Part 2 of the Korean Government Scholarship Program Orientation

On the second day of our Korean Government Scholarship Program Orientation, we went on a field trip. We visited Yangdong Village, Pohang City Hall, POSCO, and Sae Maeul. We travelled for almost an hour to get from one place to another, and this made us tired towards the end of the day. I was happy to know though that we were going to places I have never been. I learned so much on that day. We felt like VIPs when the mayor of Pohang warmly welcomed us.

My favorite part of the trip was visiting POSCO.

POSCO is a steel manufacturing company in Korea — known for being the best in Asia. POSCO contributes to the local community by providing jobs to over 8,000 people who work here. Also, POSCO promotes an eco-zone city by planting over 1 million trees in their factory area. When we were inside POSCO, it didn’t feel nor smell like I was in a certain factory. There were sprinklers on the street side to prevent the place from being dusty. The trees they planted helped absorbed carbon dioxide and other bad gases too.

The staff of POSCO led us inside the shaping and cutting area of steel… and boy, I felt like I was a five year old who was so amazed in the process! Their computerized machines made everything fast and efficient. I couldn’t help but think of the factories back at home. I wish they’d see POSCO and follow their principles (re: environment at least).

Other photos of the trip (If you want to use my photos, please give me credits and/or link borrowed photos here in my blog)

First Stop (Yangdong Village)

Second stop: Gyeongju World Expo

Third Stop: Pohang City hall for lunch 🙂

Fourth Stop: POSCO Steel Manufacturing Factory

Last Stop