안녕하세요 Seoulmates!

Hey Seoulmates~ 

Nothing much to update on these last 2 weeks. My participation form has been submitted and I'm just waiting to leave for Costa Rica (ommmbbbb 8 days!!). I'm assuming travel arrangements and gateway city information will be released while I'm away so I'll have to have someone back in the states communicate for me (roaming calls are a no no..) hopefully by the beginning of next month we'll officially get to know if any waitlisters get on.. I hear it can happen up until mid July...

Ahh mid July... The 8th I'll find out how bad I did on the AP Spanish and World History tests... And sometime in July I'll find my equally awful grades for the SAT 2 versions of them...way to kill my fun in the sun time College Board...

Anyways~ starting in late September NSLI-Y applications are open (if you don't know what they are then google it!!!) I'm really stuck on Korean Summer or Year... South Korea is my favorite country in the world and I'd love the chance to formally learn Korean long term and live there... But then I'd have to give up senior year, ap eng, ap chem, and ap calc (mixed feelings about these three...XD) summer would still be an amazing 8 weeks there so I think that'd be the next best option for me :) I think I'll be spending at least one other summer in Seoul during College and hopefully a few weeks in Sweden with my amazing penpal Alva and a summer in Switzerland , interning for the UN (my #1 career choice ^^) 

Oh~ if I haven't told you guys already ( I have the memory of a goldfish...) I have 2 (technically 3) Korean penpals. My oldest is Eunyoung (this is the technically 3rd one because we don't talk too too much) who is studying for her college entrance exam, my oppa, Byeongho( if you've listen to Gangnam style you should have an idea of what this is, but basically it's a friendly term for an older brother/guy friend/ or boyfriend) , and my same age penpal Eunjin. These guys are All amazing and study really hard!!! I'm happy to help them with their English and they always tell me About their day, share pics, and wish me luck on my finals ( If it wasn't for oppa I would've failed them all XD I had to do well since he encouraged me... It's what dongsaengs (younger siblings/friends) are supposed to do!) ! I'll be getting Korean help from them when I get back from Costa Rica because although I can read Korean, my comprehension and spelling needs some work.. Got to get on that..

안녕~~~ bye bye~~~

박주리 ^^ 

PS~ here is my meme for the post~ Fun Fact: Bromances are common in South Korea. Like I mean it's not unusual for really close friends (boys or girls) to walk down the street hand in hand, sit on each others' laps, play the pocky game (search at your own risk...) and kiss on the cheek. Soooo if you're ever in or were in Seoul now you know :)

CIEE South Korea Scholarship Essay:

Here it is Seoulmates!:

         From this trip I plan to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between North and South Korea, their culture and an affirmation of my desire to live and work in Korea. As a Hispanic-American, learning about other cultures is imperative to understand your own and also to develop a global attitude. To me, the way to peace in this world is understanding and respecting each other's beliefs and values. America is a nation of immigrants, so it is important for people to have some understanding of different cultures to alleviate prejudice which many groups, particularly Koreans do get in America. 

Upon my return, I plan to prepare for an independent study in Korean. This program would be an invaluable opportunity for me to experience the culture and beliefs that can't be read in textbooks, which are difficult to find by themselves. I will be creating blogs/videos highlighting different aspects of Korean culture and language to share with the world. Korea is not defined by "Gangnam Style" and this project would expose Americans to a country with a unique history and culture; one that is often overlooked in history books. I also plan to create a Korean language awareness program because I feel that a majority of Americans do not know much about Korea's language. I've learnt a small amount of it, and it is such a rich language that many would find enjoyable to learn if they knew more about it.

I plan to major in International Relations and Korean. I hope to get assigned to a UN office in Seoul so I can promote friendly relations between Americans and South Koreans and also mediate between North and South Korea. I believe that everyone in the world is interconnected, we are essentially one people, and it is my wish to share Korea's culture with the world and bridge the gap between America and South Korea. Together we can build relationships within our countries if the effort is given.

I'm going to Korea~~~~

EHey Seoulmates! I haven't been updating much because well not much has happened until now.. Standard ap tests, sat 2s, final projects, senior graduation (I'm a sophomore but now I'm technically a Junior :D). Today was the big day of CIEE South Korea notifications and I got in!! My family was totally surprised (why? I don't know o.o) I'll be gone from August 5th to the 18th~ for those of you who don't know I'll be in Flamingo Beach, Costa Rica from June 30th to July 14th~ it's going to be an amazing summer~ my mom said I'll be seeing more in two months than she has seen in her whole life~ I'm really excited to see a lot of things in Korea~ try a lot of food~ the palaces(omggggggggggggg) ~~~ it's going to be a long wait  but I've made it up to this point so these last few months won't kill me~ 

My essay will be following this post~ feel free to email me questions @ jujubeehime@me.com and I'll reply ASAP :) 

Remember~ you'll find your Soul in Seoul ;)

Here are my memes for the day~~ 

Nothing Much Happening this Week~

My life is pretty boring this week. Just tests, quizzes, and essays to write.

