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Blog part 1 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=185748 Blog part 2 http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?id=193953
So after my tedious application process, and dreadful waiting for results, I return from spring break, ladder a bit, then open my e-mail and find a "Study Abroad Acceptance" header.
That's correct ladies and gentlemen, mizU's going to be attending Korea University: Sejong for the fall semester of 2011. Korea here I come!
In other news, I've successfully (almost) learned to read and write hangul, still working on mastering it and need to learn double consonants and stuffs. But it's coming in handy already as I can make out progamer names and maps without asking. :D
I have yet to learn conversational Korean, but it'll be a high priority over summer and such.
I'm not sure what to think, feel, or say, but I guess I'm kinda just numb right now... I suppose I'll edit this as my apathy fades...
Maybe I should learn to actually play BW now instead of messing around with split maps and micro maps...
I wonder if I'll also be able to play SC2... :o
   
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United States5582 Posts
Congratulations. 축하해. おめでとう。Hope you'll have a fun time there!
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2-3 years from now: A Chinese in Korea.
Will be following this, I'm looking to go to study in exchange in Korea when I go to uni.
So how are you learning Korean? Going to classes?
GL HF
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On March 22 2011 07:49 The_LiNk wrote: 2-3 years from now: A Chinese in Korea.
Will be following this, I'm looking to go to study in exchange in Korea when I go to uni.
So how are you learning Korean? Going to classes?
GL HF
Well I was learning Hangul online, they have some really good lessons, but it's missing the last lesson (the website I'm using), so I'll have to find somewhere to learn diphthongs and doubled letters. For those of you who want to learn, this is a really neat site. http://www.learnlangs.com/RWP/Korean/Korean - Lesson 1.htm
I'm going to try learn conversational Korean by talking with my aunties when I go home for summer, watching variety shows, and hopefully finding a good online resource.
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Hyrule18993 Posts
がんばって!
So, third language? I'm jealous :X
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nice! have fun in korea! i can certainly guarantee u will! ^_^
.... i suggest u sstick to bw before going to korea, just the low down
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On March 22 2011 08:20 tofucake wrote: がんばって!
So, third language? I'm jealous :X
Iie, I can't read hiragana or kanji. I can speak a bit, but I can't read it like my sister. :3
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When you get to trying to learn conversational korean you can start here :
http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/ , it's run by my school and it's a good place to pick up basics (and advanceds) is that a word? it is now. Congrats on your application. But when you say Sejong do you mean a different campus? I dont know Korea university well, are you going to the main campus?
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On March 22 2011 08:39 ShloobeR wrote:When you get to trying to learn conversational korean you can start here : http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/ , it's run by my school and it's a good place to pick up basics (and advanceds) is that a word? it is now. Congrats on your application. But when you say Sejong do you mean a different campus? I dont know Korea university well, are you going to the main campus?
Thanks for the link! I'll check it out fasho.
No, sadly, not the main campus, Sejong campus in Jochiwon. Although I'd like to be in Seoul, I think it'd be too difficult, academically. Also, since the Sejong campus is just starting up, their offering really good financial support, and have a good partnership with my school, which is why I'm attending.
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On March 22 2011 08:39 ShloobeR wrote:When you get to trying to learn conversational korean you can start here : http://korean.sogang.ac.kr/
This. I used this site when I was starting out too, there is a ridiculous amount of content provided for free on this site. It's more about listening and reading, but you won't learn conversation by reading a website anyway...
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korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too.
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On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too.
Well I'm gonna be taking mostly general ed classes, cuz I'm presently a freshman. So when I go I'll be a sophomore, thus I don't really need to take major/minor classes.
I'll be taking Korean language and culture for sure, then fill up with probably some art/history/science etc.
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exchange is such an exciting thing to happen in one's education
i spent eight months doing an exchange in Japan, and it has definitely changed my life, in more ways than i could imagine
i hope you have fun, and make your exchange worthwhile -- be it learning the language or to acquaint yourself with the korean culture
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I hope you enjoy your time here, if you want go watch some pro-league let me know because I'm always up for that. Otherwise enjoy your time and I hope your a lot less lazy with learning Korean than me its terrible how little I've learned. The fact that its your third language probably implies your just one of the good with languages type, so I'm sure that's not a problem.
