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Hei og hå alle sammen der ute, jeg er tilbake på skrivingen igjen etter en lang pause. Men jeg tenkte skrive litt om hva jeg gjorde i Korea litt mer i detalj... mine opplevelser og hva jeg så! Jeg har gjort ganske mye når jeg var i Korea, men jeg var ganske ensom ettersom jeg reiste helt alene.. Men jeg hadde noen veldig gode venner der nede og fikk mange nye venner gjennom language cafe og meetups ! For å starte fra begynnelsen.. første uken så gjorde jeg egentlig ikke så mye ettersom jeg hadde så mye jetlag! Men jeg fikk dratt innom Myeongdong og gå gjennom Gangnam der jeg bodde !! Neste gang jeg drar så vil jeg egentlig ikke bo i Gangnam.. det er veldig dyrt å bo der og ikke så mye for meg å finne på.. jeg liker mer chill området som Hongdae og utenfor Itaewon :) Jeg er en cafe person! og noen ganger en bar person... de fleste over 20 liker å gå ut og ha gøy med venner.. og i Hongdae er det veldig enkelt å finne en kul bar eller utested/klubb! Men i dette innlegget skal jeg ikke skrive så mye hva jeg har gjort.. fordi det kan du se i videoen under! :) Der forklarer jeg litt om hva jeg gjorde og hvorfor jeg valgte å dra hjem. Jeg skulle jo egentlig jobbe ett år men jeg valgte å dra hjem fordi jobbe var ikke noe for meg. Et stort tips er å skaffe seg en jobb der du får kontrakt og alt inkludert.. dvs. sted å bo, hjelp med å søke visum, hjelp med alle papirer i Korea og LØNN.. ettersom jeg ikke har jobbet i Korea før så viste jeg ikke så mye og bare slengte meg ut i det.. det gikk ikke så veldig bra. :/ men nå vet jeg vertfall det og vet hva jeg skal se etter hvis jeg en gang i fremtiden vil prøve igjen eller kanskje studere der.. who knows :P Men også en ting jeg fant ut er det var utrolig kjett for meg å dra alene.. jeg er så vandt med å ha med meg noen at det ble super ensomt i Korea! Og det hjalp ikke på med at jeg jobbet mange timer på natta heller. Men etter jeg slutta jobben så hadde jeg litt tid igjen før jeg dro hjem og da var jeg veldig sosial alle dagene og møtte mange kule folk :) Så er gla jeg prøvde meg på det og at jeg ikke bare satt hjemme og ikke gjorde noe! Jeg vet at mange av dere har spørt meg om hjelp med søknad om visum .. for å være ærlig søkte jeg og fikk avslag.. Jeg fikk beskjed av jobben at jeg ikke trengte det.. og sier din fremtidige sjef det så takk NEI til den jobben! For hvis du blir tatt så kan du faktisk bli utestengt fra Korea i opptil 5 år!! Men min beste hjelp til dere da er å søke til Holiday working visa, eller ta din bachelor, og ta en TEFL(teach english as a foreign language) eller IELTS (International english language testing system). Begge disse kan gi deg nok kunnskap til å bli engelsk lærer i Korea, SELV om engelsk ikke er ditt morsmål. (jeg har spørt folk i Seoul, hun ene var fra Tyskland og er engelsk lærer på privatskole i Seoul. Hun studerte engelsk på universitetet og tok en TEFL test og fikk veldig bra score. Så lenge du kan prate, skrive og forstå det flytende.. og er veldig flink i engelsk så kan du jobbe med det. Det kommer helt ann på skole til skole! For lærere er det mye enklere å få jobb, og hjelp av skolen å skaffe et visum.Men andre jobb er ganske vanskelig å få visum hvis du er fra Norge/sverige.. noe som suger! Men mitt beste tips er vel å spørre den koreanske ambassaden i oslo (hvis du er norsk statsborger!), de svarer bra på alle dine spørsmål. Så se filmene mine hvis du vil vite mer hva jeg gjorde i Korea og litt av hvert! Har dere flere spørsmål så spør dem i kommentar feltet så svarer jeg på dem i neste innlegg! :D Takk <3 FILMEN! (dette er bare bilder, ettersom jeg fortsatt redigerer den andre filmen hvor jeg prater) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cak06F2JRg&feature=youtu.be

Hjem igjen..

