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BUNGLED HANGUL
I'm a nurse, wife, mom of 4, Mimi of 2 and a new ECU graduate student. I'm traveling to Seoul South Korea to do my best to not bungle the Hangul.
Two weeks in Seoul in 5 minutes on YouTube
Below is the link to a video clip of my Study Abroad in Seoul. It was an amazing, and sometimes overwhelming, amount of information to...
DeeAnn Taylor-Rivera
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Study Abroad Eve 5/23/2019
It's been hectic getting everything ready to go. Roots needed coloring, youngest child had a ton of field trips for the end of the school...
DeeAnn Taylor-Rivera
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New respect for an old country (5/28/19)
Today we gathered on the 2nd floor conference room and I thought we were going to get a boring power point about the do’s and don’ts of...
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It's hard to compare a tiger to an eagle (5/29/19)
Today was another awesome day in Seoul. Our agenda started with us being able to visit the University of Seoul and list to a lecture from...
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Go big! (5/30/19)
I grew up in Texas and I often heard, "everything is bigger in Texas." I feel the same can be said of South Korea. Today we visited the...
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Turning trash into treasure (5/31/19)
School kids enjoying a break by the Cheonggyecheon River way
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Greenery for the Masses (6/1/19)
I’m an RN and not actually majoring in Urban Planning. As a nurse you are expected to look at your patient holistically and be a patient...
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Smile; You're On Camera! (6/2/19)
I have mixed feelings on how South Korea prevents crime. I was planning on being able to tie the abundance of green space to the low...
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I can't breathe! (6/1/19)
We stood on the top of the Sky Walk which is above the World Cup Arena. It was an impressive site to visit. It’s hard to imagine the...
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Can good design influence people's behavior? (6/4/19)
Today we receive a briefing from the Transportation Department in Seoul from Mr. YoungGye Yang. He described how excellently the public...
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Green Thumbs (6/5/19)
We used our uphill muscles today. We trudged, with calves burning, up steep, narrow roads, and almost vertical staircases to the top of a...
DeeAnn Taylor-Rivera
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Nature can Nurture (6/6/19)
Changdeokgung’s Secret Garden was an added treat we were able to take advantage of. Today is a National Holiday for Korea so our academic...
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A concrete beauty (6/7/19)
It rained yesterday and this morning, so by this evening Seoul is beautiful. The sky is clear, and you can actually see the clouds and...
DeeAnn Taylor-Rivera
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To whom much is given... (6/8/19)
Today was another thought-provoking day. We were exposed to some of the unfortunate examples of when an entity with power ostracizes...
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