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On March 22 2011 10:28 Cambium wrote: exchange is such an exciting thing to happen in one's education
i spent eight months doing an exchange in Japan, and it has definitely changed my life, in more ways than i could imagine
i hope you have fun, and make your exchange worthwhile -- be it learning the language or to acquaint yourself with the korean culture
I hope to have fun also! I'm already getting pretty damn excited. I hope to learn as much of the language as I can... being able to comfortably speak it with relatives is a goal I'm setting for myself.
On March 22 2011 10:30 Greg_J wrote: I hope you enjoy your time here, if you want go watch some pro-league let me know because I'm always up for that. Otherwise enjoy your time and I hope your a lot less lazy with learning Korean than me its terrible how little I've learned. The fact that its your third language probably implies your just one of the good with languages type, so I'm sure that's not a problem.
!!! I'd be totally down! I'd have to acquaint myself with the subway system since I'd have to ride pretty far, but that's so baller. I want to go to at least a couple pro matches while I'm there. I'm pretty excited to try and learn some Korean over break:} I'm not fluent in Japanese, but I can speak it fairly comfortably. Reading and writing Hangul was surprisingly easy as I was told...
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NeverGG
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Congrats ^^ My friend goes to Sejong and she seems to enjoy it :D
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On March 22 2011 11:57 NeverGG wrote: Congrats ^^ My friend goes to Sejong and she seems to enjoy it :D
Thanksss ]
I hope to attend some SC events even though it'll take me a few hours to get there by subway, I think.
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On March 22 2011 12:11 mizU wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 11:57 NeverGG wrote: Congrats ^^ My friend goes to Sejong and she seems to enjoy it :D Thanksss  ] I hope to attend some SC events even though it'll take me a few hours to get there by subway, I think.
Hope you take lots of photo's for us!!!
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On March 22 2011 12:26 MuffinFTW wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 12:11 mizU wrote:On March 22 2011 11:57 NeverGG wrote: Congrats ^^ My friend goes to Sejong and she seems to enjoy it :D Thanksss  ] I hope to attend some SC events even though it'll take me a few hours to get there by subway, I think. Hope you take lots of photo's for us!!! 
I'll have to invest in a camera... Sounds like a good idea.
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On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too.
You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T
Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-...
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On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-...
... I'll try not to be burdensome or an annoyance. :3 Chesongmida.
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On March 23 2011 04:08 mizU wrote:Show nested quote +On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-... ... I'll try not to be burdensome or an annoyance. :3 Chesongmida. I don't mean all exchange students are like that T_T just that there are enough to reinforce the stereotype...
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On March 23 2011 04:28 yoonyoon wrote:Show nested quote +On March 23 2011 04:08 mizU wrote:On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-... ... I'll try not to be burdensome or an annoyance. :3 Chesongmida. I don't mean all exchange students are like that T_T just that there are enough to reinforce the stereotype...
Which school do you attend?
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On March 23 2011 04:37 mizU wrote:Show nested quote +On March 23 2011 04:28 yoonyoon wrote:On March 23 2011 04:08 mizU wrote:On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-... ... I'll try not to be burdensome or an annoyance. :3 Chesongmida. I don't mean all exchange students are like that T_T just that there are enough to reinforce the stereotype... Which school do you attend? I go to Yonsei, which apparently has a reputation overseas as the partying school =T
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What you majoring in and what classes you taking right now yoonyoon? Just curious because I think it all depends on the classes you're taking whether school is hard or not.
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On March 23 2011 13:15 yoonyoon wrote:Show nested quote +On March 23 2011 04:37 mizU wrote:On March 23 2011 04:28 yoonyoon wrote:On March 23 2011 04:08 mizU wrote:On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-... ... I'll try not to be burdensome or an annoyance. :3 Chesongmida. I don't mean all exchange students are like that T_T just that there are enough to reinforce the stereotype... Which school do you attend? I go to Yonsei, which apparently has a reputation overseas as the partying school =T
Ah the KU "rival"?
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I know this is completely unrelated, but does anyone know if you can play NA account in KR? Even if there's lag?
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On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-... im in seoul national. i see people studying every night.
