Hello Everyone! Classes have started and so I have begun to adjust to my official schedule and studying. This week I was able to go to the National Hangul Museum, National Museum of Korea, and the I-Park Mall, which are all located in Yongsan, Seoul. The National Hangul Museum is a museum built telling the [...]
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Week 2: Introduction to Classes and Seoul Myeongdong
Greetings from Hallym University! Classes began this week with a similar add/drop system to USF making classes and times easy to navigate. Friday, March 1st was also a national holiday here in Korea called Samil, which celebrates the Samil Movement made by Koreans in resistance to the Japanese rule, therefore; everyone got the day off. [...]
Week 1: And So The Journey Has Begun!
Hello, Everyone! This is Samanta at Hallym University in South Korea. I have been at Hallym University for almost a week now and my classes begin tomorrow! One of the great things about Hallym University, is the buddy program where they pair you with a Korean student to talk with and occasionally show you around. [...]
Going to Hallym University
Hello, my name is Samanta Isaj and I am concurrent degree student studying Psychology and Anthropology. This semester I will be traveling to Hallym University in South Korea with the support of the Education Abroad Scholarship Fund for Spring 2019. I am really excited for my trip to South Korea and everything it has to [...]
How To Deal With Fear While Abroad
When I was in Seoul, Florida was hit by Hurricane Irma. 3.8 million people were told to not only to evacuate their homes but to leave the state entirely and so while in South Korea, there was not much I could do to help my loved ones stay safe back in Florida. The only consolation [...]
