Not What I Expected... | Quarantined in South Korea | My 14 day quarantine experience
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- Опубліковано 21 тра 2021
- For 14 days I was in government quarantine facility right outside of Seoul, South Korea. I decided to pick the vegetarian meals options. This whole experience is NOT what I was expecting at all...
Here's PART 1 of my South Korea quarantine experience!
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✈️Traveling to South Korea?
Part 1 - Transportation Tips~: • You need a TMONEY Card...
VERY important quarantine advice: • 10 tips for OVERSEAS Q...
Don't mess up your PCR Test!!!: • Getting a PCR TEST FOR...
Customs in South Korea: • CUSTOMS/IMMIGRATION in...
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How much cost for14 days hotel?
You are so cute when you said "감사합니다" after covid test. Real excitement!
such a nice and helpful vlog! ,, i'll be going next month and cant wait for more tips on your future videos😃
Have u done the pcr test?
Oh my goodness I just bought that pot to take with me next week haha! Such a helpful video, thank you dear
I’m so glad I could help 🥰 Safe travels!!
6:46 You are eating the food is acorn steam jelly that chipmunks love~, and another white jelly is similar foods. All that need soy sauce. : )
Ohhhhh ok ok…. Yes, maybe soy sauce would help hehe 🤪
I like your videos! well edited and you're funny! And yes, I agree with you, learning the language is important- it makes life much easier in Korea.
Hahaha thanks for the love! Also, so glad you agree - too many people don’t see the importance and respect that comes with learning the native language of the country you are in 😣
@@MeganOsten Exactly! which other app are you using to learn Korean? Except UA-cam of course. I am using Ling. I will be coming to Korea from South Africa in September or October.
100% love Teuida! It’s newer but I love the pronunciation practice/real-life conversations.
Safe travels!!
@@MeganOsten Thank you. 🙂
Thank you for the videos about the quarantine. Now I know what I can expect when arriving in Korea in October. I feel less scared now even though the PCR tests creep me out. Love your videos btw.... you have a new subscriber. ❤️😚
So happy to help in anyway that I can! PCR tests aren’t my favorite but they could be much worse. You got this!!! Much love~
P.S. I’m going to be quarantining in South Korea AGAIN come the end of September. So be on the lookout for those videos too! Haha❤️
@@MeganOsten then we get out of quarantine at like almost the same time? ㅋㅋㅋ Can’t wait for more of your videos and I will definitely share my experiences here on UA-cam as well. But seriously, I am so glad I found your channel. Thank you, Megan ❤️
You have such a beautiful soul! And cool personality!
Thank you so much 🥺❤️
My room was also really clean and I was given so many things so it was better than I expected
you are so funny! :)
wow...tough....good job on surviving the quarantine! :)
Hahaha I tried my best 🤣👏🏼
I watched all 54 videos you made. You are like a great creator. I hope you can find broadcasting-related work in Korea with your skills. There is an app to find a job in Korea, so please find it. I wish you happiness.
Loved this vlog Megan, I can't believe the hotel you were staying at didn't have cleaning workers to clean and sanitize the rooms which is what they are supposed to have and do. Also the food looks ok plus I thought the foods you bought from America like Cheetos were already provided by the hotel staff.
By the way I like the dress you were wearing, it looks great and lovely on you and same with the top. 🙂👍
They probably do have workers! They’re just not trained like hotel staff (they’re trained to brings meals, take temperatures, and covid related things). But it’s okay! I cleaned myself hahaha
Yes! The food 🤤
Thank you friend ☺️
@@MeganOsten yeah I guess you're right.
You're welcome 😊
Your videos are super helpful! I’ll be going to Korea in two weeks
I’m so glad I could help! I’m just answering the questions I wish I knew before coming here 😊
Hope you have good time in korea^^
Thank you! I have really enjoyed my time so far ☺️
I just got here last night. I did not get a meal option. But you can say what you are allergic to or don't like. Which makes sense as all the places are different. Also the airport got a bit confusing as I was all alone in a huge place and no idea where to go lol
You can always call and tell them your meal preference (you can ask for vegetarian, western, korean, or halal I believe)! 😊
Thank you for this! You’re giving me ideas of snacks to pack before I leave in 15 days! How did you avoid your milk from going bad throughout the flight???
It’s shelf-stable almond milk, so it doesn’t go bad until you open it! Then you have to keep it refrigerated and use it within 7-10 days 😊
@@MeganOsten Brilliant! I’ll have to take some now! Haha.
Megan, You are the most beautiful and my favourite UA-camr! (sorry You had to go through this trouble)
It's okay! It's worth it to live in this beautiful country~
But thank you for your sweet support! ❤️❤️
This video is definitely giving me hope that I will eat well when I quarantine, I'm vegan : )
I really hope whichever hotel you get has good food as well! Every hotel is a different experience but I don’t think any of them have bad food
I had to do a mandatory test in March and I was soooooo nervous but mine wasn't too bad? She counted down for the throat swab but didn't for the nose so I jerked my head backwards which made it take longer.
Oh no! It had to take even longer!? Haha I’m glad everything worked out just fine ☺️
Very Nice informative video and you r so beautiful girl take care baby❤️
With the 2nd pcr test, did they give you the pcr result by the paperwork or the phone message when you check out?
They never give you the results in a physical copy, they just don’t tell you anything if you’re negative hahaha
When you recommend bringing cleaning supplies, how is the liquid allowed on a plane?
