College Study Abroad Blog

Last month, Yecco and CIEE students met to explore and learn at the Lotte World Folk Museum. Yecco is an organization made up of local Korean students who have a...keep reading

During the month of March, CIEE students and I went on a Midnight Palace Tour. The tour took place at Deoksu Palace around 7:00 P.M. The tour started with an...keep reading

Today, I was able to go to Busan with some friends to explore Gamcheon Culture Village. The village is also known as the “Santorini” or “Machu Picchu of Korea”. I...keep reading

High expectations and higher let downs For those who enjoy K-pop like me, while anticipating coming to South Korea I had such high expectations for what I would do. I...keep reading

As my time here in Korea comes to an end I'm getting increasingly sentimental. Coming to Korea, I wasn't sure how I was going to make friends when naturally I'm...keep reading

This past week (June 4-6) I traveled with friends to Busan. Even though we were there for a short period of time we tried to visit all the hit areas...keep reading

They say that the best experiences that happen to you happen completely by chance. For me one of my best experiences in Korea happened at a hair salon near Ewha...keep reading

Out of all of the neighborhoods in Seoul, Jamsil would probably be one of my favorite neighborhoods. Whether it’s walking down Seokchon Lake at night or visiting Lotte World. You...keep reading

A large reason why I became interested in visiting Korea and in Korean culture was because of Korean Dramas it was through Korean dramas I was able to learn how...keep reading

Making friends online Prior to coming to this program, I was extremely worried about making friends. Like most college juniors I had finally established a solid group of friends and...keep reading