Reflection – Seoul Internship

My time in South Korea with Adventure Korea was a great experience overall. Looking back on my time there, it was clearly a spark which helped me grow both personally and professionally. Being in a foreign country, and not just traveling there, but actually living and working in one was something that took me out…

Week 8 Seoul – Global Competency and Expectations

As I look back on my last full week in Seoul, I have a lot to talk about. There are currently 3 days left in my program before my flight home, and the bulk of that time will be spent working.  This past week I helped to lead a tour for an international school from…

Week 7 Seoul – Communication in the Workplace

This past week has had a lot of highlights. Our company was hosting a team for a team-building event on Thursday. Originally we were going to host the activities in and near Bukchon Hanok Village, but it’s been raining here in Seoul all week, so we had to move it inside. To accomplish this while…

Week 6 – Learning from Leaders

Once again I’ve had another busy week here in Seoul since my last update both at work and on my own. I spent the time in my office mainly this week. I was tasked with writing a few articles for our company website. One was to promote our outdoor education programs. I mainly wrote it…

Week 5 in Seoul – Skills and Competencies

This past week in Seoul I once again visited a few different places. On Tuesday, my supervisor took me and my fellow interns that I work with to a large convention center in the city for a Travel Expo. It was called Seoul International Travel Mart, and we went as a seller to have meetings…

Week 4 in Seoul- Adaptability and Flexibility

Week 4 and weekend 4 in Seoul have been very fun and filled with lots of new experiences. In my free time, I was able to explore a lot of new areas of the city that I hadn’t seen before. Some of these were more about shopping, some were about finding food spots, but they…

Seoul Week 3

Week 3 in Seoul has been off to a smooth start. I’m back in the office this week after an entire second week spent outside the office. While still working, I was visiting places around Seoul for research and gathering info for the company.  I visited Gyeongbokgung Palace and Bukchon Hanok Village on Monday. This…

Seoul Week 2 – Time Management

I have just finished my first full week in Seoul and first week as a marketing intern at Adventure Korea, and I have a lot to look back on and reflect on already. Every day, South Korea, and the ever bustling city of Seoul has shown a new side of itself and offered up something…

First week in Seoul

I’ve been in Seoul for just under 4 days at this point, and its been amazing so far. I’ve already gotten to go around to various neighborhoods and districts in the city over the weekend to explore and shop. The food has been great so far too. There are so many cafes, I’ve been to…