Taylor W.

Deciding whether to live with a host family is a hard choice for many students who are studying abroad. Last semester when I was preparing to study abroad, I had a hard time choosing what would be the best fit for me. I went back and forth for months considering the pros and cons of studying abroad. I asked others who were studying abroad what their opinion was along with asking my study abroad advisor which choice would be the best fit for me. I was the first student from my school to use CIEE to study abroad in South Korea, so I really had no idea what to expect. Ultimately, I decided to live with a host family here in Seoul. My host family consists of an elderly couple. I wanted to write a post that talked about my personal experience in a way that would help others decide whether living with a host family was the right fit for them. Below is a list of what it means to live with a host family based on my experience.

This blog post is about visiting Buseoksa and the story behind this very old Korean temple.