I am realizing that there is a lot of stuff that I have in America that I take for granted particularly when it comes to entertainment and the internet. In coming to Korea, I had assumed that I would be able to use all of the same entertainment services that I used at home like online television, Pandora music streaming, and my family's digital collection of movies that are online. Come to find out, I can't access really any of that here. It was interesting. Some of my apps on my devices wouldn't open because they weren't supported. It was kind of a frustrating adventure to figure out what I could use and what I couldn't. I could still use Netflix and YouTube but the content was slightly different. I don't mind too much because particularly with Netflix, there are things that Korean Netflix has that American Netflix doesn't like all three Lord of the Rings movies in their extended forms and Ru Paul's Drag Race so, I'm not complaining there but I don't have my favorite TV show Parks and Recreation which makes me just a touch sad. Leslie Knope can no longer brighten my day through Netflix but that's okay!
I also discovered that if you use a free Spotify account, you are only allowed to use it abroad for 14 days before they shut you out of the account. After that, you have to pay to use Spotify. I was slightly dismayed by this but due to the short length of my stay and the student discount I could get, I decided that paying for it was worth it. Particularly since I can't get Pandora here. Overall, it's been a bit of an experience in figuring out what I can and cannot use but it's been pretty nice to not feel like I have to watch a certain show to clear out a DVR or to keep up with the constant new episodes of so many shows. I wonder if this lack of engaging in so many shows will affect me when I come back home? It'll be interesting to find out!
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