GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 11 – Jeju Trip

This week, I went to Jeju to meet 2 of my friends that are also on GEXP in Korea but from different universities (Hanyang in Seoul and Sungkyunkwan in Suwon). Jeju is, hands down,...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 10 – Homigot Trail

We participated in a trail walk event by the east coast of Korea. The trail is a small part of the Haeparang trail (around 770km long) in Korea. It's really cool that you can...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 9 – Busan Fireworks Festival

This week, we made our way back to Busan for an annual fireworks festival. It was a huge event where many locals and tourists would gather and enjoy a two hours long fireworks display...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 8 – Naeyeonsan Waterfall

Pohang isn't a big city unlike Seoul or Busan. Fortunately, it has no shortage of natural scenic spots to explore. After our mid terms exams, we took a trip to Naeyeonsan Waterfall. It was...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 7 – Awesome Autumn

Korea is deep in Autumn now and the Pohang area looks amazing! There was a billboard in our school that reads "Autumn is another Spring where all the leaves are flowers". The surroundings of...

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?...

Hiking part 7: Yuen Tsuen Ancient Trail on Chung Yeung Festival

Chung Yeung festival (Double ninth on the lunar calendar) is a traditional holiday in Hong Kong whereby families would gather together to worship their ancestor. There is also a traditional belief that hiking to...

GEXP18 Hanyang Week 8: A trip to the Royal Palace

Finally managed to find some time to go down to Gyeongbokgung! It is the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty and was home to the Kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Many of the original buildings...

Week 7: Meeting My Primary School Friend at Hsinchu

This was a rather serendipitous event. I had not expected to meet my primary school friend in Taiwan. The last time we met was close to 10 years ago. It's fascinating to see how...

Week 8 in HYU: A trip to the palace

Finally managed to find some time to go down to Gyeongbokgung! It is the main palace during the Joseon Dynasty and was home to the Kings of the Joseon Dynasty. Many of the original buildings...

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