Work

During my internship, I was introduced to a seismic data processing laboratory and tasked with processing seismic data to create high-quality subsurface images. Having completed a bachelors in Civil Engineering, this internship was certainly a step into the unknown for me however I was up for the challenge, worked hard and learnt a lot during my 9 weeks in South Korea.

Experience

The whole experience in South Korea was unforgettable. From the kind gentleman from IAESTE Korea who made me feel comfortable after 30 hours of travelling from Dublin, to my mentor and professor who provided me with all immediate amenities - I will never forget their kindness. Having never visited Asia before, working and living in South Korea is something a boy from Belfast doesn't get the opportunity to do so often so I decided to make the most of the experience. My accommodation was on-campus, although very basic it provided me with everything that I could have wanted with many amazing food restaurants within a 15 minutes bus ride. On my internship, I met a lot of other amazing interns and friends from across the globe, including Russia, India, the Philippines, Malta and Greece. A special mention Karl(Malta) and Stelios (Greece), who undoubtedly made the whole South Korean a lot more fun as we visited many places on weekends including Seoul, Busan and Jeju Island.

Discover

I have ambitions of working abroad in the future and originally South-East Asia was not somewhere I would have previously considered. However, having travelled there and experienced it, I would never say never to a future career in Asia. Having spoken with my mentor and professor in South Korea many times, his words of wisdom have inspired me to continue my interest in research and consider undertaking a PhD after my studies. I would like to add that none of this would have been possible without the tireless work and help of Mary at the British Council in Belfast - thank you for granting me this opportunity.