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My first day in South Korea

Date -28/08/17

Today we finally left for South Korea in Asiana Airlines around 02:20 a.m. Since it was our first International flight all of us were excited and a bit tensed too.

But then we realised the entire procedure was really simple and everything went well. We reached Incheon Airport in Seoul at 01:13 p.m. Incheon Airport is beautiful and I was really impressed. It is one of the best and most popular airports in the world.

On gate one we recieved a warm welcome by the Gachon University students. On our way to the University we got to see a glimpse of Seoul, a port and the Seongnam city.

It is indeed a beautiful country. One gets to see huge buildings and technology enabled things everywhere and also a lot of greenery all around.

Sujin, our Mentor is very helpful, supportive and frieny. After keeping our stuff she took us to a store nearby to buy things that we needed urgently.

The best part of the day was when our mentors took us to a Korean Restaurant. We got to taste Korean food on the very first day. I couldn't learn to pronunciate their name but the food was delicious.

An exciting day, friendly people, beautiful views, group of Indian friends and a delicious meal - what more could I have asked for my first day in a foreign land. I am simply looking forward to my experience in this beautiful country.

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