Today was the last day of our plus3 South Korea experience. My group and I started the day by finishing up our final project that we were presenting later on in the day. Our project was to make a fake business and try and sell the idea to our professors and peers. Our group invented…

Today was the second to last day that we had activities. It was also a special holiday in Korea, May 15th is Buddhas birthday. As such it was quite crowded in the subways and on the streets. Our first stop of the day was the Bukchon Hanok village. We got there and walked around, it…

Similar to yesterday, we headed out for two company visits. The first one was Fredit Co. and the second was the Samsung Innovation Museum in Suwon. Fredit Co. was a unique company visit, as their company focuses on making probiotic supplement drinks of sorts. We actually have had them in our hotel – at breakfast,…

Today we had two company visits. The first one was Hyundai and the second was TK elevators. We started off the day with breakfast which was really good. I hadn’t gotten the hotel breakfast for the past few days so it was nice to come back to it. We then headed out to our first…

Our group headed out at 8:30 to Bukhansan National Park for a cultural hike up to Seunggasa temple at the top. The hike was beautiful and it was so surreal seeing nature all around us. Even though there are mountains and places to hike in America, hiking in Korea felt different. The environment looked similar but something…

This morning was a little rough. We had to be up and in the lobby at 6:15 for the DMZ, which is the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. We first made a stop to get our passports checked and get our tickets, and we checked out some historical areas and landmarks. We got to see…

Today we visited Yonsei University. We had some free time when we got there before any official tours so my group and I looked around for a book/merch store and I ended up getting a pen for my dad and a hat for my brother. We then started on our first of many tours. We…

Today we started off the day early with some breakfast and a short workout as usual and then taekwondo!! We took a quick subway trip and made our way to our destination where we started our short lesson. There we were taught some simple stretches, punches, kicks, and we each got to break a board…

Today we woke up bright and early and headed out at 7:30am to Eaton, which is a power management company that has a plant a few hours away from our hotel. We were given a short presentation followed by a Q&A, and then a tour of the plant itself. It was really interesting to see…

Since arriving in Korea a few days ago, I have already seen and experienced so many new things so far. The first full day that we were here, we walked along the Cheonggyecheon Stream in downtown Seoul and took some pictures while we were there. We took the subway to get there which was eventful…

Tonight I prepare for my departure to South Korea! As I reflect on my freshman year in college and the decisions that led me to this point, I think about my initial choice to apply for the Plus3 program back in the fall. Before we even arrive in Seoul I can already tell that participating…

Hello, my name is Nathaniel Reger, but I like to go by Nate, and I am a freshman here at the University of Pittsburgh studying business. I am unsure of exactly what I want to major in right now, but I am interested in analytics and human resources. I was adopted from South Korea and…