Reflecting on my overall experience in South Korea, I can confidently say that this has been one of the most valuable things I have done in terms of personal and professional development. Two months ago I stepped off a plane into rush hour traffic without knowing what to expect. Now back in the States, I…

For my last week in Korea, I spent most of my free time soaking everything in. I revisited my favorite cafes and restaurants, had authentic braised chicken and Korean fried chicken one last time, and did some last minute souvenir shopping. More than anything though, I tried to slow down and appreciate the atmosphere and…

This weekend I took a day trip to Suwon. The main reason I went was to see the Starfield Library inside the Suwon mall, which I had seen on videos and wanted to check out in person. It was located in the center of the building starting on the fourth floor, and it looked just…

Last Saturday, we took a day trip to the demilitarized zone, which was a very unique experience. At 6:15 AM, we got picked up by a bus and headed straight toward the DMZ. We started by walking across the Freedom Bridge in Paju, where the tour guide explained how the bridge was used by prisoners…

This weekend I took a solo trip down to Busan and explored the city on my own. Unfortunately I got food poisoning on the first night from a food cart, which was a very rough start. Before the food poisoning effects hit, I was able to get a good amount of exploring in. On Saturday…

This past weekend the entire cohort took a trip to Gyeongju. On Friday, my company had a half day so I got off at 12. Unfortunately, that was also one of the Yonsei interns’ last day, which was sad since that meant one less person to eat with at lunch everyday. At 5 PM, the…

Week three has been very fun outside of the office. On Monday, one of the interns from Yonsei University took me and another intern out sightseeing, and we went up a mountain where we got a really nice view of the whole city. There was a teahouse on top of the mountain, but it was…

Week two has been a good mix of work and exploration. One main highlight of this week was watching Korea play their first round of their World Cup qualifiers with the entire team. We took a long break to watch the match together, and when Korea won, another intern and I went out and bought…

It has only been three days since landing in Seoul, and I have already had a wide variety of experiences. I landed right in the middle of rush hour, and what I thought would be a straightforward bus ride to the hotel turned into a two-hour sequence of nonstop hard turns and sudden brakes. Arriving…