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(Hello)

My name is Zoe, and this summer I will spend eight weeks working at Yonsei University with the Institute of East and West Studies, in Seoul, South Korea. This wonderful opportunity has been afforded to me by the Illinois Wesleyan University Freeman Asia Internship program, and I’d love for you to follow along with my experience.

Cultural Notes

August 4, 2016

As our time here comes to a close, I thought I should write a post about what it’s like to actually live here. Most of my posts so far have been about things to do, and not so much about the culture here. Some of this probably pertains to living in any city, but since … More Cultural Notes

More Seoul Stuff

August 1, 2016

In 7 weeks, we’ve had a lot of time to explore and poke around the city. This is another kind of modge-podge post of different things we’ve done here. Chandeokgung First is Changdeokgung, another Joseon Palace, and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Unfortunately my phone was dying on this day, so I don’t have a … More More Seoul Stuff

Sannakji

August 1, 2016

Sannakji is a Korean dish of raw octopus. You can find it basically anywhere near a fish market, and even eat it beach-side in Busan. I recently had my first and last sannakji experience. Dameun from work sent me a video of two Brits eating Sannakji and said, “You can try this in Busan”. In … More Sannakji