Category: Spring 2018
Quick travel guide to Seoul! Part 2 (Home, Namsan Tower, and more)
Hey everyone, I’m back again with quick descriptions of some more locations in Seoul worth visiting! Wangsimri/Seongdang: If you’re a Hanyang student, this place is where you’ll be spending most of your time, mostly because this is where the university is located. As a Drexel exchange living and spending most of the time exploring this ...
Writing and a Zurich Journey
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Another week of “fun” and long lab reports and an interesting trip to Zurich. I worked on a group lab report with my classmates involving the lab I mentioned in my earlier blog post titled ...
What Culture Shock?
“The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people.”-Unknown Culture shock is a term that describes a feeling someone encounters when introduced to a new culture, environment, or set of people. It was something that I anticipated since I heard that it was a common occurrence for students that study abroad. Being that ...
Quick travel guide to Seoul! Part 1 (Nightlife, cherry blossoms, and more)
I’m still suffering through midterms so while I haven’t really traveled out of Seoul yet, here is a quick summary and list of some places in the capital that I recommend checking out! Sinchon: This area is most well known as a sort of university city. Ehwa Women’s University, Yonsei, Sogang, Hongik, Myongji, and so ...
Exploration Beyond the Bubble
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. My situation is much more relaxed now, especially regarding food. I have a stronger idea of what foods to eat everyday. Since my time is much more limited than if I had lived at home, ...
Studies + Travel = An Unforgettable Experience
“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.”– Saint Augustine Being that we are approaching week 5, I thought that it would be appropriate to finally talk about what it is like to actually study while studying abroad. First, here’s some background info. I am a nursing major, so ...
Missing Trains
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. Timeline: 4/6/2018 – 4/9/2018 After exiting the sky train my group ran into a couple problems when trying to arrive at the university. One thing that’s great about being a student at Ruhr University is ...
A Lot More to Learn
Please note that this is a retired Drexel study abroad program. To learn more about available programs, contact Drexel Global studyabroad@drexel.edu. The first week of school. Oh how I can remember the stress of studying for exams and doing homework. I began Monday worrying about how I would find the right amount of food to sustain ...
Let’s talk food…
“People who love to eat are always the best people” – Julia Child I can honestly say that the food has been one of my favorite things about this study abroad experience. London is the perfect example of what a melting pot really is. It is so easy to find culturally different food all in ...
Joining Hanyang University Clubs Part 2
Midterm week is approaching here at Hanyang University so I haven’t been able to go anywhere interesting yet but my friends and I here definitely have plans to start crossing things off the bucket list next week! Anyways, university clubs. As I mentioned last time, Hanyang held a club fair early into the term. Based ...
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