Planen var å flytte ned til Seoul for å jobbe.. men det ble ikke slik som jeg hadde tenkt.. For å være helt ærlig så gikk alt ting bare nedover, jobben var ikke som jeg hadde forventet og jeg savnet hjem veldig mye. Når jeg er ute på tur så vil jeg aldri dra hjem.. men nå som jeg faktisk flyttet ned hit så skjønte jeg at det ikke var like lett.. vertfall ikke når du er helt alene. Jeg har aldri dratt alene før, så jeg følte meg veldig ensom og etterlatt. Men jeg har fått noe ut av denne turen uansett, jeg har fått sett mye og opplevd mye jeg aldri hadde klart i Norge og det er jeg glad for. Jeg har til og med vært hos en Tarot kort leser (spåmann) og fått fremtiden min spådd.. og det ser egentlig ganske lyst ut sa han.. så jeg vil bare prøve igjen bare i en annen vinkel. Jobb i korea er veldig tøft og vanskelig.. ikke bare med jobben men med at du må ha det sosiale.. For å si det kort, du må trives for å kunne leve her. Så noen tips til deg som vil jobbe i korea, ikke ta det første du kommer over, vær veldig forsiktig og spørr mange spørsmål. Du må være kritisk til det firma du søker hos eller personer, og du må ha gode sosiale kontakter her. Ellers ender du opp med å være alene og det er veldig kjedelig i et land som står veldig mye på fellesskap, vertfall når det kommer til å spise ute! Og dra hit på ferie først.. bare for å finne ut hvordan kulturen er, folket, maten. Det hjelper mye på veien til jobb :) Men jeg har brent meg på at jeg fant jobb "lett" og ikke var så kritisk.. ikke gjør samme tabbe som jeg har gjort. Skulle jeg valgt igjen så hadde je faktisk takket nei til jobben og heller lett etter en annen jobb. Men jeg må beklage at jeg ikke har skrevet noe på bloggen på en stund.. jeg har vært litt busy.. og lat i guess. Men jeg skal fortsette å skrive når jeg kommer hjem :) bloggen heter jo ikke Jessica's jungle for ingenting xD det er jo selve livet som er som en jungel.. man går seg lett vill men man kan finne de kuleste ting! Men nå skal jeg dra å møte Hyeji for siste gang før jeg drar hjem imorgen.. Så er det tilbake til familien og venner :) Uansett så er jeg glad for å komme hjem, og Korea vil alltid være det beste stedet i mitt hjerte. MEN kanskje ikke mitt nye hjem med det første ... hehe ^^

Alle bilder og videoer kommer opp i løpet av ukene fremmover :) så bare å fortsette å lese ^^

MY FIRST DAYS IN KOREA!

Hello folks! You might have noticed that I am in korea now!! And I have been here since tuesday :P So I havent gotten to film alot because of my "awesome" jetlag... -.- but I will post some pictures here so you can see what I have been doing ;) OKay, so on the day I landet it was around 4 pm.. and I didnt get to the place I am staying before 7 pm ! LOTS OF TRAFIC! I took the taxi, and it was not that expencive, like 53000 won..thats like 400 NOK. And I was in that taxi for 2 hours... !! But the driver was very nice and drove like a normal human being! Most taxi drivers drive waay over the speed limit and are very rude in the trafic. so here are some pictures from my flight (when I was landing in Seoul) and from Dubai airport and the korean drink is from the taxi :P He was afraid I was sick.. but it was just the AC that made me caugh a bit xD lol. And for you who are travelig to Korea.. you must know that you have to fill out a heatlh card! If you have been sick the last 4 weeks you have to repord it. And they will messure your tempratur at the airport :) Dont be afraid tho, its nothing scary ^^ Just be carefull when you are in korea, dont walk right next to people who have colds and WASH your hands ALOT or use antibac! That will help you be healthy and dont get MERS or anything else :P I went to bed at 9 pm the day I got here x) Because of a major jetlag.. and I still have it a bit... so yeeey .__. On wedensday I went shopping for a pillow, and some shampoo and stuff at the huuuge mart, called Emart :P they have everything! And then I went for fried chicken and beer :) It was very good and cheap!! only 50 nok for everything!! O_O Yesterday I woke up at 2pm... yes... 2pm..! So i dint really know what to do.. so I asked my dear friend Hyeji if she wanted to meet up! And she said yesm so I went to Jangji station which is near Jamsil station.. and went to the BIGGEST shoppingmall I have EVER seen !! :D It was so big!! and lots of stores with cheap prices :3 And I ate cold noodles and mandu!! It was sooo good! <3 Then at 8.30pm I was on the subway home :) And I was home at 9.15 pm :) I stopped to buy some water, banana milk and Rice balls... Video of what I bought will be on youtube soon! :)

