{"id":4559,"date":"2017-06-16T15:00:11","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T05:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2017-06-02T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2017-06-02T02:58:17","slug":"spend-your-summer-exploring-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/06\/16\/spend-your-summer-exploring-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend your summer exploring Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jiwon L, Bachelor of Design (Honours)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Korea University &#8211; International Winter Campus (Dec 2016\u2013 Jan 2017)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Korea University is one of the highest ranked universities in the world in a variety study areas. The campus is filled with historical and incredible gothic-style architecture. As an\u00a0architecture student, looking around the campus was a great opportunity to experience the sights and also outside of campus there were so many great high-rise buildings I wouldn\u2019t be able to find back in Brisbane, Australia.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4564\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL3.jpg 1778w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Staying at Korea University\u2019s dormitory was\u00a0very enjoyable, meeting new friends from other cultures. I have built such a strong relationship with my roommates, so we went out to travel Seoul together outside the campus.\u00a0 We went to Dongdaemoon to see one of my favourite architect&#8217;s work, Zaha Hadid, during the weekends and other cities and enjoyed the culture of Seoul. As Seoul is one of the top cities that has highly developed transport, it was very easy to travel inner cities without spending a lot of money.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2017\/06\/JL4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4565\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2017\/06\/JL4-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have met very warm and welcoming friends from different places and cultures and sharing this experience with them was such a wonderful experience that I am not likely to have in life again. If you are a student who loves travel and exploring busy cities, Korea University in Seoul is the\u00a0perfect place to be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2017\/06\/JL5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4566\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/files\/2017\/06\/JL5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL5-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL5-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/files\/2017\/06\/JL5-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jiwon L, Bachelor of Design (Honours) Korea University &#8211; International Winter Campus (Dec 2016\u2013 Jan 2017) Korea University is one of the highest ranked universities in the world in a variety study areas. 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