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On March 24 2011 16:39 OopsOopsBaby wrote:Show nested quote +On March 23 2011 00:24 yoonyoon wrote:On March 22 2011 09:55 CanucksJC wrote: korean universities are known to be one of the chillaxing places to be as far as post-secondary education goes. from what i heard, people study their asses off just to get in and start clubbing once there. you'll probably have more than enough time for sc, altho this probably depends on what you're studying too. You're kidding me, right? You must be talking about lesser universities, because I'm going to kill myself in a few months =[ Or maybe I'm just an idiot and should kill myself anyway T_T Exchange students though ~_~ they kind of have a bad reputation since a lot of them come to party and so people get pissed off if they get stuck in a group proj with them... But then a lot of Koreans do the same thing when they go overseas, so eh-... im in seoul national. i see people studying every night.
It's probably like regular uni, where some take easy classes or are naturally smart and don't study much. And then there's those who study ALL THE TIME.
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Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 10:30 Greg_J wrote: I hope you enjoy your time here, if you want go watch some pro-league let me know because I'm always up for that. Otherwise enjoy your time and I hope your a lot less lazy with learning Korean than me its terrible how little I've learned. The fact that its your third language probably implies your just one of the good with languages type, so I'm sure that's not a problem. !!! I'd be totally down! I'd have to acquaint myself with the subway system since I'd have to ride pretty far, but that's so baller. I want to go to at least a couple pro matches while I'm there. I'm pretty excited to try and learn some Korean over break:}
Awesome I haven't been in ages now I come to think fo it getting way way to Lazy. Same problem with my Korean I'll try and learn some more today after the Grand prix has finished.
Don't be so hard on your self Yoonyoon, Obviously I don't know but I'm sure your doing fine.
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On March 27 2011 16:09 Greg_J wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 10:30 Greg_J wrote: I hope you enjoy your time here, if you want go watch some pro-league let me know because I'm always up for that. Otherwise enjoy your time and I hope your a lot less lazy with learning Korean than me its terrible how little I've learned. The fact that its your third language probably implies your just one of the good with languages type, so I'm sure that's not a problem. !!! I'd be totally down! I'd have to acquaint myself with the subway system since I'd have to ride pretty far, but that's so baller. I want to go to at least a couple pro matches while I'm there. I'm pretty excited to try and learn some Korean over break:} Awesome I haven't been in ages now I come to think fo it getting way way to Lazy. Same problem with my Korean I'll try and learn some more today after the Grand prix has finished. Don't be so hard on your self Yoonyoon, Obviously I don't know but I'm sure your doing fine.
Are you close to Seoul?
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Netherlands45349 Posts
I have a question, how have you been learning Hangul, did you take a course?Or did you selfstudy or use books/training CDs(whatever the hell that is). I have free time when I am done with my exams and I thought i'd try and atleast learn some hangul before that break is over. Also, isn't it much easier for you to learn Korean since you are japanese?
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On March 27 2011 19:27 Kipsate wrote: I have a question, how have you been learning Hangul, did you take a course?Or did you selfstudy or use books/training CDs(whatever the hell that is). I have free time when I am done with my exams and I thought i'd try and atleast learn some hangul before that break is over. Also, isn't it much easier for you to learn Korean since you are japanese?
I'm learning with websites. I used this one http://www.learnlangs.com/RWP/Korean/Korean - Lesson 1.htm But it ends abruptly before you can finish. I think the application part of it does wonders. Make sure you do the writing!
Uhm. I can't read hiragana or kanji, but I can speak a little. I actually took French in high school instead of Japanese .(-_________- big mistake, cuz I can't use French anywhere)
So no, this is definitely a new experience for me. Good luck, you should be able to learn most if it in a few hours. :D
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On March 22 2011 10:30 Greg_J wrote: I hope you enjoy your time here, if you want go watch some pro-league let me know because I'm always up for that. Otherwise enjoy your time and I hope your a lot less lazy with learning Korean than me its terrible how little I've learned. The fact that its your third language probably implies your just one of the good with languages type, so I'm sure that's not a problem. i might come down for oz's swl playoff depending on date and time.
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On March 27 2011 23:42 OopsOopsBaby wrote:Show nested quote +On March 22 2011 10:30 Greg_J wrote: I hope you enjoy your time here, if you want go watch some pro-league let me know because I'm always up for that. Otherwise enjoy your time and I hope your a lot less lazy with learning Korean than me its terrible how little I've learned. The fact that its your third language probably implies your just one of the good with languages type, so I'm sure that's not a problem. i might come down for oz's swl playoff depending on date and time.
