Best Places to Visit in Busan

by Channler S | Jul 30, 2022 | Asia, Engineering, Summer, UA Non-Affiliate

Oncheon-cheon, Busan – During cherry blossom season Busan is the second largest city in South Korea, and being a mountainous area surrounded by beaches, there are many amazing spots to visit during your time in Busan. Furthermore, if you have the opportunity,...

Not my plan, but whatever.

by Cho Rong Won | Jul 7, 2017 | All Year, Asia, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate, UA-Affiliate, _

Going to a new place always means meeting new people. That probably is the most fluttering, yet terrifying aspect of going to a new place. I did not expect any of this because I did not intend on starting a new relationship. It started with an email I got from my...

Only One Chance to Get the Treasure

by Cho Rong Won | Jul 7, 2017 | All Year, Asia, Semester, UA Non-Affiliate

As a citizen of Korea, but as a child who lived in America since first grade, Korea was unfamiliar to me. Just like any K-Pop star fans, Korea was a fantasy. I went to Korea on Fall 2016 for my social work field placement and on Spring 2017 for a study abroad. I...

Checking off the To-Do or To-EAT list and writing a new life’s goal list

by Cho Rong Won | Jul 7, 2017 | Asia, Semester, Social Work, UA Non-Affiliate

I love green tea. Any green tea-flavored deserts impulse my consumer desire so I decided to start my journey of the holy green tea trail and my love for cafés and bakeries. Korea is not the designated green tea heaven, Japan is; however, there were enough or excessive...