Liquids are allowed in your *checked* bag, just be careful to wrap them well in plastic bags and tape the caps of the lids for extra protection. I would recommend bringing cleansing wipes over liquid though (easier to pack and less leaking)
Hi i leave in a week for korea, i have a question. What are the plugs in korea? should i buy an adapter?and how does one wash their clothes in quarantine? Thank you!
If you check the link in my description, I recommend a CONVERTER for you to buy. Adapters are good, but converters are even more safe (it’s complicated but every country has a different amount of electricity coming from the plug. Especially if you have large electronic devices, a converter converters the energy coming from the plug to match what the device is programmed to work with). So you HAVE to have a converter or adapter to charge your devices here. (Here is a link to the adapters I bought and use: amzn.to/3gdXa7N but…. If you’re only going to buy one or the other, buy the converter.)
The next video I’m posting will be the next part of this quarantine series and I should be talking about doing laundry in quarantine. BUT! Watch this video for more quarantine tips (like laundry): ua-cam.com/video/6EoSh1_oyAo/v-deo.html
Lookout for my next video! Hope this helps :)
Thanks for putting your videos together, it's definitely helping me feel more prepped to go through quarantine. Question about your pot -- it's only rated for 110V and it doesn't look like you have a power converter...is that true? I'm having trouble finding any electric hot pots rated for 220V that are available in the US, but don't want to buy that and then have it break right away. Any insights are appreciated!
I’m currently in quarantine again and I bought a converter (I forgot mine last time). I would definitely recommend using one!! I linked the one I am using in the description box of this video.
UPDATE! After using the converter with the pot a few times, I would not recommend it. The converter isn’t strong enough and has always worked well for me with my electronics, but the pot doesn’t seem to be a good match. It always shows the “overheated” symbol and I have to turn it off. I would recommend using a converter, but maybe one that is stronger. I still use this converter everyday with my electronics - I just don’t think it’s a good match for the pot.
Thanks, I think I'm going to try a different pot that supports the dual voltage... I don't want to mess around with fried electronics while in quarantine 😬
Totally understand! I still use the pot, I just turn it on low for 20 ish seconds and turn it back off. But duel would definitely be better!
@@MeganOsten Buy it locally, everything is available in S. Korea either physically or online. The convertor might cost more than the water cooker!
This is so helpful! I'm going soon and I was wondering if you had to quarantine for 14 whole days? I heard someone say that if you check in to the quarantine facility on a Monday (regardless of time) you get to leave 2 Mondays from then in the morning (like 7am) but I've also heard otherwise. If I check into the quarantine facility on 7/9 at like 9pm Korea time, do I get to leave the morning of 7/23 or 7/24? TYSM!
When will your flight land?? It took 6 hours for me to get off the plane into quarantine. But I arrived the 14th and left the 28th.
@@MeganOsten I think Saturday (7/10) at 3pm korea time? Did you leave the 28th in the morning?
I did leave the morning of the 28th ☺️
Megan’s a fellow 톡톡! 😊
I'm never bothered by hair either I Always assume its mine. My family hate me for this lol
Hahaha YES! I’m not alone!! 🙌🏼🤣
Is you pot 220v? Or did you use a converter?
Use a converter!! Or keep the pot on low for 30 seconds at a time (just to be extra, extra safe)
The food looks good! And the cooking pot looks very helpful. Thanks for the Amazon link
Happy to help! And yes! Buying the pot is a wonderful idea ☺️
The jello type things is acorn, it pretty bland on it’s own. You need a soy sauce
Yes! That’s it! But sadly... they never give you sauce in quarantine🙈 It’s okay! The food is mostly delicious!
@@MeganOsten that why you pack a bottle of soy sauce, hot sauce and sarachia
How was the WIFI in the hotel? You said that one day it was out the entire day?
I would say the wifi is just okay. I think there are just too many people using it at the same time. Often had a difficult time making video phone calls.
The 2 weeks counts towards the 90 days for visa?
Sadly yes 😭
If I may ask, what type of visa did you enter with?
Tourist visa!
6:46 acorn jelly
Ahh I have the same Bible! 13:06
🥰😁🙌🏼
wish you got a better view! but thanks for the tips
Me. Too. 🤣 But I … technically survived 😅
My friend had to get 3 covid tests. All for procedures 2 of them she was fine the third one had problems. My other friend gets them weekly cause she works in a nursing home and told her son who needed one she was so used to it that it's normal
I think the last one they really, really try to make sure you don’t have COVID hahaha
All space is occupied with beds. Must have been so hard to be confined there...
If you watch the final part of this series... you’ll see how difficult it did become. But I am still thankful I had to opportunity to enter the country safely. 💕
ua-cam.com/video/Kqu2fllWFj8/v-deo.html
You doing impressions at the beginning sounds a tad racist so please be careful
Those hotel blankets are duvets LOL!
How did you bring all that food etc and that huge pot within the weight and luggage size rescrictions?
I always, always do random accents as I have a degree in theatre and studied accents in school! I would hope people can see I would never do something like that to be racist…
There’s a tool I listed in the description box that I use to weight my suitcase in advance~
Where did you get the knife?
Is it allowed?
I packed it in my checked bag and it was small with a protective cover!
@@MeganOsten oh okay!
Thanks for replying..🌷
Your video is really helpful. 👍🏼
in Korea say vegan meal looks include meat that is made bean that happen you can eat here love to include bean
How much was the room rate? Anything above USD 100,- I expect full room service!Didn't know S. Koreans were so unorganised and lazy! Avoid travelling until Quarantine in Hotels is over and out in countries like South Korea. No need of this measures if someone is fully vaccinated. It's just a harresment to tourist and a way to rip them off. Megan You are the most beautiful and my favourite UA-camr! (sorry You had to go through this trouble)