Day 5: Archery and Samsung Tour

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…

Day 3: City Hall and Water Treatment Facility Tours

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…

Day 2: Travel games and K-pop

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…

Day One: The Journey Begins

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…

Setting Out for Seoul Searching

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…