Current Expenses for NTU student on Budget

All in SGD singapore dollar

1.     Accommodation: ~$507 (exchange rate is unfavourable now :( )

2.     Insurance: $74.10

3.     To and Return Air Ticket: $372

4.     Mandatory School fees plus Korean class: $1037.40

(Tuition fee for each module is actually half of that listed on http://summer.skku.edu/  yay!! maybe it's because I applied through NTU)

Travel Expenses: Limiting myself to $600

Total: ~$2600 for 5 weeks trip in Korea

In the past, I have never felt comfortable sharing stories about my life. But now, I realise that since everyone has the power to influence each other, since many have helped me in my life, why not pay it forward. For travelers on a budget. For rich people who finds it interesting to see how peasants travel on a budget (inspired by Ouran High Host Club :p)  For people who can’t visualise how a trip is going to change their lives, I will show you how it is going to change mine for the better J

Disclaimer: I have the time, money and sanity to go for this trip. At the end of the day, there’s no right or wrong choice, there’s only: What choice did you make? 

Update

At the end of the trip, after I tallied my expenses, I realise that I have exceeded my budget  for food. I have been hopping from cafes to cafes, trying out different coffees and cakes and Bingsu (Korean ice shavings aka Singapore Ice Kachang).

However, I value the experience more than the budget. How often would I get a chance to go to Korea on my own for 1 month without any responsibilities? After graduation, I would be working 9am to 5pm jobs, probably administrative job, or 9am to 9pm engineering job. I don’t think I will ever get the chance to travel like this again, where I don’t have to report to anyone about where I am going to, when I am leaving. It was just so free and easy that halfway through the trip, I forgot that I am a student, I have parents, I have a family to go back to, I have to continue my studies in Singapore, haha.

However, at the last week in Korea, I was actually looking forward to going back to Singapore and be with my friends and family and share with them what I have experienced in Korea, in my Life Changing SKKU Trip. This is why I created this blog.

The purpose of this blog is to allow me to go through the experiences I have in Korea, so that people can appreciate the Korean culture and how a Singaporean shy introvert girl break out in Korea.