My two weeks in South Korea was a once in a life time amazing experience. I learned so much and had so many great experiences. When I first applied for the Plus3 program I did not know what to expect; and even the day that we left Pittsburgh, I still had no clue what would…

The last day of the Korean experience was full of travel. The day started with a five-hour bus ride from Busan to the airport outside of Seoul. We had already experienced a few long bus rides, so I was used to being in the bus for a long time. We made two stops where I…

Friday was our last full day of the Plus3 experience, and we were given a free day for most of the day. Most of us chose to use our free day to go to the beach in Haeundae. I got to the beach area at around 12:30 and walked around with a few people to…

On Thursday we had our final official visits with us visiting the US Consulate Office and Pusan National Universtiy. We started the day off by visiting the US Consulate Office in Busan. At first our bus dropped us off at the wrong place, but we were quickly picked up and brought to the correct destination….

On Wednesday, we had two company visits. The first visit we had was from a company called Trainor Korea which is headquartered in Norway. At Trainor, they give certificates to construction, shipyard and other workers who work in dangerous environments as well as certificates to machinery. While we were there we were given a presentation…

On Tuesday, we had our last company visit in Ulsan and headed to Busan for our final leg of the trip. The day started with us heading to the Hyundai Motor Company. When we got there, we were given a brief presentation of Hyundai Motor and the three name brands of their cars, with them…

On Monday, we visited two companies in Ulsan. The first company that we visited was Jinsan Marine Management Co. Jinsan Marine is a shipping company that started in 1990. When we got there, we were provided with snacks some snacks which was very nice of them and then given a presentation about the company. We…

On Sunday, we spent the whole day visiting historical sites in Gyeongju and they were incredible to explore. We started our day off by visiting Daereungwon. Daereungwon is a site with many ancient tombs of people from royal blood. The tombs are inside of hills and contain a ton of gold. One of the tombs…

On Saturday, we left Seoul and went on the long bus ride to Gyeongju. I stopped by the convenient store next to our hotel in Seoul to grab some snacks and boarded the bus for the long ride all the way to Gyeongju. For most of the ride I slept while listening to a little…

On Friday, we started our day of by getting to visit the famous DMZ. The DMZ divides Korea into North and South Korea and was agreed on in 1953. While we were there, we got to see a ton of interesting pieces of Korean history. We got to enter the 3rd found tunnel. The tunnel…

On Thursday, we started our day of by visiting Naver. For anyone who has not herd of Naver before, they are the Korean version of google. Many people in South Korea choose to use Naver instead of google because there are many features that help specifically for Koreans. It is easier to find the top…

On Wednesday, we began our company visits with a trip to Samsung Biologics. Samsung Biologics was opened in 2011 and is headquartered in Incheon, South Korea. They are a biopharmaceutical manufacturing company, which means they make pharmaceutical drugs from living organisms’ cells. At Samsung Biologics, they are given instructions from other companies on how to…

On Tuesday, we went to visit the prestigious Hanyang University which has an acceptance rate of around 3%. At the university, we initially sat down and learned a little bit about the different programs that are offered there for students all around the world. They have a four week summer and winter program where students…

Our first full day in Seoul was full of visiting a ton of amazing places throughout the city. We started our day off by visiting the Gyeongbokgung Palace. The Gyeonbokgung Palace was the main royal palace of the Joseon Dynasty. When we first arrived, we watched a changing of the guard ceremony and that was…

After our long day of traveling we finally arrived in South Korea on Sunday afternoon. After going through customs and getting our luggage, we boarded a bus to our hotel. The ride lasted around an hour, and on the ride we learned a ton of amazing facts about Korea from our amazing tour guides. I…

Our first day on our trip to Korea was full of travel. We started the day on Saturday meeting at Panther Central at 3:50 A.M. before boarding a bus to head to the Pittsburgh Airport. We checked our bags and went through security in no time as we headed for our gate. Before the plane…

Hello! My name is Zach Goldstein and I am currently a freshman business student in the College of Business Administration. I am currently undecided on my major, but I am most likely going to pair either marketing or finance with a degree in business information systems. On campus, I am a member of Panther Equity…