Namsan Tower!! (Week #17)

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Nina Gaona-Menchavez

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<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> ์•ˆ๋…•ํ•˜์„ธ์š”! <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> University of Texas at Austin <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2024 <i>Destination city & country:</i> Seoul, South Korea <i>Program provider:</i> – <i>Major/minor:</i> Elementary Education <i>Demographics:</i> Asian/Asian American, First-Generation College Student, Pacific Islander <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> 1. Develop basic Korean language skills and practice it! 2. Explore and immerse myself in Korean culture 3. Create meaningful connections with others

Although Namsan Tower is the #1 must-see tourist spot in Seoul, it took me until the end of the semester to finally take the time to see it.

Although the stairs up to Namsan Tower was one of the more tame hikes that Iโ€™ve experienced here in Korea, I still died hiking up there. At least it was a nice, cold day with snow, so I was able to cool down pretty fast whenever I took a break.

When we got up to the tower, my friends and I wrote messages on a pink heart lock and attached it to one of the rails in order to celebrate our semester together. In the future, I hope that I can visit Korea again and find our exact lock.