{"id":80575,"date":"2017-09-22T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=80575"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:51","slug":"dit-ben-ik-hyun-lee-zuid-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2017\/09\/22\/dit-ben-ik-hyun-lee-zuid-korea\/","title":{"rendered":"This is me: Hyun Hee, South Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hyun Hee<\/span><\/p>

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Style<\/h3>

\u201cI would describe my style as urban, but I also like wearing a traditional jacket \u2013 dressing in a slightly more formal style once in a while. I\u2019m from Seoul and you encounter the most extravagant types there. They come in all shapes and sizes. I also often visit Facebook pages that advertise urban style clothing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Seoel<\/h3>

\u201cI\u2019ve been in the Netherlands for two weeks now. I\u2019ve never been here before \u2013 I didn\u2019t even visit to learn more about the study I \u2018m now enrolled in. Seoul and Korea are very different compared to Rotterdam. It\u2019s busy there and everywhere it\u2019s crowded with people. I was nervous about leaving, especially because of the tensions with North Korea: I don\u2019t know how it\u2019ll be when I return after my studies. Sometimes on the news I would see there was another attack. And recently, I saw a story about a soldier who lost his legs. That\u2019s when you feel the tension in the city escalate, but mostly that\u2019s caused by the media.\u201d<\/p>\n

Military service<\/h3>

\u201cNext year I\u2019m going to take a gap year and go back to Seoul to do my military service. It\u2019s compulsory and everyone hates having to do it, including me. The conditions are very demanding and we undergo intensive training. But we have no choice. When I\u2019ve completed my studies I want to be a financial accountant or find work in the banking sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Favourite thing: earring<\/h3>
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\u201cI always wear earrings. It\u2019s something that\u2019s part of my look. There\u2019s no deeper meaning behind the cross, but it is something that sets me apart from everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t
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