Our first stop of the day was at the US Consulate in Busan. This was a bit different than the other visits we had, since it was not a business. However, I did learn a lot about US-Korea relations as well as Korea-Japan relations. We had a chance to talk with the US diplomat at the consulate, and we were given a nice tour of the office (after going through a heavy security checkpoint). The office was very small, and according to the what the diplomat told us, it is actually the smallest US consulate in the world.

After visiting the consulate, we had lunch, and then we headed to Pusan National University. It began with an introduction to the University, where we learned it is one of the top schools in the country. After that, we were given an informative presentation on North Korea. I thought that I knew a bit about the country before the presentation, but now I know way more. We learned about the government there, its goals and strategies, and about society there. It was a nice change from the many business visits we had before. Next, we were given a tour of the campus by some of the students at the university. We had a chance to enter the Mechanical Engineering building at the university, which had a ton of rooms for students to create things with 3D printers, metal cutting equipment, wood, and computers among other things. It was much nicer than I was expecting, because I was expecting something similar to Pitt, but this building had a lot more space than buildings at Pitt.

Later that day I got to go out and explore Busan, and I mainly focused on checking out the giant brand new mall that opened near our hotel. It had lots of high end shopping, along with cheaper options, so it was a good mix that appealed to everyone.