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Korea Study Abroad Trip

APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 01, 2007         Costs: $1500+Airfare+tuition

Participate in the Korean Study Abroad Trip and explore the roots of Korean Criminal Justice. Investigate the origins of laws, punishment, police, courts, and corrections and trace their evolution over time.

While in Korea, you will savor the surroundings of centuries old palaces, majestic mountains, ravishing green landscape, and architecture unseen in Europe and the United States. Korea is riddled with pleasure gardens, temples, and national parks that are unmatched. Taste rich Korean dishes, experience the Korean arts, and drink the natural beauty of the country.

Shop for traditional hand-tailored Korean clothes, scrolls, screens, carvings, instruments, and other various possibilities . Take a look behind the scenes where only tourists fathom going.

Experience the warmth of a collectivist culture.

Tentative Itinerary: May 13, 2007- May 26 (Two Weeks)
Day 1: May 13 , 2007 (Sunday)
Morning:  Depart from Houston to Seoul, South Korea
Day 2: May 14 , 2007 (Monday)
Afternoon:  Arrive in Seoul (Incheon International Airport: approximately 6:00 p.m.)
Evening:  Airport Pickup and Check into Hotel
Dinner and Free Time
Day 3: May 15 , 2007 (Tuesday)
Morning: Visit to Kyunggi Provincial Police Headquarter- Briefing about Korean Police System
Lunch:
Afternoon:  Sightseeing Suwon City and Suwon Great Wall
Evening:  Dinner at Traditional Korean Restaurant
  Free Time
Day 4: May 16, 2007 (Wednesday)
Morning: Visit to Two State Prisons- Briefing about Korean Correctional System
Lunch:
Afternoon:  Visit “Korean Folk Village” in Youngin City.
(For detailed information, click the following link:
http://www.koreanfolk.co.kr/folk/english/index.htm
Evening:  Dinner at Traditional Korean Restaurant
  Free Time
Day 5: May 17, 2007 (Thursday)
Morning: Visit to Two State Training School- Briefing about Korean Juvenile Justice System
Lunch:
Afternoon:  Visit “Everland” (A Special Theme Park), and Yeochu (Pottery Manufacturing Place) in Kyunggi Province
Evening:  Dinner and Free Time
Day 6-8: May 18-20, 2007 (Friday - Sunday)
 
  Professional City Tours to Downtown and Metropolitan Areas of Seoul (Capital City of South Korea):
  Visit Five Ancient Royal Palaces, Tourist Attractions such as The Blue House, Mt. Namsan (Seoul Tower), Namsangol Hanok (traditional Korean house) Village, Insa-dong (Korean Celadon Potteries and Antiques), Daehangno ; and abundant shopping areas such as Namdaemun and Dongdaemun Market.  Hangang River Cruise, Chunggye Cheon (Seoul’s Pristine Stream), Myeong-dong, Itaewon (Shopping Places for Latest Fashion),, Samcheong-dong, Buddhist Temples, Full Gospel Church (World Biggest Church) (For more information, click the following link:http://english.seoul.go.kr/ )
Day 9-10: May 21 - 22, 2007 (Monday-Tuesday)
  Kyungju City Tour: Ancient Capital of the Silla Dynasty
  Downtown Area, Bulguksa Area, Namsam Area.
  Gyeongju National Museum
  (For more information, click the following link: http://www.gyeongju.go.kr )
  Pohang City Tour: Visit POSCO
Day 11-12: May 23 -24, 2007 (Wednesday-Thursday)
  Busan City Tour (2nd Lagest City in South Korea) 
  (For detailed information, click the following link: http://english.busan.go.kr/ )
Day 13: May 25, 2007 (Friday)
Morning:  Checkout of Hotel
  Fly Home
Day 14: May 26, 2007 (Saturday)
Afternoon:  Arrive in Houston