Regarding the communication scale from low-context to high-context, have you noted any communication differences and preferences in your host country? Have you had any miscommunication situations that you have had to overcome? Have you encountered any challenges or differences in communication in your work environment? I grew up communicating in a pretty low-context way, and…
Tag: Seoul IIP
More Than Taking the Lead
This week was definitely one of my favorites since arriving in Seoul because my grandma came to visit! Getting to explore the city with her made this week extra special. We checked something off her bucket list by eating ramen along the Han River, just like in so many K-dramas. It was such a simple…
Building My Leadership Skills
Before this summer, my leadership style was probably more hands-off. I’ve always believed in giving people space to figure things out on their own. I’m someone who doesn’t love being micromanaged, so I tend to avoid doing it to others. Usually, I tend to trust people and only jump in when something actually goes wrong….
Research, Royal Palaces, and Real Growth
This week felt like one of those weeks where every day was completely different from the last. One day, I was standing at the DMZ looking across the border into North Korea. Seeing the two countries separated by just a few hundred meters was honestly surreal. It is something I’ve learned about for years, but…
Building Skills Abroad
Some soft skills that I have developed so far include time management, communication, and problem-solving abilities. Coming into the internship, I was not sure how the work I would be doing would be framed. After the first day, I realized that instead of having daily tasks to complete, I had one big project that I…
More than Halfway?!
More than halfway through my internship, and we are at week five! At first, most of my responsibilities revolved around research. I spent hours gathering information, analyzing sources, and compiling findings into usable formats. While research is still a significant part of my work, my tasks have started to diversify. Now, I am also working…
Finding my Volume
Week four and I finally feel like I have been here long enough to really notice the cultural differences, not just observe them from the outside but actually feel them in my daily life. But first, the best part of the week. For the Fourth of July weekend a huge group of us(12) made the…
Halfway There!
Before landing in Seoul, I had an idea of what Korean culture and living would be like, but I wasn’t completely prepared for actually living inside a culture that’s so different from my own. Now, being a month into the program, I can honestly say the hardest parts of adjusting haven’t been the big, obvious…
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