7 TIPS HOW TO ENJOY A LONG FLIGHT!

HERE ARE MY 7 TIPS ON HOW TO ENJOY A LONG FLIGHT! 1. Download ALOT of music you like on a mp3 player or your phone (yes you can use your phone as a mp3 player, camera, mirror etc.. BUT remember to put it on flight-mode!) - I always download new music on my phone and have old songs on my MP3. So I have music for every mood :P I love K-pop, so I have around 300 songs in total on my mp3 and phone! So I think thta will do until I land lol The good thing about mp3 players is that they are tiny! and easy to bring, but they are alos easy to forget.. so be careful! Use good earphones so you dobnt desturbe the people next to you :) ******************************************************************************************************************* 2. Download lots of non-internet games on your phone or ipad ^^ -I know this can be a bit lame.. but I really like playing games on my phone, like brain-games! Super much fun and if you go with someone you can always play on two player mode! I dont have an ipad..or any pad.. i only have my phone :P However, that dont stop me from downloading the funniest games ever! ;) ******************************************************************************************************************* 3. Watch atleast 3 movies... (i watch around 5) - This might be the thing most people do. I love watching movies, even up in the air :P So I tend to watch around 4-5 movies on long flights. Most arilines have new films and series, so its good selection of movies! just go into your own little world and become a loner haha :P Remember to take pee breaks tho! ******************************************************************************************************************* 4. Walk around the plane often to loosen up and look around. - okay, I might be the weird one here... But I have to walk around when I take long flights (over 4 hours).. or else I will go mental! And my legs tend to fall asleep .. For some reason I go to the restroom ALOT during a flight.. it might be because im nervouse and excited.. or just the thin air xD i dont know! However, when I go to the bathroom I always take my time to look around and be impressed by all sorts of things.. or i might play with some kids on the way to and back from the restroom. I know im weird.. but most of the parents get happy when The kids stop crying after seeing me D YES, that have happend before! And I tend to meet the weirdest and coolest people in the restroom queue xD its hilarious! So follow my advice.. walk around and go to the restrooms ! ******************************************************************************************************************* 5. Do some homework about the country u are going to.. like learn how to say hello and thank u.. - I always try to learn a few words and phrases when I go to a country that doesn't speak english :) Like Korea! I have learned many usefull phrases on the airplane that I can use everywhere in Korea! So bring a dictionary or just download an app on your phone.. just make sure you dont need internet! ******************************************************************************************************************* 6. Write a adveture diary ^^ - I do this most of my trips.. just so I can have it as a memory later on :) I write all kind of stuff in that diary xD lol. Last time I went to Korea I wrote: The seats are ORANGE!! I HAVE NEVER SEEN ORANGE SEATS BEFORE! I dont even know why I wrote that :P ******************************************************************************************************************* 7. Sleep! - Yes, If you know how to sleep on flights... DO IT!! It will make time go faster and you will feel alot more awake after it ^^ I cant sleep on flights... so I just watch etra movies instead ;) However, I do take small mini naps, where I just close my eyes and relax ^^ ********************************************************************************************************************** I hope these tips helps you n your next long flight trip!! :D Have a nice flight and remember, Stay safe in the jungle~ - Jessica

Cheap flight tickets?

