Color everywhere

Way Different Borneo

I thought I knew what I was getting myself into. And yet, I knew that Borneo would be much different than I thought it would be.

Thought I could easily access a compatible ATM machine during my time here.  Turns out that I could access it all along; and at the same time, I couldn't.  Everyone in the group had been saying that their cards weren't working at the national bank ATMs.  Some people had forgotten to notify their banks (like me) of their travel abroad so they would not getting blocked access, others had international restrictions placed on their banks resulting in banks not able to conduct business with the banks here.

 

In the end, there was an ATM within walking distance from our condo at Village Grove.

I thought I would be losing weight during my time here.  Uhm, wrong!












I knew it would be hot and humid here!  But not this hot!





One thing is for sure, this place is AMAZING!

Saying goodbye

Walking back to collect our bags at the SKKU I-House to then hop on our ride to the Incheon Airport, I asked what observations our hosts had made during our stay, especially since we were their first group of grad students to host. They said they found us to be talented, smart, timely and easy to host. They were thinking of how to make the next visit even better!

My impressions of Seoul can be summed up in the following: welcoming hosts, determined, advancing, achieving, and most of all -just good people. Saying goodbye is never easy, so I will say "hasta pronto" until we meet again.

Required, elective VS Base, deepening

Oh, the impact of word choice and semantics.

Confucianism is a system of values, thoughts and philosophies based on humanism - that humans are teachable, improveable, with the tenets of ren (humaneness for others in the community), yi (moral disposition to do good) and li (norms of behavior).

These boots were made for walking ....

Last night after pony kegs and extreme fried chicken in various sauces (horseraddish, pepper, and regular), our group trotted down the street for a night of karaoke. We danced the macarena as we headed down the Atlanta highway before checking into hotel California.

Incentives

What does it take to be good, to be better, to be the best? Here they give their faculty a bonus when an article gets published in a reputable journal!

Being a country with few natural resources, it's people and students are the resource who are identified, developed and tapped into. Side nota: SKKU students score in the top 3% of national entrance exams.

Talent and training go hand in hand.

A little dragon

Global leaders are to be ...? Independent, community-minded, creative, diverse, competent, thoughtful, valued, global and balanced? These are characteristics of SKKU graduates for leadership. The people of Korea are actively working to continue their ascent as one of the four little dragons (economic miracles) of Asia.