Seoul, I will miss you!
Today is officially the last day of the Plus3 program, and I am full of
mixed emotions. For the past 14 days I have become very accustomed to the Korean
lifestyle, culture and even the people on this trip. From the little things
like eating most of my meals with chopsticks, to visiting a new touristic
attraction everyday, I have grown very fond of the life a plus 3 scholar. But
as we all know, all good things come to an end.
Our last activity for the Plus 3 program was a cruise over the Han river.
Unlike most of the days during this week, we took the subway to the area of the
cruise, where we were served lunch packs of Korean snacks. The cruise lasted
approximately 45 mins where we could see most of the buildings downtown Seoul
and we also got to feed seagulls with anchovies. The overall cruise was very fun
because we got to bask in the sun, and observe the city from a different view
than usual (mostly from the top of building or a mountain), I would say it was
the perfect activity to conclude the trip.
After the cruise, my team members and I went over our final presentation
which was mainly focused on the beauty industry of the Korean society Our business plan was based
on the idea that several beauty product users are often overwhelmed by the
different cosmetic and skincare products they have to use based on their skin
types, so our plan is to create an app that scans your face, detects your skin
type, and prescribes products that would be used for healing the skin blemishes
and conceal these blemishes, without any of these inhibiting the other. After our presentation we showed our group
video, which was essentially a quick recap of our stay in Korea and over various experiences.
After our various presentations, we proceeded to have ONE LAST plus 3 meal all
together, in the company of our lovely tour guide Kay (who would be greatly missed).As
we enjoyed our meal, we recounted several experiences during the trip, what our
other plans for the summer are, and finally what Korea has taught us.
Overall, I would say my trip to Korea was life-changing. I learnt a
completely new culture, I ate amazing dishes, and most importantly I learnt new
life values; respect is very important, hard work is the key to success and
finally to always continue striving despite how hard the task might be. The
Korean people are very resilient and has motivated me to work hard and aim
high, no matter how difficult the task might be. So I’ll like to say a special
thank you to Professor Yun, to Chris, to Kay and most importantly The Swanson
school of engineering, for this amazing opportunity.
