Gifts · Sets
What you need, month by month
A year as a student in Korea, and what to buy at each point. Most of it is at Daiso, Olive Young or the convenience store next to campus.
- Late Feb · Late AugYou landSemesters start in early March and early September. Buy bedding and a SIM in your first days.First week starter set
- Mar to MaySpring termCold at first, then warm. Some days are hazy with fine dust. Midterms come in April.Spring dust kitExam week kit
- Jun to AugFinals, rain, heatFinals in June, then the rainy season from late June to late July. August is the hottest month.Exam week kitRainy season and summer kitGoing home set
- Sep to OctAutumn termStarts hot and turns cool and clear. Chuseok falls in September or early October. Midterms in October.First week starter setExam week kit
- NovemberPepero Day and first snowPepero Day is 11 November. It turns cold fast, and the first snow usually falls around 20 November.Pepero DayWinter starter set
- DecemberFinals and flying homeFinals, farewell dinners and gifts for home. Most exchange students fly out in the second half of the month.Going home setFor mom and dadFor the whole classFor a tea loverExam week kit
- Jan to FebWinter breakThe coldest weeks of the year. Seollal, the Lunar New Year, falls on 7 February in 2027.Winter starter set
All sets
Winter starter setMid-November to February8 thingsGoing home setYour last two weeks, in December or June7 thingsFor mom and dadAny time you fly home3 thingsFor the whole classAny time you fly home3 thingsFor a tea loverAny time you fly home2 thingsPepero Day11 November3 thingsFirst week starter setThe week you land, late February or late August8 thingsSpring dust kitMarch to May4 thingsRainy season and summer kitLate June to August6 thingsExam week kitMidterms in April and October, finals in June and December5 things
About the prices
Prices for everyday things are rough ranges, since every shop sets its own. Gifts from small makers show the price on the maker's store with the date we checked. A-CHA doesn't sell any of this yet. Weather numbers come from the living guide.








