KAIST Fall 2019 Week 15 – Finals

As my time in Daejeon comes to an end, my biggest takeaway from the exchange is the people I met. The locals, and fellow exchange students, undegrads, postgrads, people from all walks of life....

Traveling to Yangon before exam

Yes, I decided to travel to Yangon before exam week. In fact, I went to the airport straight after my final project presentation, worried that I will miss my flight. Tip: Please try to reach...

koncerts in korea – kaist gexp 2023

  “Why did you choose Korea out of all the different locations for exchange?” “Oh, because I like K-Pop and I like K-Culture. And of course Korean food! Well, I also love the R&D culture that...

Off the Beaten Path in the UK

This article first appeared in BTS Issue 4. Global Exchange Programme (GEXP): The GEXP offers opportunities for students to spend Term 6 taking courses in world-class overseas universities with deep expertise in various fields. By Koh Zhi...

Out to Sea

If Taiwan has beautiful mountains, I top that with its coastlines. Before coming to Taiwan, I had toyed with the idea of learning to surf regularly. Alas, when I arrived, there was no avenue in...

Week 12: New weekend new city!

KTH has an interesting schedule. Each semester has 2 periods with different modules. Somehow, my timetable for this period gives me 5-day weekends almost every week. Now what does one do with 5-day weekends?...

2018 GEXP POSTECH, South Korea (Week 6)

This week was a pretty eventful week. On Friday, we visited the Bogyeong-sa, which is a Buddhist temple in Pohang, located in Naeyeonsan Valley, mainly known for its 12 waterfalls. We met a really...

HKUST – Short Macau Trip

My parents were in Hong Kong and we were going to Macau for the weekend! I was excited as it was going to be my first-time gambling at the casino in Macau! I took...

GEXP National Taiwan University 2019 – #humansofTW

One of the purchases that I'm the most happy with by far is my second-hand bike because like Singapore, Taipei City is almost flat throughout and it allows me to explore at a pace...

KAIST Fall 2019 Week 2 – Chuseok in Busan

Happy chuseok! Chuseok is korea’s thanksgiving holiday and that means a three day study week. It was quite a sight on Wednesday to see students carrying their barang barang to class, and some leaving...

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