacks are usually called limited menu for some reason, I don't know why, they aren't limited by time or anything like that but anyways, KONGLISH I guess).

Also the Ahjumma's do a mean Tteokbokki, Soondae and Kimchi Fried Rice~ it tastes just like eating it at a vendor outside of campus! Also, you can bring friends who don't live or attend ewha to the cafeteria, or family members, and eat together there as you don't need an ID to enter or purchase food there, so it's great, and there's plenty of space.

The meals are tasty, huge, cheap and I love them. (And depending on what the food is like at Hanwoori, I may just go to E-House Cafeteria next semester as well lol).

I hope you enjoy this little post of E-House and Ewha Cafeteria's and I will see you guys soon when I post another post... yeah, that was weird, anyways..

나중에 봐요~~~~

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~ The Top 5 Best Coffee Shops In Edae ( 이대) ~

Hi, hi! 여러분 안녕하세요~

My best friend back home actually told me she might be coming here in the next year, and wanted to know what restaurants are available around the 이대 area. As some of you may know, I’ve already written a post on this, so I told her to go look at it. After this, she said she was curious about coffee shops in 이대 that I liked and visited often. So I decided to make this post. Here is my top five coffee shops of 이대.

1) The Bridge Cafe

I first went to this place with my close friend sayaka. This was right after we went to the Italian restaurant Buono ( in my last post). We wanted coffee on a cold autumn night, and we didn’t want to go home yet. This coffee shop sits on the second storey, right next door to the Italian restaurant.

The coffee shop is set up so that when you walk inside you have a bar table where the owner and his part-timer chill behind and make the drinks and desserts. The shop is set up into little seperated rooms, where you can sit on the floor, on a couch or chairs. The shop serves mostly different coffees and teas, but also has smoothies, soft drinks and alcohol like beer or sangria. The desserts are mostly waffles with a scoop of ice cream, and cakes like a gateau, rainbow cake or a Mille crepe. But I don’t recommend the desserts, they’re not very good. But I would continue going here with my best friend, Judy, and sayaka for many, many times as our chill out spot or study spot due to the private and nice atmosphere and how quiet it is. It’s perfect for close friends and couples, you can spend as long as you want there, it’s cosy and the drinks are pretty cheap ranging from $3-$5.

2) Angel-In-Us

This coffee shop is directly across from the main gate, as you can see from the picture above, and it is pretty well known by exchange students. Why? Because once you get the wifi from here, you can use it in 이대 for miles ( ㅋㅋㅋㅋ)

This coffee shop is on the second and third floor of this building, with a Chinese bubble tea and an Auntie Ans Pretzel Shop below. It has two people seats on the first floor with a bar to order at, and a table with stools against the window. Up the stairs are more seats, where it is easier to study at with friends or by yourself, as this is a quiet study area. You will also find both toilets up the stairs.

The drinks are kinda pricey, with a regular ice tea costing $5, so I don’t usually go here. But the ice tea is pretty good, and it’s a good place to do your language exchange or tutoring work at. They also serve sandwiches, salads, and sweet Asian style French toast. But I do love there gingerbread & toffee winter seasonal frappe~

3) BeansBin Cafe

This cafe is situated directly underneath the philstay I stayed at when I first arrived in Korea, so it’s kinda nostalgic. It’s two stories above the Korean braised chicken restaurant, one storey above street level.

They are a brand cafe, just like Angel-In-Us, but has a small and warm feel to the place. There are booths, chairs and couches to sit at with your loved one or your friends, and due to it being right next to ewha, many girls study here due to the cheaper coffee than Angel-In-Us. The coffee and tea’s are around $4 and they have varied specialty drinks. They are most famous for their waffles with fruit and cream, with half being $5 and a full around $10, and you usually shared one between two or three people. They also serve 빙수, a Korean shaved ice with ice cream and fruit, in the summer. There is a 10% discount for this BeansBin when you stay in the Philstay up the stairs.

4) Cafe Pera

Cafe Pera is a themed cafe situated on the right by the main gate, in a alley way behind the famous ewha flower wall. It is situated on the top floor of the building and next to the IVY Goshiwon that many ewha exchange students stay in. This coffee shop is a Victorian Alice In Wonderland style cafe. The cafe has seats for two or more people and a bar to order at, with a variety of full sized cakes which are cut into slices when ordered. The drinks are stereotypical coffee and tea, with high prices due to the theme. The drinks vary between $4-$7

The cakes from here are absolutely amazing and that’s why I added this into my list. If it wasn’t for the cake and the view of ewha during the good weather, I wouldn’t have included this in the list. During the hot weather, it is the perfect cafe to go to the terrace with a slice of fruity cake and an ice tea.

