A slideshow of Suffolk Universities' Korea Summer Institute from 2009

1. Korea Summer Institute August 2009 Presented by Daniel Morse

2. What is the Korea Summer Institute? The Korea Summer Institute is a course offered through Suffolk University that gives students the opportunity to travel to Korea and live and learn at Cheju National University. There, students are immersed in Korean culture and have a chance to meet and interact with Korean students and professors. The program has been successfully run and managed by Professor Simone Chun in the Government Department. Students attend classes and lectures by distinguished scholars from all over the world. At the 2009 Institute, I was privileged to be part of the Peace Island Forum, where I, along with scholars from Australia, Japan, Mauritius, Korea and other countries presented topics relating to peace and peace initiatives. I attended a week of lectures by each visiting scholar and had a chance to spend time after class with each of them and ask them questions about their fields. This Institute also provides students with the opportunity to make connections in fields they might be interested in as there are scholars in all fields from many countries.

3. Arrival in Seoul , 8 th August 2009 My Trip

4. Touring Seoul, Korea 9 th August 2009

10. Arrival on Jeju Island 9 th August 2009 Jeju Island is off the southern coast of the Korean mainland. It has a sub-tropical climate with distinct seasons. There are approximately 410,000 islanders.

11. Jeju National University

13. “ Dol hareubang” are large mushroom-like statues found on Jeju Island. They are considered to be gods offering both protection and fertility and were placed outside of gates for protection against demons travelling between realities.

15. Academic Buildings

18. Student Dormitories

19. Personal Tour of Jeju City 10 August 2009

22. Jeju National History Museum

24. Lectures 10 Aug - 15 Aug

26. Korea Summer Institute/ Peace Island Forum Farewell Dinner

27. … visiting Scholar from Mauritius

28. … distinguished speaker from MIT

29. … distinguished Professor from Suffolk University

30. … visiting scholar from Japan

31. … government official from Jeju Island

32. … visiting student from Suffolk University

33. … filmmaker from Australia

37. Day Trip of Jeju Island

44. Japanese tunnels

45. The tunnels were positioned on the beaches and are suspected of being where the Japanese hid their weapons from the U.S. and Chinese.

46. Traditional Korean Lunch

49. Peace Island Museum

50. Japanese tunnels running through the mountains. They were very intricate and miles long, but very narrow, dark and damp. Islanders were forced to build these so that the Japanese would be protected from attack and so that they could see the enemy approaching.

52. This coffee shop really showed what the people of Jeju were about: peace and community. Here, islanders could get their coffee, beer and snacks without having to pay anything, though many do leave donations. Customers serve themselves and clean their areas after finishing. It is a very relaxing place and a great place to interact with fellow islanders.

55. … back to Seoul Population : more than 10 million Population including suburbs : 20 million, half of the population of Korea

57. 63 Building Wax Museum Aquarium

61. Namsan Mountain

63. N Seoul Tower (on top of Namsan Mountain)

64. There were thousands of locks and keychains on top of Namsan mountain where Koreans put a “lock of love.”

67. Buddhist temples in Downtown Seoul

70. And finally, what would any good Korean trip be without a trip to “Noraebang” Karaoke Bars!?

71. The End