With my Plus3 Korea trip officially concluded, I took some time to reflect on this experience. This trip allowed me to grow professionally, immerse myself in a completely different culture, and build connections that I hope will last beyond my college years. I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to step out of my comfort…

Today we had our last company visit scheduled. But before the company visit, we planned to visit an Oil Tank Park. I was able to get breakfast in the hotel before we left around 9 a.m. We bused most of the way to Oil Tank Park. When we arrived at the oil tank park we…

Today was an extremely exciting day. We visited the DMZ and then went to watch a Korean Baseball game. Today I woke up and got breakfast from the hotel and then quickly got ready to catch our bus. It was about an hour drive to arrive around the DMZ. When we got close, we got…

Today we started around 8:30 so I was able to get breakfast in the morning. After breakfast we left the hotel to go to Camp Casey. Camp Casey is a US military base in Seoul. When we got there, we immediately had to show our passports as a form of identification. After we met up…

Today I had an very early start to the day. I woke up at around 6 a.m. to go on an optional hike in Bukhansan National Park. I made sure to pack snacks the day before because we would not have time to get food beforehand. It took about an hour and a half to…

Today definitely seemed to be a more relaxed day. We started the day around 9:30 and took a bus to Bukchon Hanok Village. This village is a historical neighborhood with very cool houses. The houses are very close to each other, and they all run up a steep hill. When we arrived at Bukchon Hanok…

Today we visited Yonsei University. We got to sleep in again, which was good. We were supposed to depart from the hotel at 9:20 but there were delays. We eventually left the hotel and used a combination of the subway and buses to get to Yonsei University. When we finally arrived on Yonsei University campus…

Today we were able to sleep in because there were no company visits scheduled. Instead of a company visit we had a taekwondo class. We departed from our hotel at 9:40 and caught a bus for the karate class. This was my first time participating in any martial art and it was a great first…

Today was our earliest start to the day of the trip. We had to be in the lobby of the hotel by 6:50 a.m. to make it to Hyundai’s factor in Asan. This meant no breakfast. We were provided with a breakfast box that had a sandwich, fruits, and mochi. We arrived at the factory…

Today we once again started the day off with breakfast on the 17th floor of the hotel. After breakfast we departed from the hotel to see Fredit Co. Fredit is a company that sells probiotic drinks. During our tour of Fredit we were shown how they make the bottles for probiotic drinks. They also explained…

We started the day off with an early breakfast at 7:30 a.m. The food for breakfast was really good and included food like chicken wings and ribs. The breakfast was at our hotel and was on the 17th floor, so it had an amazing view. Right after breakfast we hopped on a bus and headed…

After a 16-hour flight we arrived in South Korea. It was around 4 a.m. when our flight landed. When we finally got off the plane we met together as a group. During this group meeting we were told to check out a small convenience store in the airport to get snacks before we departed on…