Category: Winter 2023
5 Things to See When You Visit Madrid
There are so many amazing areas and tourist attractions to visit in Madrid, but these were my top 5 favorite things to see when in Madrid. #1 Parque Del Retiro This park was huge and every part of it was absolutely gorgeous! There’s two different entrances that we went through, with many paths of trails ...
A Typical Day in the Life Studying in Madrid
While everyday in Madrid was a different adventure, I developed a routine that I followed most of the days during the week. Here’s an insight to a typical day for me studying abroad at Nebrija University. 6:45 AM. Yeah. That was the time my alarm usually went off in the mornings. I’d wake up and ...
A Typical Day in the Life Studying in Seoul
Lovel Lee, ’25, is a Graphic Design major studying at Hanyang University this Summer 2023. A typical weekday studying in Seoul consists of going to my ceramics class in the morning. The ceramics class starts at 10:00am so I am usually awake around 8:30am. Since it takes only ten minutes to travel to the university ...
5 Things to See When You Visit Jeju
Visiting Jeju was one thing I had on my bucket list and something I really looked forward to. My friend and I could only stay for the weekend so we technically just had two days to explore. However, I think we were able to use our time to the fullest. Here are some recommendations on ...
Pura Vida Tales pt. 2: Weekend Adventures
For my final post, I wanted to conglomerate my weekend adventures aside from the cultural activities done with ICDS. Costa Rica is beyond amazing and has anything and everything for all people. Surfing, white water rafting, hot springs to name a few of things my friends and I were able to do while in country. ...
A Typical Day in the Life Studying in Seoul, South Korea
Kiki Lin, ’25, is a Computer Science major studying at Hanyang University this Summer 2023 I’ve been in Seoul, South Korea for roughly about 2 weeks now and have already done a week of schooling at Hanyang University. The program I’m doing is Hanyang International Summer School which is an intensive program. The general overview ...
Week 2: Experiencing the Korean Culture
It’s the second week and I have met so many people from so many different cultures from all around the world. It is interesting how we are all raised in very different environments from across the country, yet we are here in South Korea with a common mission–to study abroad here and experience first handedly ...
A reflection on my time abroad
Going on exchange is something I have dreamed about for years. I already knew way before university that I wanted to go, and I knew I wanted to experience the college culture in the U.S. Originally, I was supposed to go in the fall of 2020, but then covid-19 happen and that obviously spoiled my ...
The Discomfort Zone
I’m the type of person who likes to be in my comfort zone… and stay there. It is why I knew I had to go on exchange. I needed a change in my life – a chance to evolve (no, not like a pokémon). Surprising as it may seem, going out of your comfort zone ...
My Madrid Recommendations 🇪🇸
If you are planning to study abroad in Madrid, here are my best tips/ recommendations and advice. After living in Madrid for four months, I have a good sense of the city now. Madrid in my opnion is one of the safest and cleanest cities in Europe, and no matter how long you stay, you ...
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