At the airport

As I just sit on the Newcastle International Airport for the next 2 hours to wait for my flight. Yes, I am always a bit too early for my flights. It is just good training for 3 hours waiting time in Dubai when it comes to August.  I did not have slept at all this night, as I may would not have woken up for 5am to go to the airport as in the last days I had slept very tight. 

In the night before I went with Keirnail and Vic to Nandos for my final meal this year in Newcastle and afterwards we gone for a cup of tea at Sofia’s coffee house.  We had good fun in filling out the customer satisfaction survey of Nandos, which has kept us entertain for the rest of the night. We have concluded our night in the library with watching comedy clips and learning some educational marketing on Phd Level.

The next steps for me are in Germany to apply for visa to the Republic of South Korea, the nearest one shall be in Hamburg. Many people told me that I could get the visa in South Korea while entering on Visitor Visa (obtain on arrival), but I rather be save and will obtain it in Germany.  I only hope they accept English documents, if not then I may also need to translate them either to Korean or German.

Airport

Today I have paid a visit to the airport to collect my air tickets to Korea. There is now 100% no return, I will be going to Korea.

It shall be a fun journey, at least I manage to get the windows seat on all flights and I am looking forward to fly with the Airbus 380. I will enter Asia at least on the day I fly away, even though probably will not see much of Dubai. On the return flight I will be there during day light between 0505 and 0900, so hope to get a glance out the window on Dubai.

I hope you will enjoy the count down and keep a look on the progress of my journey beyond the countdown.

"Brush up your English"

It had been my last day at my part time work in Newcastle where I had been working for nearly two years. Many of the customers are asking on where I will go and question followed by if I was sure and if it was secure. I do not feel any danger leaving to South Korea. They may just hear the word Korea and bring it back into contrast with North Korea or recent nature event in Japan. If Korea was not save why did they kept their capital city so close to the border? Either they have learnt from Germany not to move capital cities from Bonn to Berlin in the 1990s. As still a few services are taken place in Bonn in Germany. Does it show South Korea people are strong, and not really feel afraid what could happen if North comes South? I think to answer any of those questions; I shall take a look into the history of South Korea instant making up statements on “why” and asking the right question.


 The second aspect was that I when I will come back after one year from Korea and Poland, I shall brush up my English (Geordie). I think, I will brush it up while learning the new language as I learn two languages in one go. I also will need to continue to write my assignments for the university back at home. The listening aspect of the English language will go a high step down, no more 24 hours English. Your question is if I will continue to dream in English? I shall inform you one day if I had my first dream in Korean language. I can now not to be sure if I will need to brush up my English and Geordie when I come back to Newcastle for the final year of studies. Actually I have brushed up my English in Taiwan last year when I been on the Travel Scholarship, I have learnt a different way of communication which I was able to apply in my work place only. The question is on who shall say “Thank you”, in my case the customer or me the employee. I cannot give you an answer, but you can think about it on who shall be thankfully. Please feel free to leave a comment below on what you think.

A small pictures on the words had been used so far on the four post:



I am surprised that the word "day" again stands out. As last year when I wrote a report on Taiwan the word "Day" stood out as well.

94 Days Before

I just recently again have taken a look on the IAAF website and have encounter that it is only 94 days until it gone start, which would be the 27th August 2011. These shall be an exiting time when I also will be arriving with all the other sport fans, and I would be not easily spotted that my actual aim is to come to study. In the days when I will arrive; I hope to manage to get inside the stadium if tickets are still available to purchase or find a good spot for the marathon run.





This is the official song for the event, when the whole world will look up to Daegu and people who may never heard of the city will it see it on the television screen and come up here to visit. The positive aspect for myself or anyone else who has little knowledge of Korean language, shall be able to communicated in various language in this 9 day event. I shall inform you, if this would be the actual case. 

In the mean time I will "let go for tomorrow" and contiune my preparation for S Korea. On this would be in later stage a blog article appearing or why do not contact me if you have any question to ask? 

Did you also already played with the interactive map on the "About us" page? Give a try and let me know what you think.  

Let's pack the bag

The waiting has an ending for those of you had already followed my Blog since it went into the build-up. Those of you had enjoyed now, I happily welcome you to my Blog "Artem on Travel".  You are maybe asking on where I will go traveling? Actually the truth I will not fully travel, but experience a form of education and life change experience in two countries over this academic year 2011 – 2012. My first stop is S Korea, Dageu, where I will attend one of our partner universities Kyungpook National University. I will spend at this university until mid-December and hope to learn many new things and get new experience across many areas.  You may will able to spot during the time when I write the Blog entry if I learned something new and gain new experience. It is sure for the case in Korea everything would be new, whereas for the second semester some parts will be very familiar to me. The second semester I will spend in Poland, Krakow University of Economics. I will be the first Newcastle Business School student as exchange to visit Krakow on an exchange year. If you are a first year student, the information might be very valuable for yourself, on other hand second year students you will come to Poland only with review from non-Northumbria students. 

Comming soon

/// Updates - 20 May 2011 ///

I have inserted today the airports and the time is coming quickly for the set off into the other country far across in the east direction (on my side of view).  I use for my maps not the basic style icons as some of you have notice, but I also did not design them myself. It had been design by various people and whom then publish them on this site free for download. Where I had used for today the airport icon.

- This icon stands out, and the positive aspect is that the website covers a full variety of icons with the same design style. Therefore after the map would be full of icons it shall look clean. You can hopefully tell me this in November time if it really is clean.

///  Updates - 5 March 2011 ///


I thought I may keep you updated on what is occurring on this blog so far.  I have register myself with Foodspotting.com a website where I can upload pictures of food. As you seen, I already have publish a few foods from Taiwan.

I hope with this platform, I can able you to guide you into my food experience on my exchange year away.


I may decided to start write earlier, to explain the planning process for the exchange year.