5) Solid Works

What can I say about this place? This coffee shop is so underrated in so many ways. Firstly, not many foreigners know about this place as the couple that runs the place don’t speak amazing English. Plus the shop is actually in a back alley, behind the Étude House in 이대. This is famous within the ewha Korean students, and it has amazing ice cream. The ice tea and vanilla latte here are cheap as a large one is $3.50-$4 and it’s really good, not too sugary like the brand shops like Holly’s Coffee is in Korea.

The ice cream here is unique, delicious and cheap, with three huge scoops around $4. I highly recommend this place, its aethuctically pleasing, small and not over crowded, good for Instagram pictures, and serves all round good products. Also I recommend the 쌀 (sal) flavour, 망고 ( mango) flavour and the 인토셀라 ( interstellar) flavour.

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~ Korean Phrases I have Learned, and I Think You Should Learn Too ~

So over the past four months I have been living in Korea, I have learned some slang phrases that I think others deserve to know. So that's why I've gathered some of my favourite into this list. I learnt these from my close friend, 여쁜 감자 🥔 (ㅋㅋㅋㅋ). Just kidding~ From ( my now ex) roommate, 여운언니. 너만 사랑해요 😘 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

1) "헐"

This is an expression used to express shock or surprise to a persons actions or a situation. It is pronounced like "hul" in English, kinda like that British city's name, and it is usually used by the younger generation in korea's society today.

2) "꿀잼"

This expression has become famous in the recent years, made that way by popular Korean TV drama's and movies that have made it to the west. "꿀" in Korean actually means honey, and 잼 is a much shorter term for 재미있어요, which means that something is fun or interesting. Together, this expression is used to portray happiness or joy to something or someone's actions, and to think that something is maybe interesting.

3) "나라 망신"

This expression can be wrote in English as "Nara Mang Sin" and spoilers, it's swearing ( ㅋㅋㅋㅋ).

This expression can be broken down for those learning it. In Korean, 나라 means country, and 망신 means shame of, together the expression means "shame of the country". This expression is regarded as extremely harsh and sometimes even seen as swearing. You only use this phrase in certain situations, like when a guy you don't know asks you to sleep with him at a bar, drunkily. You can say " 너 나라망신. 그만해요.", and trust me, he'll get the message.

4) "야!"

Now I only use this expression with my close Korean friends as it can be seen as pretty rude to just shout at someone you aren't close to. This expression is "Ya" in English, but can be literally, emphasis on literally, translated to "Hey", but really, if I was to compare this to an English expression, I would say it's like " hey you!" Or like when you say "hey bitch" to your friend.

This expression can be used with friends, but can also but used when shouting at someone you are angry and about to start an argument with. So be careful how you use this. You'll find most young people, like high school or university students using this, and it can sometimes be seen in drama's now and again, but don't mistake it as something light just because it's commercialised.

5) "맛집"

This expression is commonly used when speaking through text message, kakao, or putting a hashtag on your Instagram or kakao photos. This literally means " delicious house" in English, but in fact it is used differently. 맛 is a shorter version of 맛있는 or delicious, and 집 translates to home or House, but in fact it means restaurant in this case. You typically only use this expression with a restaurant that is family or independently run, with home cooked meals and not a main brand chain restaurant.

6) 그린라이트

This particular expression I find so funny. This translates to Green Light and is written as "Gu-Rin-Ra-E-Tu", so it sounds like the English expression. I have heard this from my Korean friends both online and off, and I can't help but giggle a little every time I hear it.

This expression is usually used to express that you have a crush on someone, and they are giving you all the signs that they like you too so it's a "green light" into a relationship, or in more simple terms, they think starting a relationship will be easy with that person.

So I hope you enjoyed reading and maybe learning something new from this post! I might do some more as I learn them, so keep yourself updated and follow my page.