Next week the application for CIEE should open up so I can submit it ^__^
Ahhh I really hope I'm going!
I have to wait until the end of May to know.....One more year until NSLI-Y notifications if I become a semifinalist...

Anyways. Nothing much to report on! Check out my other blog for Costa Rica ^__^ I'll post things of my travel updates ^__^


Music I'm listening to:

Infinite: Be Mine
FT Island: I Wish
Boyfriend: Janus
Big Bang: Fantastic Baby

Variety Shows:

Dad Where are you going?
We Got Married

Seoulmates Annyeong<3

My naver line is : parkjoori or you can search by name I believe Juliana Pena

I look forward to having more chingus online. It's pretty boring only having followers.

Applying for the Korea trip this week hopefully...wish me luck!

This image is so true of Kpop...I want to be a pure hearted fan but sometimes it's impossible XD

One the other side here is Jun! My favorite child on "Dad Where are You Going"! He is adorable beyond words and I can't wait to watch more!


Gurreom Annyeong <3

Guess Where I'm Going!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annyeong! I got an email this Monday that said that I was chosen as one of three finalists for the SPI Costa Rica Full Scholarship and that I needed to fill out the official application incase I got chosen, which they said they would choose in 2-3 weeks. Soooo I filled it out, and emailed the admissions officer that I did...and guess what happened 2 hours later!!!!!! I got a phone call from her saying that she decided to give me the scholarship!!!2 weeks in Costa Rica for free!!! Flamingo Beach here I come!! Well I'll be going June 30th-July 14th. I haven't gotten my flight information yet but I've deduced that I'll be on either the 6am or 9am to Houston where we will have our on site orientation. I'll be taking a group flight to the Libera Airport, and from there we are driving to Flamingo beach and having a welcome dinner and meeting our host families! The next morning will be a language placement test, exploring the beach, and then classes, then beach/dinner time! I have a roommate but I won't know who that is until the week before since they accept applications up until 2 weeks before the trip. Anyways it'll be a blast and they have so much planned (which is why it normally costs 3300+ airfare) and lots of activities!

What's up in Juli's life:

Anyways: CIEE South Korea Scholarship opens up in 2-3 weeks ( I have to remind my Vice principal about the letter of recommendation)

-AP Test Payments are coming up soon haha.( I seriously need a job ㅠ.ㅠ)
-Classes, tests, no days off until Patriots Day ㅠ.ㅠ possible snow storm the 19th though ㅋㅋ
-Shopping for my trip will be done in June ^__^ some stuff I'll ask my roommate if she wants to bring ^__^
-AP tests in May... Wahh.. It actually won't be that bad but my Spanish grammar is atrocious.. I need to practice haha. World History essays are pretty fun to do though :-)
-Fundraisers Fundraisers Fundraisers :) <3 Support Oakmont Friends!
-Oakmont Friend's field trip to 5 wits in Foxboro shall be amazing..hopefully it's after May 15th when I'm not stressed with tests..

No Big News~ But Some Updates ;) OHHHHH WAIT I'M A NOONA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Not much to update on since the scholarship winners haven't been announced~ So I'll just update what I'm applying for

SPI Cost Rica Tri- June 30-July 15 ( I'll know April 1st)

Summerfuel Summer School Tufts Uni.- June 30-July 11 ( if I don't get into SPI I'll hopefully be going here. There are other campuses but Tufts is my first choice~I'll know April 15th)

Lead America Med. Conference - Date TBA I'll know by April 1st

CIEE South Korea Scholarship- Aug 5-19 (I'll die if I get in!!! It'll be a tough call~ I'll know by the end of May~)

Hopefully I'll be doing something this summer and hopefully be going abroad.

Anyways School Updates: I realized I haven't shared my classes but anyways I go to Oakmont Regional H.S and we have a block schedule (I'm a sophomore too) so I have 4 classes a semester that switch out. I'll go in the order I had them~
1st semester: Geometry H, Chemistry H, Spanish 4 H, World Religions H
2nd semester: Algebra 2, AP Spanish, English 10 H, AP World History

I'm not as busy as I thought I'd be.. I don't have a lot of math or English homework so I can focus on my AP classes..tests are in May and we've had so many snow days~ I need to practice writing my essays~

KPOP News:

SHINee: Dream Girl is awesome!! Love it!! Google Hangout yesterday was awesome~
FT Island: I Wish makes me fangirl scream ;) Love you Hongki oppa!
Super Junior: discovered my love for A-CHA... It's pretty good~ I miss Leeteuk :/
Big Bang: love their appearance in running man~ I'm going to watch it today again! Fantastic baby is well fantastic..ㅋㅋㅋ

KDRAMA & variety shows:

What I'm watching/finished this month:
100 Year's Inheritance (mother in law scares me 0.0)
King 2 Hearts
Flower Boy Next Door
Rude Miss Young Ae Season 11
Running Man
We Got Married (all seasons)
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I'M A NOONA (I'm happy and sad at the same time...)

Zelo of B.A.P is my dongsaeng now...he is a month younger than me... Wahhhh it feels weird being older than a kpop star...now I'm going to have Noona syndrome but at least it's Zelo