High School Summer Abroad Blog

What a whirlwind the last few days have been here for our Seoul Global Navigators! Students here have really hit the ground running and immersed themselves right into Korean community... keep reading

What a group of talented students! Our Kpop Immersion group learned how to dance to "How Sweet" by New Jeans by the well-known dancer Hexxy. They did well trying to... keep reading

Hello from Week 2 of Session 1 in Seoul! The students started off this week with their K-pop class where they learned even more about the history of music in... keep reading

This weekend, the CIEE students were able to meet their Seoul Mates! Seoul Mates are Korean high school and college students that have volunteered to do a cultural exchange with... keep reading

Welcome to the tour of Seoul Broadcasting School! The students were excited to learn they were touring the school known for the school many idols, such as Min-gyu and Dino... keep reading

Session 1 has arrived and is ready to check off our ever growing bucket lists! We started this week off with ice breakers, guided tours of Insadong and many trips... keep reading

This is our final blog featuring student reflections for the HSSA Gaming & Esports Culture program here in Seoul, South Korea. It’s been an exciting and challenging and engaging time... keep reading

*Reposted from July 18, 2023. It’s hard to believe that we are already almost halfway through week 2 of the Gaming & Esports program! It’s been an unusually rainy week... keep reading

We are almost already halfway through our final week in Session 2 of the Gaming & Esports Culture program here in Seoul, South Korea. It’s been a whirlwind of a... keep reading

Last week Seoul Navigators got to give back to the new community that they have been a part of. They had the opportunity to do community service while participating in... keep reading

As of today, the students have officially been here in Korea with the Gaming & Esports program for two weeks. Can you believe it? TWO weeks?! Despite some challenges with... keep reading

As hard as it is to believe, our global navigators have already been in Seoul, South Korea for 1 week! The students have been busy with k-pop classes, Korean language... keep reading

We’ve officially wrapped up our first full week of the High School Summer Abroad Session 2 Gaming & Esports Program here in Seoul, South Korea. This week has been full... keep reading

It's hard to believe, but the students from the 2nd session of the k-pop program have already arrived and hit the ground running! It is day 3 of the program... keep reading

Dr. Jungwon Kim taught our first K-pop lesson this morning. It was packed with knowledge about how music evolved during the Joseon era. I'm eager to discover more about various... keep reading