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Chuncheon/Namiseon Island

Posted on June 11, 2013

So my friend and I wanted to go to Chuncehon to see the Mime Festival, but it had already ended.  Disappointed, we went to Namiseon Island which was nearby.  It’s famous for a Korean drama …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged Chuncheon, International Academic Programs, Namiseon Island, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison, Yonsei University

May Festivals!

Posted on June 11, 2013

I swear Korea has so much fun festivals to go too!!! Why don’t we have them in the States or do I just not know about them?  Well one of the festivals this May that …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged Akaraka, Buddha, International Academic Programs, Korean festivals, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison, Yonsei University

Fish Market

Posted on June 11, 2013

A fish market is one of the places I had to hit while in Korea.  The fish market that I went to is called Noryangjin Fish Market.  All the seafood there is fresh and still …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged International Academic Programs, octopus, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison

More April Adventures

Posted on June 11, 2013

The next stop in my adventure is the Trick Eye Museum!  It’s a museum that provides artworks that tricks the eye into seeing something else!  Here are my pictures! Enjoy! 🙂   Last adventure for …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged International Academic Programs, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison, Yonsei University

Eat Your Kimchi

Posted on April 12, 2013

Eat Your Kimchi is a YouTube channel that features two Canadian couple who has been living in Korea for about five years now.  They both teach in the schools here in Korea.   A lot of …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged International Academic Programs, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison

Seoul Fashion Week

Posted on April 9, 2013

Seoul’s fashion week was held March 25th to the 30th.  During that week, they had multiple shows going on throughout the days showing off different designers’ outfits.  If you didn’t know, Korea is actually very …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Correspondents, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged Fashion, IAP, International Academic Programs, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Thoughts on North Korea

Posted on April 9, 2013

I’ve been hearing that North Korea has been on the news a lot.  Honestly, I had no clue what was going on until I started noticing posts from people talking about North Korea.  I wasn’t …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Correspondents, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged IAP, International Academic Programs, North Korea, Pam Xiong, South Korea, study abroad, travel, UW-madison

Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 15, 2013

Valentine’s Day here in Korea is a little different from America.  Men, if you are tired of always pampering the girls, come to South Korea.  On February 14, instead of the men buying the girls …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged International Academic Programs, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison, Valentine's day

Lunar New Year

Posted on February 15, 2013

Korea doesn’t celebrate New Year like in the states.  I remember on January 1st when the clock stroked midnight, my friends and I were screaming, while the Korean people walked and did whatever they were …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged academic year, International Academic Programs, Lunar New Year, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison

DMZ

Posted on December 21, 2012

I finally was able to go check out the DMZ.  The DMZ is a strip of land that marks the 38th parallel between North Korea and South Korea.  We crossed to the military zone, where …

Posted in Academic Year 2012-2013, Asia, Pam Xiong, Returned Student, South KoreaTagged DMZ, International Academic Programs, Pam Xiong, Seoul, South Korea, study abroad, UW-madison
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