Finally had to say Goodbye to Korea ... which i really did not want to do ... haha... ;) Wanted to stay a little more longer (one week is toooooooooo short...kkkk )... T.T So i left Korea with the promise that i will See You Soon Again ... ^o^ Since I became a Korean fan my wish was to earn my first trip to Korea and I did thanx to the Korean speech competition ... :) It was an honor to get an opportunity to perform (speech) on stage in Korea and also win a prize ... :) It was the first time i traveled abroad all by myself (been to Europe earlier but we had teachers & friendz along with us) ... Korea love power ... !!! kkk :D I had the most wonderful time of my life in Korea ... ^^ I lived each & every moment of it .. ^^ Felt at home in Korea ... very comfortable and free ... :) Missing Korea .. :'( ... I am Korea home sick ... :( Though the stay was for a short period ... i got to see many things and make many wonderful friendz ... ^___^ Also got to meet my Korean soul sister ... happppppy ... ^____^ I received lots & lots of love from Korea ... ^o^ There is so much to see and so much to do in Korea ... Will definitely be going back for travel ... my dream is to travel each and every city in Korea and explore it ... ^____^ Wait for me KOREA ... !!! I will be back soon ... !!!! :D Love ya ... ❤ I hope all of you would enjoy seeing the pics of Korea ... ^^ I tried my best to capture as much of Korea as i could in the short period of time ... I was literally walking and clicking pics .... kkkkk :D
I really wanted to show everyone how beautiful Korea is and I hope i was successful in doing so ... ^_____^
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There is something i can never forget ... the moment we entered the hall i was welcomed by my voice ... kkkkk they were doing sound check and it was my speech that was playing .... :D It made me feel good and special...kkkkk ;) ![]() Being on stage & speaking in korean ... ^^ Just love it ... ^_~~~~~~~~~~ My Speech Video ... ^o^We got to watch kpop group "KNK" performance ... ^____^ They were really goooooood ... :D Their song "back again" is really catchy ... ^_~~~~~~ ![]() One of the most wonderful thing that happened during my trip was that finally i got to meet my soul sister ... ^o^ She came to watch my speech and to cheer for me ... ^___^ Details about soul sisters time spent together at ---> My Korean Soul Sister page ... ^^ Before the results were announced a lot of people came and spoke to me ... they appreciated my Korean skill and said that they really liked my speech and that i would definitely win the 1st prize ... ^^ Finally the moment came and the results were announced .... ^^ Though i did my best ... I got 4th prize (special participation award) ... ^^ I am proud of myself as i know i did really well .... ^^ Even though i did not get the top prize but i am happy that i had won the heart of the audience ... that in itself is a big prize .... ^_____^ To be selected as one of the 20 finalist from around 250 students and winning 4th prize ... its a big thing ... ^^ Being able to perform on a stage in Korea is a big honor and i am very thankful to have gotten such a great opportunity ... ^^ My prize ... Pocket photo printer ... ^^(8 September 2016 , Last day in Korea ... T.T
The closing ceremony was to be held on that day ... but sadly i could not attend it... T.T Had a morning flight to catch so had to start from the hotel very early in the morning ... T.T ) Learning standard Korean pronunciation from KBS News Casters ... ^^ The students along with me who were selected for the final speech competition were taken to KBS and we got to learn about korean pronunciation from the very talented KBS news casters ... ^^ It was a really wonderful learning experience which will alwayz be very useful to us ... ^^ Thank you so much ... ^^ I received a compliment for my Korean skill from the news caster after he heard my speech ... ^^ It meant alot to me ... ^___^ thank you so much .... ^^ We all were given Korean names .... ^^ And the name i got was - Mina ... ^o^
Thank you so much for the lovely name .... ^___^ In conversation with President of King Sejong Institute Foundation (KSIF) ... ^^ With my dear friend from Nigeria ... ^^ King Sejong & Admiral Yi Sun Shin ... ^^ |
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