The next playoff is schedule for 4-2
The finals is 4-9-2011
I still can't read Korean yet T_T and I've been here for 1 month...but I can speak a little more. Korean class begins today!
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On March 27 2011 19:34 mizU wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2011 19:27 Kipsate wrote: I have a question, how have you been learning Hangul, did you take a course?Or did you selfstudy or use books/training CDs(whatever the hell that is). I have free time when I am done with my exams and I thought i'd try and atleast learn some hangul before that break is over. Also, isn't it much easier for you to learn Korean since you are japanese? I'm learning with websites. I used this one http://www.learnlangs.com/RWP/Korean/Korean - Lesson 1.htmBut it ends abruptly before you can finish. I think the application part of it does wonders. Make sure you do the writing! Uhm. I can't read hiragana or kanji, but I can speak a little. I actually took French in high school instead of Japanese .(-_________- big mistake, cuz I can't use French anywhere) So no, this is definitely a new experience for me. Good luck, you should be able to learn most if it in a few hours. :D
LOL! I took FRENCH in high school too!
My roommate in Korea is Japanese. There are some French girls in Korea I know too.
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On March 28 2011 03:26 LimitlessSky wrote:Show nested quote +On March 27 2011 19:34 mizU wrote:On March 27 2011 19:27 Kipsate wrote: I have a question, how have you been learning Hangul, did you take a course?Or did you selfstudy or use books/training CDs(whatever the hell that is). I have free time when I am done with my exams and I thought i'd try and atleast learn some hangul before that break is over. Also, isn't it much easier for you to learn Korean since you are japanese? I'm learning with websites. I used this one http://www.learnlangs.com/RWP/Korean/Korean - Lesson 1.htmBut it ends abruptly before you can finish. I think the application part of it does wonders. Make sure you do the writing! Uhm. I can't read hiragana or kanji, but I can speak a little. I actually took French in high school instead of Japanese .(-_________- big mistake, cuz I can't use French anywhere) So no, this is definitely a new experience for me. Good luck, you should be able to learn most if it in a few hours. :D LOL! I took FRENCH in high school too! My roommate in Korea is Japanese. There are some French girls in Korea I know too.
You should check out the website and try learn some hangul.  Are you in Uni, or living on your own?
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I live at Chungnam National University under the GSP program which is really awesome.
I am learning some HANGUL right now in class since my Korean Language class did not start until today.
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On March 28 2011 21:34 LimitlessSky wrote: I live at Chungnam National University under the GSP program which is really awesome.
I am learning some HANGUL right now in class since my Korean Language class did not start until today.
Sounds awesome! How long are you there for?
And hangul is really fun ^^
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On March 24 2011 15:38 mizU wrote: I know this is completely unrelated, but does anyone know if you can play NA account in KR? Even if there's lag?
you can, you just download the NA client. there will be lag.
yoonyoon, i also go (went, graduated in feb 2010) to yonsei - which department are you in?
mizu, yes, "rival," in the sense that KU is inferior in all aspects to yonsei and doesn't deserve to be called that.
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On March 31 2011 23:02 zeehar wrote:Show nested quote +On March 24 2011 15:38 mizU wrote: I know this is completely unrelated, but does anyone know if you can play NA account in KR? Even if there's lag? you can, you just download the NA client. there will be lag. yoonyoon, i also go (went, graduated in feb 2010) to yonsei - which department are you in? mizu, yes, "rival," in the sense that KU is inferior in all aspects to yonsei and doesn't deserve to be called that.  i play from my dorm its fine.
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On April 01 2011 00:52 OopsOopsBaby wrote:Show nested quote +On March 31 2011 23:02 zeehar wrote:On March 24 2011 15:38 mizU wrote: I know this is completely unrelated, but does anyone know if you can play NA account in KR? Even if there's lag? you can, you just download the NA client. there will be lag. yoonyoon, i also go (went, graduated in feb 2010) to yonsei - which department are you in? mizu, yes, "rival," in the sense that KU is inferior in all aspects to yonsei and doesn't deserve to be called that.  i play from my dorm its fine.
Assuming Korean internet is hella fast, I look forward to laddering on both NA and KR. :D
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