Author: Jacob Bodishbaugh | Major: Computer Science | Semester: Fall and Spring 2024-2025 I can still remember on my first day stepping out of the taxi at Sogang University and into the muggy summer heat of Seoul. I felt so small, dwarfed by the towering apartment...
Author: Deeksha Shamuganathan | Major: International Business | Semester: Spring 2024 This spring, I had the incredible opportunity to intern at MarsAuto, a leading company in autonomous trucking, in the bustling business district of Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea. As a...
Author: Sophia Bruozas | Major: International Business | Semester: January Intercession 2025 I am so grateful for the opportunity to study abroad in Taipei, Taiwan this January 2025 Intersession. It was the best place I visited. I always dreamed of visiting an Asian...
Author: Eva Casto | Major: Computer Science | Semester: January Intercession 2025 Studying abroad is an opportunity that should not be passed up, since you can combine learning with personal growth and having fun in a new place. I knew I would study abroad, but I was...
Author: Nicole McKellar | Major: Biological Engineering | Semester: Summer 2024 The hum of the plane engines as it took flight made my plans to study abroad in South Korea feel real. I had known since before university that I wanted to study abroad, and I determined...
Author: Darren Blount | Majors: Computer Science, Math, and Physics | Semester: January Intersession 2024 Stepping off the plane and into the bustling streets of Seoul felt like the start of a canvas, painting my first experience beyond home shores. From ancient...
Author: Jack Norris | Major: Computer Science | Semester: Winter 2023 The first smartphone I ever held was a Samsung. Ever since that first encounter, the company’s products have been a staple in my household -- nearly every mobile device I have used through the years...
Author: Victoria Savage | Majors: International Studies, Asian Studies | Semester: January Intersession 2024 Hi! I am Victoria Savage and this January intersession, I participated in Korea University’s Winter International Campus and took Beginner Korean I. I am a...
Author: A.J. Navarro | Major: Finance | Semester: January Intersession 2024 I’ve always been surrounded by Korean friends growing up. Since high school, they would always chat in Korean together and would try to include me by teaching me some basic words. It was a fun...
Author: Hyunseo Seok | Major: Biomedical Engineering | Semester: Winter 2023-2024 Academics In 2002, I was born in South Korea. However, due to my father’s employment, our family immigrated to the United States when I was about two years old. Ever since, I visited...