Today im gonna write in engslih! So for today I want to tell how you can find cheap tickets to South Korea, I know that alot of people use ALOT of money on their tickets when they dont really have to :P *These tips are mostly for those living in scandinavia, I dont know how the flight costs works in the US or rest of Europe.. * ____________________________________________________________________________________1. Decide what you want.. This is very important, I cant tell you to choose a cheap flight that might save you money but will take 30 hours to fly! You have to decide if you wanna go the super cheap and super long way, the middle way or the quick but more expencive way. :) For me I took the middle way, I paid a little bit more for a shorter flight, because I dont want to spend 1,5 days on airports and in the air! And I only have ONE stop, the cheapest once I have found have two stops.. and that can be hard for a new traveler or someone who hasnt traveled alot :O **LIKE ME** ! ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. SO now you have chosen your way, now its time to find good sites to buy your ticket! My first warning.. BE CAREFUL!! there is site out there who can sceam you of money! So my tip is to go for the more famouse once and check there.. or maybe go directly to the airline you want to travel with! Now that I have said that... back to HOW TO FIND GOOD SITES! well, first off you can try search engines such as Momondo.(com), skyscanner.(net) or farecompare.(com)... I found my ticket on momondo, So im gonna talk about them! They are very easy to use, and they only use trustworthy flightcompanies! HOW TO SEARCH: put in where you wanna go from (airport), then where you want to go (Seoul, Busan etc) then you choose round-trip (To korea and home) or one-way (only to korea). choose a date, and search! Now that you have done that.. be sure to look at the time, how long will the flight take? How long will I be on the ground(changing flights, how many stops etc) *IMPORTANT: YOU NEED ATLEAST 2 HOURS ON THE GROUND IF YOU GONNA CHANGE PLANE! SECURTY TAKES FOREVER!* I know this from personal experience, that even 2 hours can be too little if your flight is late.. so be carefull with that.. if you miss your flight, you miss your flight.. ____________________________________________________________________________________ 3. NOW you have found your perfect ticket! The price is good and the time is right for you, then click on order and the site will take you to another site (you cant buy tickets from a search engine!). This site is where you order your tickets, mine was Travel2be, but there is ALOT of sites :) I paid around 527 US dollars for a one-way ticket :P That is pretty cheap in Norway! You pay with creditcard, paypal or mastercard.. it depends on you :) ____________________________________________________________________________________ so.. there you have it! :D Its kinda messy how I explained it.. so I hope you understand still ^^ _______________________________________________________________________ SOME MORE TIPS: -I would look up the airlines before buying a ticket (you can see what airline you will fly with on the tickest online!) *I would recommend KLM, Emirates and British airways, I have traveled with these companies a few times, except Emirates which is the company I will fly with now. They have one of the best reputations in the world!* *I would not recommend Aeroflot, off my personal experience they did not come to my standards.. but they did have good food! :) However, service was not so good, and they didn't speak alot of english.. other then that it was a pretty peaceful flight.* - BE picky on your tickets! With this I dont mean you should ask for everything for 450 US dollars.. but be picky with time, stops and prices(what do you get for your money) - Buy a luggage weight so you can weigh your luggage before going to the airport! I do this on every travel I do (on plane...). Its a bummer if you have to pay alot of money just because your bag is overweight.. :/ So try to be 2 kg under the allowence :P 28-29 kg if its 30 kg and so on. - Remember that your bag is not made of air... so when you have 30 kg, it might mean only 25kg is for cloths and other stuff.. :P - If you think flights are boring.. bring some music, games and watch movies !! My flight plan is comming up in the next blog! - go to the airlines homepage and read how much you can pack and WHAT you are alloowed to pack! :) That is all for now! See you in the next blogpost, its gonna be about my flight plan/what I pack with me on the carry-on bag! Until then, have a safe jungle life~ - Jessica

MY FIRST BLOGPOST!!

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! JESSICA'S JUNGLE!! I am a girl who are about to move around the globe... from Norway to South Korea!! yes, you read right.. SOUTH KOREA!! I will be wirting blogs in both english and norwegian :) So everyone can understand. This one will be in norwegian! Nå skal jeg endelig flytte ned til sør-korea! Jeg har villet dette i mange mange år! :D Så er glad at drømmen min kommer til virkelighet ^^ men nå lurere dere nok på hvorfor jeg skal flytte dit :P Vel jeg har fått meg en liten jobb, og hvis alt går bra så kanskje det blir studier der til neste år også ! :D Men som sagt får vi se hvordan det går, krysser fingrer og tær! Litt info om min reise : - Jeg drar fra Oslo 17 august 2015! - Jeg reiser med Emirates, FOR FØRSTE GANG!! - Jeg mellomlander i Dubai etter 7 timer i fly - Så går jeg rundt på flyplassen i 3 timer... - BACK ON THE PLANE! Så lander jeg i Seoul etter 8 timer :) !!! - Etter jeg har landet så drar jeg rett til Gangnam der jeg skal bo ^^ ! SÅ der har dere min reiseplan! Etter det så får vi se hva som skjer hehe. Jeg skal legge ut hvordan rommet mitt ser ut og video på youtube om hvordan reisen min gikk :) Så hold dere oppdatert! og husk å kommentere hvis dere lurer på noe ^^! Hilsen Jessica