We first started a day traveling back to POSTECH, where we had a campus tour. A POSTECH student was in charge of the tour, where they led us to the library, student union, gymnasium, and many outdoor places. The campus is so beautiful, massive, and engineered so perfectly. The gutter and waterways, for when it…

After the temple stay and a few extra stops, we arrived at our new hotel in Pohang. I moved in, and my room was bigger, and I was still living by myself with no roommate. I soon left with some friends to get some Korean fried chicken because I was starved for meat after the…

Staring out the day I checked out of my hotel made my way with my group to Soul station, where we would be taking a bullet train down south. The train was comfy and was going fast, around 180 mph. After a few stops, we got out and then took another bus to a Buddhist…

To start off the day, our group got into a charter bus, and our first stop was the Korean Demilitarized Zone, or DMZ. The DMZ is the zone or line separating North and South Korea. When first entering the DMZ, a Korean military soldier had to come on our bus and check if our ID…

To start off the day, our group left at 9:00 AM and traveled by charter bus to our first stop, a fortress used in the past. At this fortress, we first had archery practice led by some local Koreans. After we walked around the fortress and took some pictures. After the fortress, we got back…

To start off the day, I woke up again around 6:00 in the morning, and after breakfast, left with my group for a tour of the new City Hall of Seoul. When arriving in front of the Hall, we still had a good amount of time before our tour; we had some free time to…

Still not used to the time difference, I woke up at 2:00 AM Korea time or 1:00 Pittsburgh, and all my lights were on, the blinds were not closed, and the TV was on. That’s when I realised that I passed out soon after I got back to my hotel room. Even though I was…

Yesterday, I finally made it to Seoul, Korea, but first, I want to talk about my 15+ hour plane trip and start before my first exciting day of the trip. To start, to be honest, the flight to Korea wasn’t that bad; it was nice that it started at midnight so most of the plane…

Before my trip to the Pittsburgh airport, I still had to pack up all my belongings and move out of my dorm. I was a little stressful but I got everyone out and everything packed for my trip to Korea. Getting on the bus to the airport, security, and the first plane ride went surprisingly…

Hello, my name is Nickolas Veleke, and I am a part of the South Korea Plus 3 Program. I am a freshman engineer in the Swanson School of Engineering. I have declared my major as electrical engineering and am very interested in learning about smart systems in Korea. At Pitt, I am a part of…