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Conundrum

Some of you know, last September I went to a Korean university - partly to experience a different culture, partly to study something relevant to computer science in a more developed country than Uzbekistan.

Although I loved the culture, country, and people, I wasn't so positive about the university. With its unchallenging environment, subpar education, non-diverse student body, hilly campus, and a lack of Korean training classes for AI majors, it seemed incongruent with the stunning coastal metropolitan cityscape of Busan.

Reflecting on my first semester there, I am now considering to switch my university to some place decent. However, while in previous years I was single-minded about my preference to go to an American college, now, after seeing what Asia has to offer, I am more or else convinced that Korea is even better.

With its beautiful nature, incredibly nice people, peaceful environment, and well-developed, continuously growing tech industry, Korea feels second to none when it comes to choosing a country to make your career or maybe even live in.

There are a number of great institutions in Seoul alone that I am considering to apply to as soon as their application opens: Korea University, Yonsei, SKKU, SNU, and Hanyang. Besides, there are a couple of unis I applied via Common App as a safety that I am pretty sure are going to be greedy with financial aid.

To wrap up, I still believe that college is more about fun and networking than building skills and learning - you can do the latter without going to college. But for now, I will be honing my writing, reading more, learning more, coding more, and (hopefully) posting more.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

It was lovely! @karimsblog was absolutely demolished.

@pfr_sam thanks! 900+ hrs in CSGO is pretty astonishing I have to say.

Hey, folks!

Anyone has CS2 prime account? Need it urgently for about 1 hour.

I love Uzbekistan. 🇺🇿❤️

Happy to be home again, folks!

#yeah

Had a good night's sleep.

Feeling imperturbable once again. 🚶‍♂️

One thing I always wanted to have is a domain name with my surname.

And here it is yulbarsov.uz

Was supposed to have it running 2 days ago but was unaware that the local domain moderators don't work on weekends.

Don't judge the website too harshly, as the content on the pages isn't fully ready. Just thought I had to launch asap.

respected for life! congrats, my brother 🫂🥂

This guy's crazy😮‍💨

Have we forgotten to be grateful?

There are so many blessings that God bestowed upon us, yet we feel perpetually drawn to things higher up, farther down the road, longing for ever more earthly possessions and status. Have we forgotten that the future isn't in our control; that it's only for God to know what awaits us next? It's only the present that we can mold with actions, and the past we can always be thankful for.

I think it's time to take a breather and reflect upon how far you've come - understand that a place you could only dream of some years earlier is now your reality. Regardless of where you are, your financial status, academic progress, personal life, you have come this far. Know that you could choose to cease the pain of life at any point, but you chose to bear. The fact that you kept yourself upright and animate is a big act of courage in itself.

And lastly, Так держать, комрад!