Until then, 나중에 봐요~

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~ English Majors At Ewha~

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Majors taught in English at EWHA:

1) International Studies ( Global Politics, Economics, Business and Law related matters are taught throughout the course), DIS (Division of International Studies). Taught fully in English

2) Korean Studies (Wide range of humanities and social sciences, Literature, Language, society, History and culture of North and South Korea. Aimed to create ambassadors of The Korean Culture), DIS (Division of International Studies). Taught fully in English.

3) English Language & Literature, Division of Liberal Arts. Taught in heavy English, but some previous Korean will be needed in order to attend this major.

4) Education, Division of Education. Once again taught heavily in English, but 55-60% in Korean. Please note you will need a high proficiency in Korean to be accepted to this course.

5) Psychology: Undergraduate and Graduate, Division of Social Sciences: Heavily taught in English, most of the graduate course is fully in English, with around 15% in Korean. You will not be accepted to the Undergraduate course without a high level of proficiency in Korean.

6) Nutritional Studies, Division of Natural Sciences: Due to this major involving world wide food economics and such, the course has been renovated to improve Korean students English, thus, the course is taught highly in English, with around 45% of the four year major in English. This course is overall in Korean. I would only recommend this course to students that are TOPIK Level 4 or above in Korean Language.

All other majors at ewha are taught mostly or completely in Korean.

Example Extra Credit Classes Taught In English:

-Christanity and the World

-Chinese 1

-Global Business Communication (Class 1,2,3&4)

-College English (Class 1,2,3,4,etc)

-Contemporary Photography

- Research Writing

-Religion and Culture In Modern Korea

-The Principles of Food Education: Biology & Chemistry

(1st Semester of 2017 only)

Hope this helps a little✨

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~ Places I Recommend To Eat In Edae (이대) ~

So in this post, I wanted to dedicate a hold blog post to my favourite restaurants in 이대 that I love going to with my friends, the food is delicious and I think you should know about them too. So without much further ado…

시작~

1) Pasta Buono

This restuarant can be found along one of the few streets that make-up 이대. Right beside my favourite cafe, it sits in the second storey of a building, located near the bridge cafe, the best ice cream place in 이대 ( rivalling Solid Works) and the one and only subway sandwich shop, that little bit of trashy Britain seeping through to korea, that we all know and love.

I first went to this restaurant after I was out with my friend Sayaka, and we were craving Italian food. After spotting this restaurant we tried it out and have gone back multiple times since. I even have a stamp card for this place now because me and my friends go so often. Not only is the food good but the chef is super hot too, so it’s dinner with a show.

The soda’s are free and unlimited, and the restaurant is cosy and plays extremely good Korean music. I highly recommend the Hamburger steak dish, the spicy cream pasta and the amazingly buttery garlic bread. I wouldn’t recommend the pizza at this restaurant though, it’s the place’s only fault, so if you’re craving pizza, I don’t suggest coming here.

It’s cheap, with all meals ( apart from the pizza and shared meals) under $10, and the food is actually really good quality. Plus, like I said, who doesn’t love a young, tattooed chef with dreamy eyes?

2) YumSem

So whenever me and my friends are craving some simple Korean or Asian food, we always come to yumsem. They have the best 떡볶이, 비빔밥, 김치볶음밥 & 김밥 meals in 이대. All of the meals are made for university students so they are oversized but underpriced, with most meals under $5.

They not only serve Korean cuisine, but some Japanese and Chinese too, much to our surprise. The Ahjumma that runs the place is so cute, and would always speak to me and my friends in Korean, even if we didn’t understand some of it because of the ChunCheon accent.

Plus, if you don’t speak Korean, you can just take the menu up and point to her at the cashier, she’ll get what you mean.

So if you’re on a budget, this is a great place.

3) “The Curry Alley”

Now this restaurant doesn’t have an actual name on the shop. You wouldn’t even know it existed unless you went down the shady back alley to find it. I noticed this restaurant because I looked up one day and saw the tiny blue sign. Curious, I checked it out and found out it was relatively cheap and offered a quick alternative to a delicious meal.

It offers three mains course: 1) Beef stew with rice, 2) Japanese curry with rice or 3) Japanese curry with salad. They sell soda’s and as usual the water is free. The prices are around $6-$7.50 depending on the meal, but it’s is huge, and great for when you want to eat alone, or with a friend away from all the crowds.

