Today is the last blog post about my trip to South Korea!!! I can’t believe it’s over. I have learned so much and seen so many different things. This trip has been a blast for me. Today was an enjoyable day. We started the day by going to an oil park, which wasn’t very interesting….
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Day 10 in Korea: DMZ and Baseball Game
Today was an interesting and fun day. One of the visits I had been looking forward to most was the DMZ visit. I have always been fascinated by what it looks like and how they have turned it into a tourist attraction. After leaving the hotel, we took the long, hour-and-a-half bus ride north. In…
Day 9 in Korea: Camp Casey and Mt. Soyosan
Day 9 started early, as we were heading to the US Army camp called Camp Casey. This camp is about an hour and a half outside of Seoul. As soon as we arrived in the camp you could tell that it had a very different feel than Korea, it felt more like we were in…
Day 8 in Korea: North Seoul Tower & Cooking Class
We were given a lot of rest today as we got to leave the hotel around 12 PM. This was really nice because it allowed everyone to catch up on some sleep, which was needed. We visited the Namsan Tower, also known as the North Seoul Tower. Namsan is the name of the mountain on…
Day 7 in Korea: Namdaemun Market & Bukchon Hanok Village
On day 7, we started early by going to Bukchon Hanok Village, a tiny village in Seoul that has been maintained. It is still used as a residential district today, as people and hotels live there. It looks like an old Korean village. We were given time to walk around the town for a bit,…
Day 6 in Korea: Yonsei University
Today, we went to Yonsei University. It is among the most prestigious in South Korea, along with Seoul National University and Korea University. Yonsei is well known for its business, law, and engineering programs. It was rainy today, so the plans changed as the day went on. Once we got to Yonsei, we had time…
Day 5 in Korea: Taekwondo and Seoul City Hall
Today we woke up and got breakfast in the hotel. Then the whole group had a scheduled taekwondo class, which was actually very fun. We spent about an hour learning the basics of taekwondo, which was very cool for me because I had no experience before this. After Taekwondo, we went to the Seoul City…
Day 4 in Korea: Under the Hood of Hyundai and Han River Cruise
Today started off very early. The Hyundai facility is about 2 hours outside of Seoul. We got an inside look at one of the biggest manufacturing plants in South Korea. They produce 300,000 cars a year at this facility, but they only focus on three models there: the Ioniq6, Ioniq9, and Sonata. We weren’t allowed…
Day 3 in Korea: Inside HY/Fredit and TK Elevators
Today was full of company visits. We started the day by getting breakfast and then preparing to leave for HY/Fredit. Fredit is a company that produces a drinking yogurt filled with probiotics. Their yogurt is very well known inside of Korea and has become a staple of their culture. We got to tour one of…
Day 2 South Korea: History and Innovation
When we woke, we had breakfast in the hotel and then got on the bus for a ride to Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site. At the fortress, we walked around and visited the wall and some of the entrances to the fortress. As shown in the picture to the left, the fortress ceilings…
Day One in Korea: Jetlag, Food, and New Sights
The first day of our experience was full of sightseeing and travelling around Seoul to get a feel for the area that we would be spending the next 2 weeks in. After a long flight, we finally arrived in Korea around 4:00 AM (Korean Time). We all then spent some time in the airport familiarizing…
From Pittsburgh to Seoul
Hi everyone, I am David Moreland. I am a Freshman at the University of Pittsburgh, majoring in Finance and Business Analytics. I am from Westfield, New Jersey, about 40 minutes from NYC. I am a very outdoorsy person. I would rather be outside doing an athletic activity than inside. I have actually run a triathlon…