Week 5 – international firework Festival

On 6th October 2018, it was the international fireworks festival in Seoul. There was spectacular displays along the Hangang river with both daytime and night displays. However, I only made it to the night display....

All about Reduce Reuse Recycle

Next time you're in Taiwan, be sure to keep a listen out for the ice-cream truck that goes singing in its catchy high-pitch tune as it circles the streets. Except it does not sell...

The bar outside campus: Lab227

I have been wanting to talk about the bar outside my hostel for weeks now, but, heaven forbids, we were told not to post 'unnecessary' content on this blog. That is until I got the...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 6 – Daegu

This week, we make our way to Daegu. Daegu is the 4th largest city in Korea. We went to a Korean traditional medicine museum. It is very similar to the concepts, methods, treatments and...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 5 – More Homework

The curriculum at POSTECH is not as intense as compared to SUTD. It is less project based work so we don't have to burn all our time in the lab. However, we can feel...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 4 – Hiking

This coming weekend is the Chuseok Holidays! It is like Thanksgiving plus Mid-Autumn festival in Korea. The holiday lasts around a week and we have around 6 days of break from school including the...

GEXP (POSTECH, Korea) Week 3 – Lessons Begin

Lessons officially started this week. They are mainly introductions to the courses so there isn't really any work yet. There are less lesson hours here than compared to SUTD's curriculum. Every subject has 1h15min...

GEXP18 Hanyang Week 5: Shopping in Seoul

Hello friends! Seoul is a paradise when it comes to shopping for cosmetics or clothes. With so many locations to choose from, it must be difficult to narrow them down. I've been in Korea for...

GEXP18 Hanyang Week 4: My 1st Month in Seoul

Hi this is matt and I'll be writing for the HYU team this week! The weather is starting to get quite chilly (midteens and lower), and the leaves have begun to turn auburn. This...

Week 5: I’ll be climbing up a mountain

I'm not generally an active person. Most of my time is spent coding and I don't really exercise much. I understand the risks of a sedentary life style. Compounded with sleep deprivation, there's a...

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