A soft landing and an exciting start with Korean student, Junho
Over the next six weeks, we will join scholarship student Junho. Junho is from Brisbane's sister city, Daejeon in Korea, and was the 2019 winner of a scholarship program that includes:
- Five weeks of English language tuition at ICTE
- Six weeks free accommodation courtesy of Atira
- One week's volunteer work experience with the International team at Brisbane City Council's Lord Mayors office.
G’day mate!
My name is Junho Kwon and I am a Korean student studying at ICTE. I am here at The University of Queensland (UQ) on a Brisbane Sister City Scholarship and I am honored to share my experience. I am looking forward to the next six weeks. I would describe my first week in Brisbane as a soft landing and an exciting start.
My country, Korea, is known as the land of morning calm, and I find Brisbane very similar. Korean people pride themselves in diligence, however, I was surprised to find that Brisbane people are much more diligent than Koreans!
On my first day in Brisbane, I had to get up before sunrise because my class began at 8:15am. I was half asleep in the morning and I got on the wrong bus! Once I found the UQ campus, I saw how beautiful it was.
I felt as if I was walking around a park. The antique style of buildings shows UQ’s history and prestige. There was a liberal atmosphere and lots of creative students on the campus. UQ is also a multi-cultural campus where people from diverse backgrounds come together. I hope to make lots of international friends at UQ.
My first class in ICTE was cool! I enjoyed discussions with my class partner, English vocabulary games and other various activities. But above all, I appreciated the warm welcoming from my classmates and teachers.
Since this is my first time in Australia by myself, I tend to worry. Everything is still new and unfamiliar to me. However, I know there will be unimaginable experiences waiting for me during my stay in Brisbane.