It’s hard to believe my time in South Korea has already come to an end. These past two months have gone by so much faster than I ever expected. What started as a summer internship quickly became one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had, professionally and personally. Between my internship, traveling around South Korea…

Yesterday, I visited N Seoul Tower, and it ended up being the perfect day to go. After basically two weeks of nonstop rain, the weather finally cleared up. It was sunny, the sky was blue, the birds were chirping, lalala. For the first time in what felt like forever, you could actually see the mountains…

Last weekend, a group of interns in my program took a trip to Jeonju. We had Friday off for Constitution Day, so it was perfect for a long weekend! The weather forecast looked pretty terrible all week, with rain expected the entire weekend, but we got lucky. It stayed dry through most of Saturday before…

One of my favorite parts of my internship has actually been lunch. Every day around 12:30, most of the people in my lab stop what they’re doing and head out to eat together. Sometimes we go to a nearby restaurant and sometimes we eat at the hospital staff cafeteria. It’s become a part of my…

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),…