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!
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 Nationa...Read More
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 inte...Read More
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 ...Read More
~ 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-dep...Read More
~ 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, a...Read More
~ 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 recommenda...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 ...Read More
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 a...Read More
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...Read More