This week, my coworkers invited me to my first Korean baseball game, and it ended up being one of my favorite experiences so far! We watched the Doosan Bears play the SSG Landers, and while I expected the game to be similar to baseball back home, it felt completely different. Sorry Pirates. From the first inning,…

Last weekend, I took a solo trip to Fukuoka, Japan. As much as I’ve loved spending time with the other interns and exploring Seoul together, I was looking forward to having a weekend completely to myself. It was nice knowing I could move at my own pace without worrying about anyone else’s schedule. Getting there…

Last weekend, I took the KTX train with other interns in my program to Gyeongju, which was the capital of the Silla Kingdom for almost 1,000 years. I was really excited for this trip because it gave me the chance to see another part of South Korea outside of Seoul. Compared to Seoul, Gyeongju was…

Since coming to Korea, it’s been nonstop. With my internship, exploring the city, making plans with friends, and just trying to maximize my time, I’ve come to appreciate the times when I go with the flow. While I am a person who loves having a plan or at least an itinerary, a simple afternoon out…

For my internship, I am working in the healthcare technology and medical research industry. More specifically, I am interning at the Medical Imaging Informatics Laboratory (MediSC) within Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH). The lab focuses on combining healthcare with technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR), including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR),…

Hello everyone! My name is Scarlett Weir, and this summer I have traded Pittsburgh for Seoul, South Korea as part of the International Internship Program (IIP). As I write this, I’m thirteen hours ahead of my friends and family back home, which means I’m ending my day just as theirs is beginning. I am a…