After waking up in my pajamas and windbreaker, I enjoyed a great breakfast at the temple. I was surprised that the breakfast at the temple was so good, just like the dinner the previous night. At the temple, no meat is allowed, as well as no leftovers. Although I could not go vegan forever, having…

Today is the day we leave Seoul! We are not leaving South Korea, as we are heading to the Golgulsa Temple before arriving in Pohang and then returning to Seoul for a few more nights. It was a relatively painless process this morning checking out of the hotel, and I was still able to go…

Today, we were away from the hotel for pretty much the whole day. After eating the usual hotel breakfast, which has a mix of Korean and American foods, we were off on a coach bus to the DMZ. At the DMZ, we explored multiple areas, with each one being unique. The first area we visited…

During today’s explorations, we were driven around in a coach bus. This form of transportation was convenient, as the locations we visited would have been long and costly rides on the subway. The first place we visited was the Suwon Fortress. We explored multiple parts of the site, as the whole facility is huge. We…

Today was another busy and exciting day. First, we went to the Seoul City Hall. There, we explored on our own for an hour before beginning a tour and being led around the building. While exploring on our own, we saw some extremely impressive architecture, with a web-like spread of metal bars holding up hundreds…

I am already an expert getting around Seoul. Well, maybe not an expert, but much better than I was yesterday. This morning, I went on a scavenger hunt, trying to find Dr. Yun based on the clues that he sent. First, he was at the Jogyesa Temple, which had beautiful lanterns hanging. Each lantern has…

After that sixteen-hour flight, we finally arrived in South Korea. I was nervous about the flight length, but it went very well. We were fed three times on the flight, and for the rest of the time I closed my eyes and drifted into sleep. Eventually, we arrived at about 4am in Korea time, but…

Wow. I cannot believe that I will be leaving for South Korea tomorrow. This trip still barely feels real. The day after I took my last final exam, I will be on multiple plane trips and eventually land on the opposite side of the world…on Monday! I am super grateful that this trip was able…

Hello, my name is Christopher Taylor, and I am a first-year engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh. I will enter the Mechanical Engineering program next fall. So far at Pitt, I have gotten involved with the ASME and FSAE engineering clubs, as well as the chess club. I am from Plum, Pennsylvania, which is…