We started the morning by going to tour City Hall. Before the tour, we stopped at Tim Hortons for drinks, which was a really nice way to start the day. I ordered a Dirty Diana, which was a mix of pomegranate and orange flavors. I wasn’t sure what to expect at first, but it ended…
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Day 4 – Shooting at Suwon and Shopping by Shinsegae
We went to Suwon Fortress to explore the area and shoot some arrows. I managed to hit the target right in the forehead, but many of my arrows went off target. Mostly, I missed because I couldn’t aim properly and aimed too far to the right. I didn’t anticipate that I’d have to aim pretty…
Samsung and Dumplings
Day started off pretty standard, this time around, but now we had a charter to take us around rather than having to do public transport. As grateful as I am to be able to travel efficiently using the subway lines for cheap, I’ll admit, the walking is a little tiring! We started off with Suwon…
Day 3: To the Top of the Tower
Day three in Seoul started at nine in the morning with a subway trip, which was now becoming standard. Our first stop was Seoul City Hall, but we had a bit of free time first. I took a quick stop at an ATM, since I had only brought $20 in cash (USD) and had to…
Everything the light touches is Seoul
Today we needed to get going early, and it was business casual dress because we were going on a site visit later in the afternoon to a water plant. We started the day at Seoul city hall, and we had some free time to split into small groups and explore. Mine went down the stairs to…
Day 3 – HECHI THE GOAT
This morning, we went to the city hall of Seoul. I like to think of the city hall as the personal domicile of Hechi, Seoul’s mascot, who embodies justice and safety. We had a very nice tour guide who took us through both the new and old parts of the city hall. I enjoyed the…
The scavenger hunt
Today we met in the lobby at 10:30 pretty nice gave us time to sleep in and everything. When we did, we found out that Dr. Yun had arranged a scavenger hunt to find him! He had left the hotel early and said to find him at a famous temple in Korea and gave us…
Day 2: Scavenging around Seoul
Our second day in Korea started unexpectedly. The itinerary very vaguely suggested that we would be “sightseeing.” Looking back, this was a bit strange for an itinerary that is otherwise quite specific. When we arrived in the lobby at 10:30, we were informed that Dr. Yun had already traveled to an unknown location and that…
Day 2 – Swim, Swim
The second day started interestingly. I randomly woke up at 5 AM or so and struggled to fall asleep. Jet lag hit me hard, though I wasn’t affected in a terrible way. Despite this, I still managed to be late in responding to my group leader for being ready. I went for some breakfast, which…
Day 1: Early Start in Korea
Our first day in Korea started early, but not too bright. After a 15 hour long flight, the plane landed at Incheon International Airport at 4 AM, and my first surprise was how cheap things were in the airport convenience store. I’ve never seen an airport where you could get a bottle of water for…
Scavenger Hunt Through Seoul
Today, we were expecting a day full of sightseeing and tours, but instead, we were assigned to find Dr. Yun through a scavenger hunt! We got to use the subway on our own and figured out where he was by following the hints. We ended up at Jogyesa Temple and it was really pretty there….
Hunt (Korea, Day 2!)
Day 2 has officially wrapped of our Korea trip! Quite a fun one. We started our day with breakfast at the hotel (a trend), to which I then followed with a coffee from one of the many convenient stores (a zero sugar sweet Americano and soy milk is a great combo; definitely recommend!), before we…
First Day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It feels like this has been an endless day. I didn’t get much sleep on the plane over watched a bunch of movies. And in case anyone is curious… Anaconda 8/10- stupid but good Taylor Tomlinson: Prodigal Daughter 9/10- comedy special Swapped 5/10- good villain annoying heroes The Sea Beast: 10/10- brilliant highly recommend Anyway,…
So Much To Do In Seoul!
We have finally landed in Korea! The long flight was worth it, but I was very tired. I slept the whole flight, but the plane was uncomfortable. When we finally got to the hotel, I showered immediately; it was so nice to be clean. Then I had breakfast with my friends Anshi, Kali, and Maddie,…
Day 1 – Stranded in Seoul
The wait is finally over. We landed in Seoul at 4 in the morning, arriving at Incheon Airport. We quickly met up with Esther, our local travel guide here in Korea. We then left for the hotel (we all desperately needed a shower at this point) by bus. As we rode on the bus, it…
Airplane
SO! To recap, we’ve been in Seoul for about a day after traveling 30+ hours from Pittsburgh to Incheon. Quite crazy, but nothing I haven’t done before! The day started like so: Saturday, at 5 AM, I wake up to the joyous sounds of marathon runners. I have finally moved out of my dorm, I’m…
Saying Goodbye, Now Onto Seoul!
The moment we’ve been waiting for these past few months is finally here: our departure to Korea! The weeks leading up to this trip were very busy as we had to move out, take our finals, and I was also apartment hunting because there were some issues with my housing, but now it’s all resolved,…
Airport May 1-2
This is it! I have been prepping for this since December and we’re finally going! It wasn’t easy getting ready to go. Yesterday was packing day basically everything in the dorm was thrown in a random box and put in the back of the truck, and if it was going to Korea it went on…
Anticipation, Magnets, and Endless Waiting
The long wait for the end of this semester is finally over. Now, after taking all our finals and finishing every final project, we are finally ready to depart for South Korea. I was fortunate enough to complete all my finals by Wednesday, so I was able to relax before the trip started. So, I…