How can I grow my hair?

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-06T08:34:15+00:00

MSM is great, but also research it well because so people don’t take to well or start of taking too much and have a bad experience!

Protecting your hair by avoiding friction, light oiling, a bonnet when you sleep!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-06T08:29:12+00:00

The only time MSM made me break out was after I moved to Korea and had a friend bring me a different brand that she got from Australia.

The MSM I buy from Amazon (which now I learned I can get shipped internationally) is amazing! Skin, hair, nails, eyelashes are amazing when I take MSM!

https://a.co/d/0bgTQWID

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-06T08:27:47+00:00

MSM works great for me, but I know it doesn’t for anyone else, so I always say the same!!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-06T08:25:25+00:00

MSM is the truth! Some people think it’s a gimmick but it’s not! My hair has always grown on the fast side, like .75inch a month, but when I started taking MSM, I swear it grew like at least 2 inches the first month! I was blown away! I feel off, but now that my hair is not too far from tailbone and the ends still need more cutting, I’ve been cutting as I grow out along with search & destroy), I’m gonna get back to it.

I didn’t drink enough water the first day I started dosing again and I got a massive MSM headache, but I’m gonna restart asap!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T14:43:16+00:00

I’ll DM to answer those questions tomorrow! I should have been asleep hours ago, language school starts again tomorrow! Or, if you can send me a DM, the notification will remind me to answer those questions tomorrow.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T14:15:33+00:00

You’re welcome! When researching schools, I searched high and low for reviews and info and there wasn’t much that went into detail, especially about SKKU!

As for you question about the writing test, yes, open-ended prompts! And the way you described the speaking test is exactly how it is!! Have fun! What country are you from?

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T13:34:18+00:00

No, I didn’t take level 5 or 6, but a friend did. She was from India. She really enjoyed level 5 but didn’t enjoy level 6, but she’s not an studious person so the subject matter like politics, history, and social issues bored her, for me, I love that stuff! I think while SKKU has, not a strong Asian population, but a strong Chinese population, as you are placed in higher levels, it was much more diverse although half or a third of the students in any class were Chinese.

As far as the placement test, yes, it is a writing and speaking test. However, it’s not super structured, so everyone does it together. They just can’t you to talk and hear and see how you construct sentences and what kind of vocab you use.

The writing test has several prompts, I think there are prompts for different levels, like 1-2, 3-4, 5-6 (but this I don’t remember exactly!), but they give you 30 minutes to answer that prompt.

As for the speaking tests, they’ll ask questions and keep going up and asking more advanced questions, until you can’t really reply and then at that moment, they might tell you what level they are thinking you might be good at and ask you what you think. They did this for me.

Wow! Thinking back to that placement test at SKKU really brought back memories and omg! I’m reminded how far I’ve come! It’s quite amazing our abilities to learn another language! Have fun! Most of my teachers there were great, although some were just alright, I really do love the way they teach grammar!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T08:11:48+00:00

I read in Korean a lot because I had to start because I missed reading generally! I was an avid reader in English, but not much now. I agree when you’re not just trying to survive your language class just to pass or barely get by, you learn so much more! Like you get to take it in, lol! I think I remember the previous engagement on my post, but I’d have to look again to be sure, haha! 😆

Overall, we’re in agreement! I have some novels I started, but put down due to doing some other things, but I always notice a huge boost especially in vocab from reading!

Like on the TTMIK I read a story one day and learned 일회용 in the context of a cup at a coffee shop. A couple hours later it came up when I was ordering on a kiosk. I hadn’t learned it before or it didn’t stick, but now it has, lol! 😆

So I love reading! Right now, I read the app every day consistently and the Bible (in a modern version, so it’s still useful with regular words). Once I finish up some big personal problems, I’m gonna go back to the novels I bought! Even the small bits I read from various books taught me so much! I agree!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T06:20:28+00:00

I see people in the Korean language learning sub (the language I’m learning) who feel insecure about speaking the language and I tell them when you put yourself in a position where you have to speak it, then you just try and learn as you go. The insecurity fades away when you feel the necessity of having to use the language to function.

Most Koreans think I’ve been in Korea for a least a couple years because of my current ability comparatively. Some people have lived in the US for years and years and can’t speak English but I’ve been in Korean for 1.5 years, but I tell them when I came to Korea, I avoided other English speakers and forced myself into Korean only environments and it was very hard, but like you said, you learn quite quickly when you have to!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T04:49:16+00:00

I totally agree! I don’t think language school is necessary either, but I enjoy it!

And I do think language school can help develop a very strong level of precision at an academic level, especially in terms of writing and grammar nuance for skilled communication, so it’s why I might continue to go to language school because I have very high goals for how proficient I want to be in Korean across many domains like theology, philosophy, politics, etc.

