by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone. I’m writing this one from the airplane. After almost 3 months of traveling, I am finally heading back to the United States. I went to 5 countries this summer – all by myself! Even though it’s ending now, this is still hard for me to believe. I had...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Monday (Day 16): Today, we went to visit my uncle in Yongsan, a district of Seoul that houses the Korean ‘pentagon’. My uncle is a military general, so we thought that we might get to see inside the building. However, we weren’t allowed to visit...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Thursday (Day 12): Today was another solo day for me: I had 2 interviews scheduled with psychologists at Adaptable Human Solutions (AHS), a private counseling center in Seoul. I took the subway in the morning to get to the center and was surprised to find that it was...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Saturday (Day 6): Today was my mom’s birthday! (I didn’t plan for this, but 3 birthday celebrations have been incorporated into my trip 😁) To celebrate, we decided to visit MyungDong Street, a famous pedestrian street in South Korea. There was so much...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Everyone, I’ve landed in my FINAL country! It honestly feels like just yesterday I was excitedly planning for this summer trip back in America, but now my travels are almost over. It’s hard to believe how fast time has gone by. My cousin and my aunt came to pick me up...
by ehh3612 | Sep 6, 2023 | Uncategorized
Hi everyone, As I mentioned in my last blog post, my plans for my final week in Japan were thwarted by an unexpected medical crisis. I had arranged to have 3 interviews in collaboration with a trauma care organization in Japan; I was looking forward to speaking with...