There is a machine you order with so you don’t need to speak Korean to understand it. You give the man he slip and go to your seat, he’ll call you when it’s done. I love eating here when I need a quick lunch or I’m about to go clubbing with friends so we eat there quickly before going to 신촌. The curry is pretty spicy but I like spicy food, so this is no problem to me and I will continue coming here until I leave 이대, which won’t be anytime soon.

4) “The Mexican Place”

So I’ll be honest with you guys, I don’t remember the name of this restaurant and I won’t be going there for a while so I wanted to post this now, so here goes. This restaurant is located down the side alley, just behind all the main shops in 이대, like Skinfood, Étude and Saem. It is located on the second floor and doesn’t stand out that much, apart from the cute multi coloured lights on the ceiling you can see from the ground below. You enter from the ground floor and climb up the stairs and you are greeted with a bar where you order and wooden tables. It has a rustic feeling to the place, and the food is pretty legit for Korean Mexican food.

And it’s not too pricey for Korean Mexican food, priced at $9-$13 per meal. You will have to speak Korean here though, as the lady behind the counter didn’t understand my friends request so I had to explain to her in Korean.

5) Andong Jjimdak

So if you like Korean cuisine, you may already have heard of Jjimdak, or 찜닥 in Korean. It is a pan of braised chicken or pork with vegetables and layered with a sheet of cheese on top, served alongside bowls of rice. It’s is truly heavenly but can cost a lot. Well, it is meant to be eaten with at least four people present.

This restaurant is located underneath the olive young ( that’s underneath a beansbin coffee shop) just outside the main gate on the right hand side. It is famous for its TV shows there but is actually really good. The pans can cost around $20, so it’s not bad if you have a group of four or five people.

6) OutDark

Outdark is the restaurant of 이대. Every ewha and yonsei student knows of it. It is widely popular with not only Koreans but foreigners for its amazing chicken and beer experience. Hidden in a back BACK alley of 이대, you might even find yourself waiting to get in to this particular restaurant. The inside is dimly lit and has wooden stool like seats. There are various types of chicken to choose from, bone to boneless, and sides, and amazing drinks like the orange aid soda that comes in a pint glass.

The chicken arrives in a huge platter with fries, wedges and fried rice cakes. It is meant to be shared with a group of at least two or three people and is relatively inexpensive, with one flavoured platter costing only $16.

I highly recommend this place, you have to check it out if you’re in 이대. I will be taking my close friends here when they arrive in Korea this spring.

7) 밥집

This is a store, once again, in a back BACK alley of 이대, seriously hard to find, but once you do you won’t forget it. This restaurant specialises in rice with cheese and any other toppings you want in a sizzling 비빔밥 style bowl. You can have tuna, chicken, ham, squid, you name it. Not only that, the restaurant is so cute, with a full wall of post-it notes with adorable messages and drawings scrawled on them. This place is super cheap with a bowl for around $4.

The only thing I will say is that you must be able to read Korean and understand it if you come here as the order slip is only in Korean.

Well I hoped you enjoy this post as always, and if you come to 이대, please, absolutely check these places out!~

Until then, 나중에 봐요~

Next Up: My Top Five Coffee Shops In 이대.

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The Cutest Thing You'll Ever See...

So currently we have a ewha girls ( full time and exchange) chat going on and @luluurambles made this amazing edit on the activities we have planned already to do together and I'm in love with the design. She's a Argentinian university student coming to ewha on exchange this spring semester so go give her some love because she puts a lot of work into her posts~

Until next time, 나중에 봐요~

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My Korean Skincare: The nightmare continues...

So I actually had a post I had been planning on posting into parts for weeks now and I did so much research on it, as well as editing. The problem is... tumblr hates me and my post.

I have written the full post three times and tried posting or saving as a draft and every time it deleted. I then split it into two parts and saved it all after rewriting it for the fourth time and it didn't post again, losing all my work but luckily I screenshotted everything. So I decided to make it a three part series but once again, unsurprisingly, it deleted itself.

So until I can fix my laptop, I'm going to just make smaller posts on ewha and other interesting things about korea until I can figure out what's wrong. Until then, I apologise for the problems 🙇🏼‍♀️

나중에 봐요~

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~Questions~

Just a heads up~ I'm always down to answer questions, whether that means answering them straight up or linking you to an older post that has all of the info you need. If you ask me a question and I've been asked it multiple times before, then I'll reserve that question for a post of it's own, and let you know privately~

- Rina ( 영국여자/ Me&MySeoul) 🖤