
Nikia Brown
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Student Takeover - Our Final Day: Just the Beginning
It was almost impossible to imagine that after three amazing weeks, our time in Seoul had come to an end. Waking up and having our last breakfast together felt like... keep reading
Give Me an UP Beat
Paul Thompson, MARZ Music Group Paul Thompson, one of the most successful and respected songwriters and producers in K-pop, came to talk to CIEE participants about his journey as a... keep reading
Kimchi, Cats & Deoksu Palace
Kimchi Museum There are over 200 kinds of Kimchi created in South Korea. It is considered the staple food of the country and no meal is complete without it. Seoul... keep reading
Student Takeover: Messages In Music & The Creative Process
As we near the end of our immersion program, everyone is in a hurry to experience as many things as they possibly can before their eventual departure Saturday morning. Some... keep reading
Student Takeover: Kimchi, Yonsei University & a Moonlight Tour of Deoksugung Palace
We walked about 15 minutes to get to the Kimchi Museum and then we were taught how to make Kimchi. We learned that the normal process usually takes a full... keep reading
Somehow a circle and music makes everything better...
This past weekend, Seoul Navigators met Korean high school students who will be participating in select activities with them throughout the program. As we transitioned from one icebreaker to the... keep reading
When the Present Meets the Past: Nami Island, BTS Fandom & Korean Folk Paintings
On Thursday, the students traveled an hour outside of Seoul by bus and ferry to visit Korea's beautiful and serene, Nami Island (남이섬). Nami Island is a human-manufactured island that... keep reading
Please Don't Stop the Music
Seoul Navigators arrived to the Land of the Morning Calm before the break of dawn at 4 a.m. Sunday morning. After a 14-hour plane ride, you would think the students... keep reading
Highlights from Week II
K-pop Dance It did not take long before the students were on their feet and moving in week two’s K-pop choreography class. Tae Yeon Hwang, founder of Negative Motion dance... keep reading