We made it Rome! After a very pleasant direct flight on Alitalia Flight 625 from Boston-Logan to Fiomicino Airport, 13 GSLIS students and 2 GSLIS faculty members arrived in Italy for two weeks of study abroad courses at St. John’s University Rome campus.… Read the rest
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Weekends in Seoul: Korean Folk Village
Greetings Friends! I apologize for the delay in posting about more of our adventures in Seoul,….but the weekends here are exhausting and unfortunately we only get one weekend. We did as much as we possibly could since we leave this Saturday morning (incredible sad – we want to stay!).… Read the rest
Learning the ropes of Sinchon with Chang...
On Tuesday evening, our new friend Changwan took us into Sinchon for a wonderful dinner of Korean-style lettuce wraps and makgeolli so we could watch the Olympics together. We watched some Judo matches and got to see how the Koreans supported their country in the games.… Read the rest
Yonsei University Samsung Library: WOW!
Happy Friday from Seoul where I am writing to you from the future! We are so happy it is the weekend and are ready to make the most of our only/last weekend in Seoul. Tonight we are planning on visiting the National Theater of Korea for a free outdoor music and dance show outside at the cultural plaza, and then head over to Itaewan to check out the “Hof” – Korean bars and nightlife.… Read the rest
Visiting the Cat Cafe! Laura, Shana, Jen...
After a Wednesday night dinner in Sincheon, Shana, Jen, Candice and I were on our way back to the train station when a sign caught our eye – “Cat Café.” How cute, we thought – maybe its cat themed? However, upon closer inspection we realized that this café had more than just coffee or tea.… Read the rest
Korean Baseball: Jammin’ at Jamsil for t
So I apologize that these posts are no longer in precise chronological order (as an archives student, this drives me insane), but it is becoming almost impossible to keep up with all the various activities happening from day to day. I think even a Discovery channel film crew would find it difficult to keep up with this group of high energy travelers!… Read the rest