Today we continued our company visits in South Korea. Today we visited HY and the Samsung Innovation Museum. HY is a leading producer internationally and nationally in probiotic yogurts in both liquid and solid forms. The Samsung Museum showcases a wide variety of technological and electrical advances that have led Samsung to be the global…

Today we visited Hyundai and TK Elevator companies. Hyundai is a one of the major car companies in Korea alongside KIA. Hyundai is a top five car company worldwide and sells vehicles from cars, to electric vehicles, and buses. TK elevators is one of the largest manufacturers of elevators worldwide and they are developing new…

Today we explored more of Seoul and the surrounding geography associated with the city. Most people do not realize that the Korean peninsula is a very mountainous area, and the city of Seoul is surrounded by mountains. In fact, the city is so large that the mountains are often found in between neighborhoods of the…

That’s right; today we took a tour of the Demilitarized zone also known as the DMZ. The DMZ is the two-kilometer area on both sides of the border between North and South Korea that has no military presence. After the capitulation of Japan in World War II, the Soviet Union and United States occupied the…

Today we had the unique opportunity to tour and visit one of Seoul’s most prominent, oldest, and prestigious universities, Yonsei University. The university is also one of three universities across Korea that could be considered an ivy league equivalent. Yonsei University is a top University in the world alongside Seoul National University and Korea National…

On the fifth day of the trip to South Korea, we went on a little tour of both the history of the country as well as a physical walking tour of the city. We first stopped by to do taekwondo across the city so the subway ride over was long. We learned the very basics…

Today was our first official company visit. We visited the international and Korean based company of Eaton located south of Seoul. Eaton is a proud sponsor of the University of Pittsburgh. Currently they have helped fund a 200 ampere power cell located in Benedum Hall for the Swanson School of Engineering and remain close with…

Today we had the rare opportunity to visit camp Humphreys, the largest United States military base outside of the country. The base which is thousands of acres large, is home to thousands of military personnel, Korean military personnel, and their families. The base includes a golf course, dining halls, gyms, chapels, four schools, sports fields,…

Today was our first full day in South Korea where we woke up early to see a lot of the cultural locations around the city. Everyone, including me were really excited to finally see the streets of Korea and experience the city life in its entirety. The first thing we did was learn how to…

Today was the day that we got to time travel to the future. South Korea is 13 hours ahead of Pittsburgh time and as a result, flying to Korea essentially caused us to skip half of a day. We left the University of Pittsburgh around 3 am Saturday to get on our first flight bounded…

That’s right. Today is the day before I get to depart to South Korea! I am so excited for the trip since I have never been outside the country before, and I had been waiting for this moment throughout the past semester. As an engineering student, I have been very excited for learning about the…

Hello, my name is Alex Taylor, and I am a freshman engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh in the Swanson school of engineering. As an engineering student, I will be entering the civil engineering program in the fall semester where I will be focused on building and analyzing infrastructure and other public works. At…