"Hello" in your host country's language: 안녕하세요
Home Institution (your U.S. University/College): Kean University
Expected graduation year: 2022
Destination city & country: Seoul, South Korea
Program provider: Soongsil University and Kean University
Major/minor: Global Studies with a concentration in Human Rights and Activism / Asian Studies and Women's and Gender Studies
Demographics: Asian/Asian American, First-Generation College Student, Transfer Student, LGBTQ+, Returning Learner, Parent, Member of the New Jersey Air National Guard
Future career aspirations: My current career goals are to attend law school and hopefully work for a non-profit organization like the Innocence Project or the Equal Justice Initiative. I want to provide legal counsel and assistance for those who cannot afford it. With this path, I hope to affect change in our justice system.
Top 3 goals for your time abroad: My top three goals for my time in South Korea include: 1. Practice my language skills, 2. Make lasting relationships with the students and faculty, 3. Fully experience South Korea's historical and cultural landmarks.
Bonus Goal: See my grandparents who are too fragile to travel to the United States.
Home Institution (your U.S. University/College): Kean University
Expected graduation year: 2022
Destination city & country: Seoul, South Korea
Program provider: Soongsil University and Kean University
Major/minor: Global Studies with a concentration in Human Rights and Activism / Asian Studies and Women's and Gender Studies
Demographics: Asian/Asian American, First-Generation College Student, Transfer Student, LGBTQ+, Returning Learner, Parent, Member of the New Jersey Air National Guard
Future career aspirations: My current career goals are to attend law school and hopefully work for a non-profit organization like the Innocence Project or the Equal Justice Initiative. I want to provide legal counsel and assistance for those who cannot afford it. With this path, I hope to affect change in our justice system.
Top 3 goals for your time abroad: My top three goals for my time in South Korea include: 1. Practice my language skills, 2. Make lasting relationships with the students and faculty, 3. Fully experience South Korea's historical and cultural landmarks.
Bonus Goal: See my grandparents who are too fragile to travel to the United States.
Journal Entries By Julia
Getting ready to study abroad in Seoul! (Julia Santiago, South Korea)
Posted on Jul 12th 2022
From South Korea