I apologize for being a little late on this post. I know some of you enjoy living vicariously through me (at least I know my parents do), and at least one person on this trip reads my posts to remind themselves what we do each day so they can write their blog. I won’t name…
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Day 8: Back to Doing College Tours
Before anyone (specifically my parents) say anything about the title, no, I’m not transferring from Pitt to a university in South Korea. I am keeping an open mind to the possibility of doing a semester abroad though, because the university we visited today seemed very nice. POSTECH Today we visited POSTECH, or Pohang Univeristy of…
Day 7: Temple Stay Part 2
Alright, let’s finish talking about our stay at Golgusa Temple (Sunday, May 10). Temple Day 2 We were told it was optional to wake up at 5am to do some meditation with the monks. We were also told there would be a loud bell at 5am to wake us up. I don’t know if I…
Day 6: Temple Stay Part 1
I apologize for not writing this in a timely manner. We didn’t have WiFi at the temple, and I think the adrenaline has been wearing off the past two days. But don’t worry, I’m going to catch up on the last few days. This post is about Saturday, May 9th, when we left Seoul to…
Day 5: DMZ & a Baseball Game
Yesterday (May 8) was a very long day, and by the end, I desperately needed sleep. It is a good thing I didn’t try to write this last night. The DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Our first trip of the day was going to the DMZ, which is the area around the border between North and South…
Day 4: I Should’ve Checked the Weather
I know I said in my post for Day 3 that I’d try to get this done early in the evening yesterday (May 7). Obviously, that did not happen. However, once you read about what I was doing instead of writing this, you will hopefully see that it was worth it. Archery and a Fortress…
Day 3: Reminders of Home
Yesterday (May 6) was yet another long day (notice a pattern?). I tried writing this last night, but I was falling asleep in the process. City Hall Our first stop was City Hall. We got there early, before our scheduled tour, so we were allowed to explore on our own. Ben, Jake, Manav, Madeleine, Kali,…
Day 2: Races and Dances
We had another very eventful day today. Thankfully, nobody got lost. Searching for Dr. Yun We had to meet in the lobby at 10:30am today. I noticed that Dr. Yun was not there, which confused me. When all the students finally got there (after several people went back to their rooms to get sunglasses), we…
Day 1: Flights & Palaces & Villages, oh my!
Alright, this is going to be a long post. A lot happened yesterday (May 4). The Flights Surprisingly, the 16 hour flight was not nearly as bad as I expected. The food was better than I expected, and I was thankfully able to get a good bit of sleep. I had a window seat, which…
Day 0: Ready to fly
Today’s the day! We are starting our journey to South Korea! It’s been a stressful couple of weeks with finals and moving out of my dorm and prepping for this trip (all within a few days), but now it’s all done and I can (kind of) relax. It felt nostalgic having to leave my dorm…
Getting Ready for Korea
Hello everyone! I’m Emma Brister, and I’m from York County, Pennsylvania. I’m a first-year industrial engineering student at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. I’m super excited and honored to be a part of Plus3 Korea this year as a group leader for Group C! At Pitt, I haven’t been quite…