Today was a long day. We woke up and got down to the lobby by 9:20 so that we could get on the bus to go on our tour of the DMZ. The area that is controlled between North and South Korea. I was really excited because this is the only area like this in…
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Draw and Release
Today was a ton of fun. We started the day by taking getting on the bus for around an hour before stopping at a fortress within Seoul. There we were able to have some fun by practicing our archery skills before heading around the fortress and exploring some areas that really contrasted Seoul’s modern city….
Finally finding Hechi
We started today with a early morning as we were going to go on our first company visit. I woke up early organized my clothes and got some breakfast before heading down to the lobby. After getting down to the lobby he made our way on the subway to take our tour of City Hall….
Second Impressions of Seoul
Starting out second of Seoul was amazing after sleeping like a rock I woke up and got some hotel breakfast which was actually great. I went downstairs to the lobby to learn that we were going on a scavenger hunt. My group and I had to compete against the 3 other groups to see which…
Seoul Day one
Currently I am in the Atlanta airport, waiting here during my seven-hour layover to be able to eventually get on my 14-hour flight. I have been using this time to reflect because there has been little time to mentally prepare myself for my trip since finals ended just yesterday. While I’m so excited there’s also…
Annyeonghaseyo Korea!
Hi, my name is Felix Diaz-Tafel and I am a rising sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh studying electrical engineering. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh just fifteen minutes away from Pitts main campus and was always amazed by the strength of a school so close to home. When being accepted I was excited…