Today started off with some nice espresso and toast as I knew that it was about the be a thirty-six-hour day due to traveling. After breakfast, we were off to visit Yu Garden, a garden and housing area built for an emperor’s grandparents during the Qing dynasty since elders are revered as extremely important in Chinese…
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Day 12: That’s a lot of boxes!
Today, as all days, began with a great breakfast of toast and chocolate pastries. Today was very bittersweet since It was the last company visit of the trip and although I miss the states it is definitely sad to be almost done in china. Today’s visit was Yang Shan port, a shipping company which handles a…
Concluding my Korean Adventure
The past two weeks in South Korea have been an eye-opening experience that I am certain I will never forget. The Plus3 program enabled me to act beyond my comfort zone and fully immerse myself in a culture that is not my own. The range of activities we participated on the trip assisted me in…
My Fantastic Time in Germany
It’s hard to even begin to describe how much of an amazing experience this trip was. I came into the trip excited to experience new cultures and to explore Germany. I accomplished both of those expectations and so much more. My time in Germany has taught me a lot about their way of life. I…
Day 13: Free Day in Munich
As for my last day in Germany, I chose to go to Munich with some of my friends for the day. We woke up at a comfortable time and took the train into Munich that morning. I was really surprised how cheap the tickets were. By purchasing a group pass, the tickets came out to…
South Korea: Final Thoughts from a Steel City Native
Studying abroad in South Korea was filled with beautiful sites and cultural experiences, but promoted my greatest growth as a young professional with hopes to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The accounting industry is increasing in complexity with regulations consistently emerging and high expectations set for employee performance, thus ethical issues may arise in…
Day 6: Sun Village
Today was our first day in Xi’an! Yesterday we met our new tour guide Kevin and our program coordinator Liliana when we got off the bullet train. The bullet train had amazing views of smaller cities and huge mountains. So far Xi’an is more like what I expected Chinese cities to be like before I…
Day 4: The Forbidden City
Today was our fourth day in Beijing and our last before we leave and take the bullet train to Xi’an. This morning the firs thing we did was visit Tiananmen Square and the forbidden city. The Forbidden City was where the emperors used to live, and it was also the political center. It was interesting…
Thank You Augsburg
Our final blog is supposed to be a reflection on the past two weeks in Germany, but there is no possible way to put all the amazing things I saw and experienced into one blog. To start I want to say my favorite parts of the whole trip Favorite company visit – It was a…
Coming Home
Our journey home began with a 6 hour bus ride from Busan to the airport in Seoul. When we finally arrived, we said our goodbyes to the organizers from the Asia Institute, who helped run our trip. They were all very nice people and did a great job. Once we got through security, i sat…
Free Day in Busan
Today we had a free day to do whatever we wanted, so the first thing I did was sleep in. We had been getting up relatively early (by a college student’s standard) the entire trip, so it was nice to get a bit of extra sleep, specially with the long travel day tomorrow. So, after…
Day 13 – Augsburg to Austria
May 17th, 2019 Sad to say it but today is the last day of Plus3 Germany. After two amazing weeks, many city visits, and all the memories we would end our trip with a visit to Salzburg, Austria We were out the door of the hotel by 6:50 am on our way to the train…
International Politics: From the US to North Korea
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…
Shipping in Busan
Our day today started with a site visit to Trainor Korea. This is a smaller company that focuses on training and certifying laborers in South Korea. It is focused more on online training courses, so it was cool to see a company utilizing technology to better the world, being that their main purpose is to…
Hyundai Motors and the Beaches of Busan
Our lone company visit today was to Hyundai Motor Company. This visit was great for me as an industrial engineer. We were given an extensive tour of one of their production lines, and got to see firsthand how the cars are made in such a large quantity. This appealed to me as an industrial engineer…
Shipping in Ulsan
We left the hotel in Gyeongju in the morning and headed for the city of Ulsan. Before we went to the hotel, we went on two company visits. The first company we visited was Jinsan Marine Management. They are a provider for ships, dealing mostly in spare parts and equipment and food for those working…
Exploring the Ancient City of Gyeongju
We started our day long tour of Gyeongju by visiting one of the many tombs in the area. This one is this only one that has been opened and excavated so that the visitors could see what the inside of one of them looks like. The outside of the tombs is a huge mound of…
First Impressions of Gyeongju
Today started off with what felt like a never ending drive. We left the hotel early in the morning to begin our approximately 5 hour drive to Gyeongju. The South Korean countryside was actually very cool to see, so it helped passed the time. Along the way, we stopped at a couple rest stops, where…
Day 3: Huawei
Today was our third day in Beijing! We started the day with our first company visit at Huawei. As soon as we pulled up to the building, we knew it was going to be a good visit. The lobby was beautiful, and it had the biggest chandelier I have ever seen in my life. They…
Forbidden to Talk About ’89
I woke up today knowing it would be a busy day. It was our last day in Beijing, and we were making the most of it. We had a lot of tourism to get through! First up was Tiananmen Square, the famed center square of Beijing. Here, more history has gone down than most other…