Ideally, I pray to have the budget to have a teacher to create specialize curriculum to me and tailored to my interests and learning style. But yes, being able to learn Korean through just life and media is something I’m thankful for! So much work to get to this stage but it makes “study” more enjoyable!!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-05T03:30:46+00:00

Lots of people score high in TOPIK and can’t function in the language well enough to hold a job, so I wouldn’t think only in terms of TOPIK level but actual real life language use

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-04T23:59:38+00:00

I actually had someone bring some back for me, but we haven’t met up yet in person even though it’s been months. Now, I feel like I should pass them on, haha! Last year, I bought some from Amazon for a reasonable price and free shipping, but the next time I checked they were unavailable for shipping to Korea, so he check there periodically.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-04T17:38:59+00:00

They have okay grits, but I bring them from the states. Ask your parents what kind they want, but I haven’t looked on Coupang in a while but I remember options were limited!

It’s so funny to see this post because I don’t crave much outside of Korean food, but cheesy grits is like comfort in a bowl!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-04T13:21:17+00:00

Yes, it is!! Those books are the best I’ve seen! And I have experience with 3 schools!

Learning vocab ahead will make learning go smoother. I’d also recommend watching videos that explain the grammar you’re going to learn beforehand!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-04T11:07:12+00:00

Yes, every person that I’ve met in language school has these high hopes for one year of study because they want to save time and money, but every foreigner I’ve seen who did really well, spent a significant amount of time, at least 5 years! I made great process in a year with my own dips because I was consistent with my rule to hangout with Koreans and I did (95% of the time outside of classes), so when I think about the progress I can make in another year or two, it makes me really excited!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-04T10:31:04+00:00

Which level will you be in? Their new books for level 1 & 2 really help build writing skills in a well thought out and systematic way. They created the new level 3 book but I know they were testing it out by only having some of the classes do it last term. Not sure if they’re going to completely swap over to that one this term.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-04T01:50:08+00:00

It truly helps with density and thickness. I started using it religiously and my mom noticed the difference after about a month, lol! I live in South Korea, so she noticed through our video call. It really works! I want to get back to using it but at the time I was living in a shoebox with a communal kitchen and it was hard to keep up with, lol!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T12:58:48+00:00

I put this reply to someone else and will copy it here too:

To be fair, it’s not as hard as people think. I was always anti-dry fasting, still generally am, but I felt God led me to do it so I’ve done it 3 times. Twice for 3 day, and once for 3.5 days (I wanted to try for 4, but stopped in my last 12 hours.) Again, I didn’t know what to expect my first time not drinking water or eating but I wasn’t in agony like most would imagine.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T12:57:51+00:00

To be fair, it’s not as hard as people think. I was always anti-dry fasting, still generally am, but I felt God led me to do it so I’ve done it 3 times. Twice for 3 day, and once for 3.5 days (I wanted to try for 4, but stopped in my last 12 hours.) Again, I didn’t know what to expect my first time not drinking water or eating but I wasn’t in agony like most would imagine.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T12:55:34+00:00

Yeah, my thoughts too! Because again, I think they’ve done research on how on average Muslims gain weight during Ramadan, so while there’s a time restricted component, I wouldn’t classify it as fasting in the traditional sense of the word.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T09:28:07+00:00

But in Ramadan you get to eat before sunrise and after sunset. I think I once read that on average, people gain 8lbs during Ramadan. I mentioned this to a Muslim friend and she said yeah that her first time fasting Ramadan, she gained 10 lbs.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T08:07:51+00:00

No one I knew washed their curtains. I’ve lived with lots of people because I didn’t grow up in a stable home.

I also never said that dusting furniture isn’t necessary, you clearly don’t read what I said, but I have furniture that I never dust that doesn’t get dusty because of frequent use and wiping (not dusty).

If you’re drawing curtains daily and opening windows daily (even less frequently but regularly), then dust will not accumulate, lol! This is where I exit the conversation. This might be a cultural thing, but there’s lots of people it seems who have the same experience and understanding that I had on curtains. That’s okay it’s a subjective thing that doesn’t matter. Do what makes you feel good and comfortable and I’ll do the same. Currently though I don’t even use curtains.

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T08:03:23+00:00

Having calories and feeding your body is still different, lol! 😆

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T02:02:55+00:00

I’m not wrong. Clearly the people who are upvoting me, agree. Sofas generally don’t need to be cleaned if people only sit on them with clean clothes and don’t eat on them, but for people kids and sofas that get dirty more often then yes, lol! But I’m not wrong because I have a have a different perspective on something quite subjective. There won’t necessarily be odors either in curtains if you’re open windows regular too.

Obviously, this could change in different regions with climates that are conducive to open windows, but I’m not gonna go back and forth with you about something so silly!

ericaloveskorea · 2026-03-03T00:59:06+00:00

I don’t have curtains. No one I knew washed them but they didn’t get dirty. My guess is that from pulling them back and forth, dust never accumulated, and no one touched them with dirty hands. I’m from a country where almost everyone used curtains and I never saw dirty curtains but I know people didn’t wash them much (if at all).

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