Wellesley College students on the Ted Wang Fellowship program will periodically update this blog with their experiences in East Asia. Check back often for updates!
For my final interview, I met with a personal trainer working at a gym in Seoul. I was introduced to her by a good friend of mine who has been her client for several months and has had a very positive...Read More
Near the end of May, I visited the Korea Institute of Marine Science and Technology (KIMST) and met with two employees from one of the research and development planning teams. KIMST is an organization...Read More
For my sixth networking meeting, I had a conversation with a lawyer who works for CCRS (Credit Counseling and Recovery Service) in Seoul. I was very glad to have this opportunity because law is a fiel...Read More
For my fifth interview, I met with a guesthouse owner in Sinchon (a busy area of Seoul). He has been running a guesthouse in Sinchon for about two years. Since the guesthouse is in a very popular area...Read More
This semester I am interning for the Domestic Planning Team at the Seoul National University Institute for Global Social Responsibility (IGSR) (서울대학교 글로벌사회공헌단). During Januar...Read More
My main project during the semester at my internship has been making an English version of a book produced by IGSR. The book is an illustrated children’s book called 북극곰이 파래요 (The Pola...Read More
The fourth person I interviewed is doing linguistics research at Yonsei University and teaching while working on his PhD dissertation. I wanted to interview him because I am majoring in Cognitive and ...Read More
My third interview was with a culture and content planner at a company that creates lectures and programs aimed toward people who want to achieve various goals. She became interested in creating this ...Read More
For my second interview, I met with my manager from my internship at the SNU Institute for Global Social Responsibility. She had previously said to me her work was very valuable to her and she felt a ...Read More
As I am currently trying to explore paths that I could take after graduation, I am approaching these interviews as a way to learn more about careers that might interest me. I hope through these interv...Read More