After arriving at the airport, we took a shuttle bus to the Incheon Airport Hotel where we could get some rest before trekking into Seoul on Friday morning. Although we were tired, and somewhat frustrated (me) due to cell phone failure while trying to contact our hotel (more of a user error than a technology issue – I blame the exhaustion), we wanted to go out for our first meal in Korea.… Read the rest
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Destination Seoul: The Journey Begins
Good Morning GSLIS….or “achim insa” as they say here in Korea! I apologize for not sending a speedy update about our journey so far, but due to the hilly terrain and relentless heat, our wi-fi connection is unreliable at best. I’ll recount our journey starting with our departure from Boston-Logan International Airport, a logical place to start I think, but would first like to point out that this trip really began months ago.… Read the rest
Everland, the National Archives and the ...
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Apologies for going so long without updating, I know you’ve all been waiting with bated breath.?
It’s been a very busy week here and suddenly it’s Friday morning and we leave tomorrow! I know it’s cliche but it is nonetheless true: I don’t know how it went by so fast!?… Read the rest
Itaewon, Namsan Park, and Seoul Tower
Hey all! We ended the Records Management?class with cake on Friday in celebration of Chris’ last class and subsequent graduation. It was really good cake too (fresh cream and fruit or green tea sweet potato). A women from the International Vaccine Institution named Heejung Kim came to lecture on Korean records management and archives.… Read the rest
All sorts of good stuff
Friday afternoon? we celebrated the last day of Kevin’s course and Chris Carter’s last class ever as a GSLIS student. Two gorgeous cakes: Green tea sweet potato and a fresh cream cake with berries were consumed by students, faculty and staff with great enjoyment after the guest lecture ended.… Read the rest
National Digital Library and the Nationa...
It’s just after noon on Friday and the students are in their last day of class of Records Management. They have presentations this afternoon and a guest lecture about Records Management laws in Korea. And I’ll be going out shortly to buy a sweet potato cake to celebrate Simmons student Chris Carter’s last class.… Read the rest