Hi everyone! Looking back on my experiences and journeys during my time in Korea, I am forever thankful for the things I was able to experience, the people I met, and the lessons I learned. Everything from the sights to the food was phenomenal and a once and a lifetime experience. Going into this trip…

Today was a short day on the itinerary and also concluded our company visits for the trip. This morning we woke up early and took public transport to an Oil Tank Museum. We planned on touring ourselves throgh this echibit but unfortunately when we got there we realized the place was closed. Hearing this news…

Today we had a very fun but long day planned. The first place we were off to was the DMZ or Demilitarized Zone. This is the buffer area between North and South Korea that was created after the Korean war. It is highly guarded on both sides due to how close they are to each…

The first thing on our itinerary today was visiting Camp Casey which is a US military base in South Korea. We are fortunate enough to have two alumni that are stationed here. Grace and Will were nice enough to give us a tour of the camp and what they do from a day to day…

Today we had a short itinerary which consisted of going to the Seoul Tower first. We were able to sleep in today till 12 which felt great. We then took bus to the bottom of Seoul tower which is basically a huge structure that overlooks the entire city of Seoul. The tower gave us breathtaking…

The first place that we went today was Bukchon Village. This is a traditional village in Seoul which actually still has people living in it. It was incredible to see the structures that have been maintained for so long still be in use. It was clear that this was a big tourist spot because the…

Going into today we knew it was going to be a rainy day so we came prepared to our only visit of the day which was Yonsei university. Yonsei university is the 3rd best university in Seoul and has an under 5% acceptance rate. Dr Yun was able to get us a wide variety of…

Today we did not have any company visits to attend so we were able to sleep in a little later than usual this day. The first thing we did was Taekwondo class. I have never done any martial arts before so this was very new to me. Master Kang taught us the most basic maneuvers…

We had an early morning today in Korea since we were going all the way to the Hyundai Asan Plant first thing in the morning. This plant is where they conduct the assembly and production of their newest cars. During our tour we got to see each specific part of the process. One thing I…

On day 3 in Korea, we visited 2 company’s. The first company we visited was hy. Ghis company produces small yogart drinks that are filled with healthy probiotics. During our tour of hy’s facilities we were shown everythign from the fermentation process, aseembly, and distribution of their products. I found it very intresting that most…

Today was day 2 in Korea! After finally catching up on some sleep we got a quick breakfast at the hotel before beginning our journey for the day. We took the bus to Suwon which is a city about a hour away from Seoul. Here, we were able to tour the Suwon fortress which is…