A!: Night Out at Linnanmaki’s Carnival of Lights Festival

Moi! Did you know that there are actually five seasons in Finland? They are Spring, Summer, Autumn, Darkness, and Winter. 🌑 Welcome to Darkness! While the transition from summer to autumn is marked by vibrant, falling...

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...

HKUST – Short Korea Trip Part 1

There was a lull week in HKUST, therefore, a group of us students from Hong Kong decided to travel to South Korea for an impromptu short trip! The plan was to do a road...

GEXP18 Hanyang Week 9: The island of Ulleungdo (Part 1)

About Ulleungdo Just 120 km east of the Korea Peninsula lies the beautiful island of Ulleungdo, the less known little sister of Jeju island. Being a volcanic island, Ulleungdo has lots of stunning geological scenes...

National Taiwan University Week 3: CCAs aka School Clubs

After identifying the clubs we were interested in last Saturday at the club exhibition, our evenings this week were largely spent at the different welcome sessions for the clubs. Intro to clubs in NTU Here in...

Week 10 – First Kimchi making experience & Volunteer

Alongside with Yeoksam global village center, I helped out at a kimchi making event for charity. The event started early in the morning and we gathered around 8.30am. The event was held outdoor and it...

POSTECH Week 2: Chuseok 추석!

This week is 추석(chuseok) , which is the Korean thanksgiving and falls on the same day as Mid autumn festival! Because of that, we had a four day weekend, which we spent in Seoul. While...

Tips and facts you should know before moving to Gothenburg, Sweden

#1: Cook your meals to save money on food. #2: Willy’s is my Favorite grocery store. I heard Lidl is the cheapest, but the produce doesn’t seem as fresh, especially the meat. Willy was also...

KAIST Fall 2019 Week 1 – LingLing Said Hi

Hello! I'm Ivan, a third year ISTD Junior who will be blogging about my experience in KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea for the next four months! Daejeon is an hour away from Seoul by KTX...

A Day in a Life of a UC Merced Exchange Student

Applying to the University of California for GEXP only allows you to rank 4 preferred campus choices and the UCEAP (University of California Education Abroad Program) will then assign you to one of your...

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