These are things I wish someone told me before going to Korea as a study abroad student! In this video, I reflect on my personal experience living in South Korea as both a foreigner and a Black woman.
This video is for anyone who's ever wondered, ‘Will I belong there?’ The answer is: yes, and you deserve to take up space wherever you go!!!
I hope y'all enjoy the video :) mwahhhh ?
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00:00 intro
00:56 navigating korea as a black woman (racism in south korea)
03:44 de-romanticizing korea
06:16 street interviews don't provide the full picture
07:38 rejecting the "korean-approved" foreigner
10:11 did the beauty standards of korea get to me?
13:07 navigating love and self-esteem in korea (the hard truth about pedestalizing, fetishizing, and romanticizing Korean men)
19:04 outro
☁️ resources
korea study abroad blog site: https://www.ciee.org/author/florieshab
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? socials
seoul diary insta: florieshaseouldiary
instagram: floriesha_
? music
outro: 뉴진스 type beat 'biscuit' by @dopeatlas
? about mee
name: floriesha
age: 23
mbti type: infj-t
**I do not own any of the music used in this video. All credits to the owners**