Today was Buddha’s Birthday, a national holiday. Lots of shops were closed for that reason, but many people were outside despite the rain. We started today by walking around Hanok village, a traditionally styled neighborhood that is still inhabited today. It used to be where nobles of the Joseon courts lived, as well as older…
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Seoul Day 9
Hello everyone! We did lots today, starting with two more factory tours. The first tour was to Yakult drinks, which makes yogurt probiotic drinks. These are very popular and are even served at the hotel’s breakfast buffet. The entire facility was very clean, and we had to take off our shoes and wear slippers for…
Seoul Day 8
Today we went to two different factories for tours. We got out of the city early to get to them, so no one else was outside for a while. It was odd to see after being around so many people for the last week. It was nice outside again, but we spent most of the…
Seoul Day 7
I’ve been in Korea a week now, and there continues to be something new to see every day. Today we went hiking up one of Seoul’s many mountains. The entire mountain was made of granite, so the path was mostly rock. Because it rained so much earlier, the waterfalls and streams the trail follows were…
Seoul Day 6
Today was cloudy and rainy, and unfortunately, we spent almost all of it outside. We went to the DMZ, which was a unique experience. On the weekend both foreigners and South Korean citizens can tour, so other people came onto our tour bus for the journey. Before the tour started, we got to walk around…
Seoul Day 5
Today we visited Yonsei University, one of the top universities in Korea. It’s very exclusive, apparently only letting students who got a perfect or almost perfect score on the entrance exams in. The campus is within Seoul, but it’s walled off from everywhere, so it feels separate from the city. It’s a very green campus,…
Seoul Day 4
Today was very fun, and light on the academic side of things. We started with a taekwondo class, where we all did some punches and kicks and broke a board each. They had found out I had martial arts experience before from the uniform sizing form, so I got to break another board with a…
Seoul Day 3
Today was a long day- we left the hotel at 7:30 am and didn’t get back until 10:20 at night. And I thought the first day was packed. The first thing we did was go on a tour of an Eaton factory. Eaton is a company that manufactures car parts like fuel gauges, and the…
Seoul Day 2
Today was cold and rainy, but it should be the last day of bad weather for a while. Unfortunately, we spent a lot of time today outside. We were at Camp Humphreys, the main US military base in South Korea and the largest US military base outside of the USA. Its even bigger than Washington…
Day One
Hello all, Today was our first full day in Korea. There is much to write about as there was very little free time today, we were doing so much! First, we toured the palaces and president’s residences in the morning. It was raining for the first part of the day and there were low clouds…
Pre-departure Journal
Hello everyone, Today was a typical travel day for me. I woke up, made sure I had packed everything I needed, and got dropped off at the airport. I’ve been on the plane from Ronald Reagan Airport to Pittsburgh International more times than I can count since it’s the flight I use to get home…
Introduction Blog – Jana Mosko
Welcome to my first blog post! My name is Jana Mosko, and I am a first year mechanical engineering student at the University of Pittsburgh. I chose my major because I love designing and building things, and learning how things work. Professionally I hope to work with mechanics and computers as an engineer in the…