Nikita Irene

Nikita Irene

Prime Minister’s Scholarship for Asia, Korean Language Study Abroad

Introduction

Hello everyone, my name is Nikita Irene, I was born in Indonesia but moved to New Zealand when I was about 6 years old and have lived there since. I am currently 19 years old and am a stage 1 student majoring in Korean and Education in the University of Auckland.

Since I am majoring in Korean and I love the language a lot, when my lecturer Mi Yung showed us this amazing programme I knew I had to apply for it and I was lucky enough to get one of the spots! Since there are both individual and group programmes, I decided to apply for the group one since I feel much more comfortable in a group setting.

I am most looking forward to meeting new people and making new friends along with improving my skills in the Korean language. I say this because in the future I would love to be a kindergarten teacher in Korea and teach them English.

  • Korea in My Eyes!

    Hello, and welcome to my first blog post!!! Going to Korea has always been my dream, and now that I’m here, it still doesn’t feel real! When I got the email telling me I got in, I was shocked and immediately told all my friends and family about the good news. I have been here…Continue…