Some time has passed since I came back to the states after my unforgettable time in South Korea and I have had the opportunity to reflect on everything we have done and how these experiences will shape the rest of my life. I didn’t think I would say so this fast, but I already wish…

Today was so packed that it is hard to believe we did everything in under 24 hours, especially considering how distinct each event was. First things first, I got the chance to see the beautiful vertical gardens in Seoul City Hall again because we were visiting TOPIS this time! As opposed to being led on…

This day was less packed than normal considering how much travel we needed to do to move back into our hotel in Seoul, but our visit to the Hyundai plant was interesting enough to make up for the time consumed by travel. Before we went on the tour of the assembly line of their Ulsan…

We spent less time at postech today, unfortunately not visiting PAL a second time. This was okay though, because we split off into groups and received a tour of postech campus by a student guide and got to see the interior of most of the buildings. They were all impressively modern with beautiful decorations and…

Travel to Postech early in the morning by bus and see presentations about the school from a professor and the computer science dept. in the general presentation we learned about the school and why we are joining, and they were very kind. In the comp sci/engr dept we learned about their research and a newer…

This morning was an interesting one because the first thing I hear when I wake up is that activities for the day started 2 hours ago. I get up and cross the room to check the time and sure enough, it’s 7:00 am and we were supposed to be up and with the group for…

First thing in the morning today, we all needed to grab our bags and head down to a coach bus, belongings in hand, because this was the last we’d be seeing of the hotel for most of our time in Korea. Today was the day of the temple visit! I needed to stay up late…

Today was the shortest one yet, but certainly not the least interesting. We started the day with what I had been the most excited for by far, and that was the archery experience at Suwon fortress. For some background, I do archery recreationally and it is one of my favorite things to do when I…

We started the day with a tour through Seoul City Hall, and as impressive as the building’s appearance is, the interior was far more stunning. Massive vertical gardens spanned several floors highlighting a lush lobby that I would love to see incorporated more in American architecture. The amount of nature woven into the architecture we…

We started the day wondering when Dr Yun would show up to meet with everyone in the lobby of the hotel, but then we get a message that he was somewhere in Seoul and we would need to find him scavenger hunt style. He left us a picture of his surroundings every few minutes until…

Hello again readers! It has been a very long and eventful day, so boy is there a lot to share. Starting where we left off, the final flight to Korea was not nearly as bad as everyone expected it to be. There were the standard occurrences like a crying baby (with impressive stamina: I don’t…

It is finally time to pack our bags and depart for Korea! The air has been heavy with excitement and nerves for the past few days as the countdown to takeoff ticked down. We recently had our final pre-departure dinner with the rest of the Plus3 travel group and the energy was great! Everyone I…