On Saturday February 21st I will be heading to Seoul South Korea. I will be in South Korea attending Yonsei University. I am going as an exchange student through the University of Washington and this will be my final quarter at the UW before I graduate.
Why Korea? Well I have taken several Korean history and language courses at the University of Washington and I enjoy studying a different country and culture. One of the books that I read was discussing the North Korean nuclear crisis and a point made was that there is a lack of U.S. scholars in Korean studies. I find that it is something I can specialize in and market myself with a little better rather than leaving the U.W. as another Political Science major.
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I started this blog so that I have a place to put my traveling experiences up online for my friends, family and anyone else who might be interested to see. I have also thought about keeping it going upon my return to discuss Korea related issues. Hence the BigOnKorea.com is universal enough to allow me to continue even when I’m back here living in Seattle.
Thanks for coming, I do hope you return and I wish to hear from you if you have anything to share with me.
February 25th, 2009 at 1:45 am
Josh, First, it’s good to read about your journeys and soon your education. We WILL keep up on everything and look forward to corresponding with you at the same time. We will definitely be watching for the video of you during one of those Yonsei cheer songs. Good luck, stay healthy and safe. Joel and Louise