Holiday Availability: All IES Abroad offices will be closed on Dec 24, Dec 25, Dec 31, and Jan 1 as we take some time to celebrate. During the weeks of 12/22 and 12/29, our team will be smaller, so responses may take longer than usual. Thanks for your understanding—and happy holidays!
Two weeks into the school year, I went to see the Han River with IES Abroad!! The Han River is a popular place in Korea, having been featured in multiple K-dramas, music videos, webtoons etc. You can often find parents watching their kids play with toys that toy vendors are showcasing, couples biking together, people walking their cute tiny dogs, friends having picnics together, and people playing in the water.
Having just started settling in that same week, my study abroad journey started off strong with learning more about the history of the demilitarized zone and the idea of reunification. We were able to see the U.S. Memorial as well as other memorials dedicated to the soldiers who fought in the Korean War and the families that were separated. Not shown in my very first mini vlog, our tour guide Sunny showed us a short video on the Korean War and took us down one of the tunnels that North Korea used to travel to South Korea. The last stop on our DMZ tour was viewing North Korea.
