안녕하세요~~! My name is Taylor Woody and I’m a Korean and Linguistics double major at Wellesley and the 2023 Ted Wang Fellow for South Korea. I’m currently interning at Seoul National University’s Institute for Social Global Responsibility (SNUSR) and will go on to take classes at SNU when the semester starts. Since this is my […]
SJY – Networking Interview 5
For my next interview, I decided to reach out beyond the Wellesley network of alums and speak with Ms. Chloe (Jaegyeong) Chung, a member of Columbia University’s Class of 2016. During my winter internship with Shinhan Bank’s Global Business Group, Chloe was my mentor figure and closest supervisor. We stayed in touch even after the […]
SJY – Networking Interview 4
안녕, 여러분–정말 오랜만이죠~ At the end of a long, hectic semester (during which I unfortunately contracted COVID), I’m in the process of wrapping up my interview series with our next interviewee, Dr. Karin JeeEun Nam, Class of 2006. Out of all my interviewees thus far, Dr. Nam is certainly the most well-traveled! She spent her […]
SJY – Networking Interview 3
~ Posted retroactively ~ My third interview was with Ms. Haiyoung Yun, Class of 1993. While we were unfortunately unable to lock in a time for both of us to meet, I was able to conduct a very in-depth written interview with her discussing localizations of international work culture. Following her graduation, Ms. Yun pursued […]
SJY – Networking Interview 2
~ Posted retroactively ~ 22.02.09 In the weeks following my interview with Ms. Cho, my wifi has broken down twice, I’ve nearly missed a return flight from a weekend vacation in Busan with friends, and I’ve experienced the five stages of grief in the horrific experience known as ‘course registration at SNU’. After a busy […]
SJY – Networking Interview 1
~ Posted retroactively ~ 22.01.20 The beginning of my interview series was…a bit lackluster, to put it gently. I had emailed quite a few individuals, based off both personal reference and recommendations from The Hive, but to my dismay no one replied…until someone did! One out of seven may not be the greatest of response […]
Self-Introduction (Sydney Yi)
안녕하세요~! My name is Sydney Yi (she/her). I’m a member of the Class of 2023, an Economics and East Asian Languages and Cultures (concentration, Korean) double major, and the Ted Wang Fellow of 2022 in South Korea. This is a bit of a late start for me, since I’ve been in Korea since the fall […]
“Daring is …” – Network Experience #4
Networking is hard, especially for an introvert like me. But I have learned to step out of my comfort zone and reach out to people that I want to learn from. I would be lying if I said that it always goes smoothly. Sometimes I reach out to dozens of people and only hear back […]
Spring in Korea and Networking Experience #3
Spring is a beautiful season, and it is even more in South Korea. In early March, after so many days spent wrapped in my winter jacket and scarf, the weather forecast of a Saturday with 16° Celsius and sunshine only made me radiate with happiness! Taking advantage of the occasion, my friends and I decided […]
Life in Color – Networking Experience #2
May marks the peak of spring in South Korea and summer is right around the corner. It is indeed the return of good weather and clear and sunny days. I can finally leave my overheated dorm room to take long walks and have picnics along the Han River. Generally speaking, the spirit is festive, and […]