Today, we had a late start time so me and my group woke up early to practice our final presentation. We had to make up a business that uses smart systems based off of what we learned on our trip in Korea. My group decided to make an app that will alert pedestrians when they…

Today was a short day, we were supposed to have a river cruise on the Han River, but it was postponed to tomorrow due to weather. In Korea, today is actually a very important holiday, Buddha’s birthday, so we went back to a temple we visited earlier in the trip to see some of the…

Today, we had two more tours, one was hy and the other was Samsung Innovation Museum. We first went to hy, which is a major food company in Korea. We were at their factory where they made their yakult, which is a small probiotic drink that is like yogurt but more of a liquid. Like…

Automobiles played a very important role in the current economic state of South Korea, and today we visited Hyundai Asan. Hyundai Asan is one of their I believe 15 plants around the world, and different plants make different types of vehicles. I’m not sure of every type of car this plant makes, but a couple…

Today, we had to wake up early to spend the day at the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. On the bus ride there, Kay explained the history of the DMZ and how the area is needed to stop constant fighting between the North and South. When we got there, the first thing…

Today, we spent the majority of our day touring Yonsei University. For breakfast at the hotel, they always have small probiotic drinks that we take, and we just realized this morning that they have Yonsei Yogurt written on the side of them. As it turns out, Yonsei University has many of its own dairy products….

After breakfast this morning, we took the subway to our Taekwondo class where we were taught some basic Taekwondo moves. We learned basic punches, blocks, ands kicks. One cool exercise we did for punching was holding some cloth in front of us, then dropping the cloth and having to punch and catch it with the…

Today, we woke up early and had limited time to eat breakfast at the hotel before taking our bus ride to tour Eaton Korea. We began by having an introduction presentation in a meeting room on the second floor, followed by a Q&A sessions for any questions we had about the company. After that, we…

After breakfast at the hotel, we took a bus ride for about an hour and a half to Camp Humphreys, the largest overseas U.S. military base in the world. Unfortunately, we were not able to take many pictures at the base, but we got to see some cool machines as well as learn some interesting…

Today was a pretty cloudy day with a lot of light rain, but we still got to see a lot of beautiful structures on our tours. We started today by walking to Cheonggyecheon Square where we had time to walk along the water, which was decorated by the many lanterns hanging across it. We then…

When I first arrived back on campus, there was still a few hours before the scheduled events took place so me and a couple others decided to stop at Five Guys to grab something to eat. As we get closer to departure, I am getting increasingly excited for the trip. The flight to South Korea…

Hello! My name is Connor Kariotis, and I am a freshman at the University of Pittsburgh majoring in computer engineering. I am from Lower Burrell, a small city about 30 minutes east of Pittsburgh, where I graduated as Burrell High School’s 2023 valedictorian. In high school, I played ice hockey and soccer, where I made…