Welcome to Steinbright's International Co-op blog! This blog chronicles the adventures of Drexel's current co-op abroad students. To see what life as an international co-op student is like, read on!
I have just post a few new entries on my site. You guys can check them out by following the links below. They are about my trips here and there: making clay pot at a small village and being submerged in a pool of children at a science fair in Daejeon. ;)
My name is Duc Nguyen, an Electrical Engineering pre-junior at Drexel University. Currently, I am doing my second co-op at HUBO Lab (KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea) It is my great pleasure to share with all of you my amazing 6-month "adventure" in one of the most exciting countries in the world. I also hope that this site will become a portal for us to share and discover our moments all around the world. I love traveling as learning more about the culture of the world. So if you have any chance, please bring me there through your entries, photos, videos, etc. and hopefully someday I can step my feet on the lands.
I visited South Korea before for my spring break trip but this time it is quite a long trip for me. My 6-month adventure has just been lasting for 10 days and I have had a lot of fun moments here already. Blogging is one of my big interests, so if you have time, you can visit my blogs and explore South Korea through my point of view. Hope you guys will enjoy it. :)
Bibimbap (비빔밥)
My KAIST: Co-op 2011-2012 page can be found here: HERE HERE HERE
Please scroll down to the experience section for the entries. :)
Bonus: I found this at the International Students Center!
Henry Miller stated that “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
My friend from Vancouver visited me last week, and it's definitely been a jam-packed, exciting past 6 days. She was able to see a lot of famous Philadelphia sites (The Love Park, the Liberty Bell, South Street to name a few), and we were even able to make day trips to Atlantic City and New York City. She definitely enjoyed her trip here and in turn, I was able to see Philly in a whole new light. Sometimes when you are living in the same place for such a long period of time, everything is familiar. And then when you look at the same place in a whole new light, it's like you're traveling there for the first time. The beauty of the Schuykill river early in the morning, the exciting atmosphere of South Street at night, and the wonder of seeing the "LOVE" sign for the first time-- and at night as well!
Philly is definitely a wonderful place to do my international co-op. And doing an international co-op also means that friends can visit me here!
Welcome Drexel students to the Co-op Abroad blog! As a current international co-op student, you have the opportunity to share your amazing experiences abroad. As a student interested in international co-op, feel free to read about the exciting and challenging experiences that current Drexel students are facing and get to know what life is really like as an international co-op student...
I am actually a current international co-op student myself. My name is Beatrice and I'm studying Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. I'm doing my international co-op here at Steinbright Career Development Center as the Marketing and Communication Co-op student.
Life here in Philly has been amazing so far. So far, I have been learning new methods and techniques of marketing and promotions; developing skills that are invaluable to my career path (verbal and written communication, project management etc.); meeting friendly and helpful people and learning about their cultures; and traveling around the east coast of the U.S. I've also tried the Philly soft pretzel and Water Ice (which has to be the best thing ever!).
I am definitely looking forward to reading about your experiences as an international co-op student-- it will make me feel as if I were traveling with you around the world. And I think this song can sort-of describe how life is like during the high times of international co-op work terms!
During this time every year, I remember I always felt thankful and happy. I felt it when seeing others wrapping gifts for families and friends. I felt it when watching falling snow. But this year I am in China where Christmas is not such an important holiday. I work in an expat community so everybody has left for a vacation. It is so quiet around here. I just packed things yesterday deciding to travel around China a little bit more and to come back to Vietnam. The last 3 months in China without much travelling is boring and challenging. It is boring because of the nature of the job (sport desk receptionist = no real job to do). It is challenging because I do not have real friends here and my Chinese is not that good to befriend quickly. My resolution for the next 3 months: TRAVELLING, TRAVELLING & TRAVELLING. For everyone in the US, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
With the holiday season upon us, we're curious to hear from you. What are your plans for the holidays where you are? Do you have any time off from your co-op jobs to travel? What are the holiday traditions in your co-op abroad location? Do you have any travel tips to share from your first 3 months abroad?
So you know, back at home in Philadelphia, Drexel will be closed between December 24th through January 3rd.
