CATHY HUANG

I went to the to JeonCheom, a small town in Mungyeong city in Gyeongbok province for a cultural trip. Since I had my regional orientation there, I was naturally curious what the city had a offer. This time, I chose to try out new activities in Mungyeong- its famous Ziplining course and Pigeon Clay shooting and walking round downtown area of Jeon cheom. At...

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In light of the Paris attacks on November 13th this month,  my discussion for online class that focused on transnational crimes got me thinking about the Syria crisis, the rise of ISIS, and what global leaders are achieving in terms of fight against terrorism. Terrorism, an global issue especially after 9/11 attacks involve Sunni extremists as main perpetrators responsible for over 56% of attacks. Terrorist...

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This past week, while browsing through the internet I came across an article about Essena O'Neill who is a 18 year old girl that quite all social media, claiming it to be too contrived and fake in terms of portraying what actual real life is like. She addresses this issue in re-editing captions in what is left of her Instagram pictures with what...

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It's always a nice day when Busan is involved. Haeundae beach and the surrounding sea views are very nice and also very spotless. There is hardly any garbage on the beach and it looks like paradise on a calm morning. On the cultural trip, we also visited the aquarium- and though not so big, had exhibitions of all the essential sealife & I...

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One of the best parks I've ever seen in my life. I always get surprised finding these rare gems in Korea, where it is known for big cities, shopping and street food. There is so much more natural beauty to Korean than Seoul. Ulsan is one of my favourite places here and even though I'll probably only visit it once before my time...

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Went to Ulsan for an cultural trip last month when the weather was still nice. The sea views are so beautiful and Ulsan gave a great first impression as a city. Reminded me of Canada with its blue skies, clean parks, and vast amount of the expansive sea.  ...

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