Today we visited HY company that makes probiotic drinks. They make the probiotic drinks that are at the hotel’ss breakfast bar. It was really fun. The tour kept you engaged and was interesting. They showed you various videos that took you through their process to make their yogurt drinks. All of them were in Korean…
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Hyundai and TK Elevator
I started today around 6:30 after going to bed early yesterday. I read on my phone for a while before going to breakfast around 7:40. I then returned to my hotel room until 8:30. We boarded a bus and got lunch. Lunch was a hot pot with beef, mushrooms, udon noodles and greens in it….
Yonsei University
Today we visited Yonsei University, one of the top universities in South Korea and in the world. I got so many souvenirs. I started the day at 7 in the morning. I went to the money exchange near our hotel since I was running out of won. I then got breakfast from the hotel. After…
Camp Humphrey
Today we visited Camp Humphrey, the largest US military base outside of America. Camp Humphrey was interesting. It was cool to see all the vehicles they use and learn about the US and South Korea’s partnership. We took a bus to Camp Humphrey. It was a long bus ride, but I slept for most of…
Taekwondo and Seoul City Hall
Today I got to learn taekwondo. I woke up and went down to eat breakfast in the hotel lobby. I then went back up to my room for a while since I had time before leaving. We took the subway to the place where we were all going to learn taekwondo. Today we didn’t have…
Eaton, a fish market and baseball game
I woke up around 5 am after going to bed at 6 last night. I took a shower and got ready to go to Eaton. We had to leave at 7:30 so we didn’t have much time for breakfast. We then took a 2 hour bus ride to get to Eaton, and I slept most…
Gyeoungbuk Palace, Cheong Wa Dae, Jogyessa, and Namdaemun Market.
I woke up at 7:45 am and went down to breakfast. I met with some of my group mates. I didn’t eat much for breakfast, I’ve never been the biggest breakfast person. I ate an egg and some bacon. I also got some orange juice and a probiotic drink. After that, I met with the…
Getting to Korea: A whole day of flying
We arrived at Pittsburgh International Airport at around 3:15 Saturday morning. We then came to find out that the desk for Delta Airlines does not open until 4, so we had to wait til 4 to check our bags in. My bag weighed exactly 40 pounds. I was happy about this because I then had…
Pre-Departure
I woke up at 7 am this morning and my parents drove me to Lancaster Airport to take a short flight back to Pittsburgh. I got to meet and talk to some other students on the flight also participating in a Plus3 program, I got some sleep on the flight, but couldn’t stay deep asleep…
Introduction
Hello, My name is Lindsey Bomgardner. I am an only child and was adopted from China as an infant. I grew up in Eastern Pennsylvania. I enjoy art and music. I like drawing and painting as a way to relax and be creative. I listen mainly to pop and alt/indie music but also like various…