Internship in South Korea by Asia Internship Program

I'm literally blown away at the fact that I did everything I dreamt of doing in South Korea.
I grew up listening and following to KPop ever since I was young with my childhood friends, and to be able to actually set foot in the dreamland was just amazing for me overall.

As to my experience, internship-wise, I couldn't ask for a better place to have done it. My boss and colleagues were very helpful in showing me around and getting me to comfort zone after being out of it for the first few weeks. Some of my colleagues even went as far as to teach me Korean as I had 0 to none what-so-ever on my Korean skills.

As for AIP, the team was very supportive and helpful in getting my placement process done. I must admit, there were a couple of situations that left me afraid such as when I wouldn't be getting frequent replies or basically just being left hanging by the team. I've also been transferred to 3 different AIP staff, which was honestly hectic. Regardless, everything was done in a professional manner, and I can't commend them enough for their hard work and for getting me placed for an internship in Seoul.

Wow! Amazing! Just breathtaking!

I just got back from Korea and my god do I miss everything already. I'm still trying to settle back in and things are just different. First thing I really do miss is the food, I'm craving for it as I'm typing this. After spending 6 months in Seoul, a part of me is already like it. I would have never thought that I would be in this position and being really excited to go back to Korea.

Truth be told, in the beginning, I didn't think I would enjoy this experience at all. The visa process was hectic and confusing and I was nearly late for my flight. I think this is where I can thank AIP. Ever since I got passed on to the community manager, I was also checked on and reminded about the internship I'm about to experience. It basically kept me intact in terms of actually going to another country smoothly. And in the end, everything went as planned.

I already miss my coworkers and friends in Seoul, they were a great bunch of peeps and made me feel safe when I thought I'd be all alone. I'm happy even though I'm back in the US, they still keep in touch with me, which is really sweet of them.

I'm definitely making my next year's summer plan involve South Korea when I'm heading to Asia with my family. 10/10!

I'm about to leave Seoul and I'm seriously going to miss every little adventure I had in this country with my friends, coworkers, and family.

Ever since I was little, it was always my dream to visit South Korea because of how beautiful the country was. Lucky for me, I had some of my childhood friends move out to Seoul which meant that they knew the ins and outs of the city which made my life so much easier. Workwise, my coworkers were so friendly. They taught me everything I needed to know and guided me through all the problems I had.

I would like to also commend AIP for making my life easy as well. I didn't want to op for the standard package at first because of its price but then I felt like I wanted to experience being comfortable, and boy I was not disappointed. The people at AIP made me feel comfortable and always checked up on me just to make sure everything was okay, which was honestly very appreciative of them since my first week in South Korea was really quiet and lonely.

Anyways, Seoul has my heart now and I will definitely come back.

I'm about to leave Seoul and I'm seriously going to miss my adventures with friends and family here.

Ever since I was little, I always knew that South Korea was the place to visit and when I finally made it there, I was not disappointed at all, not one bit. I was very lucky to have a couple of my childhood friends in Seoul, they showed me around and took me places that were just fascinating.

I would like to thank AIP for making my stay comfortable and easy. I didn't want to op for the standard package because of it's price but I took my shot and every feature was just worth it from the airport pickup to the accommodation. AIP also kept in contact with me and always checked up on me if I was doing fine or not, that was really appreciative of them since my first week was pretty lonely.

Anyways, Seoul has my heart, and I will be coming back soon.

There are no words to accurately describe how amazing and beautiful was my internship in South Korea with AIP. I am extremely grateful to this organization for assisting and arranging the overall process. Of course, the price might be expensive at first glance, however, it definitely worth the service they provided. Everything from the application until the end of the internship was really good. In total, I’ve been in touch with 3 people from AIP during the overall process and all of them were very responsive and answered all my questions transparently and clear. The only issue occurred was the pick up from the airport since my flight got delayed and I had no chance to inform them about the new arrival time. The problem has been resolved and the community manager arranged a new car to pick me up. The accommodation was in excellent area, with a lot of shopping malls around and walking distance to public transportation. The hosting company was very welcoming and warm. My supervisor always had time to answer my questions and provided me with proper guidance especially at the beginning when I felt a bit lost since that was my first work experience ever. The first experience as we all can imagine is really out of the comfort zone even if you “think” you are ready. There are no such things as sitting and listen in the companies. The work environment expected me to be active and cooperate with the team while doing some tasks completely on my own as well. I would definitely highly recommend going with AIP if you would like to do an internship in South Korea. On top of that, I’ve met my new friends who turn out to be from my city as well.

I would highly recommend looking for alternative options for those considering AIP. While the communication of the staff was prompt and diligent I found the program lacking elsewhere, mainly in terms of the experience I was able to yield in my internship.

I understand my situation may have been an anomaly however I am i am still weary towards the precautions that AIP take in guaranteeing a fruitful internship program. I was particularly interested in broadening my marketing and copywriting insight however upon arriving at my internship my supervisor had now knowledge in this field and was also verbally abusive commenting on my appearance a number of times. In addition to this, I faced a number of visa programs upon entering the program. The person whom I was in contact with also mentioned that the business development team are making effort to mitigate issues like this in future - a huge disappointment considering the high lump sum AIP that calls for with minimal effort into dissecting and investigating the logistics of the company and the HR that underpins it all. For me, I was sat at a desk 9 hours a day with no assistance from my supervisor who would later asked me where the work I was never appointed was. Hardly the rewarding and experienced packed internship I was anticipating.

The company i interned for also told me they would be changing locations 2 days before my arrival into the country, after i signed a 6 month lease for an accomodation that would turn out to be an hour commute further away from my contracted location! I was also given incorrect information for the visa I should come into the country with and faced further issues at immigration.

I do encourage all candidates to look for alternative options. I was quite fortunate in that I had a decent amount of work experience prior to this internship and was able to attain a paid job at a media company after leaving my AIP internship and had a number of friends oversea who were able to help me over this time.

It was my first time traveling overseas when going through AIP's program. I'm from the US and I've been to Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic but this past Fall I went to South Korea and this was totally different. I'm a bit of an introvert person in general so I was pretty nervous throughout this whole process. Even in my first interview with AIP I was very nervous. My placement coordinator helped me out a lot though and when I arrived everything was very well organized. I was so scared that the driver wouldn't be there to pick me up but he was there with a sign that had my name and he was super nice by helping me with my luggage.

I did have some trouble making friends the first couple of weeks during my stay but I guess that's because there wasn't any events scheduled yet. But after 2 weeks AIP organized a dinner for everyone on the ground and that was great to meet other people and make friends. My internship and host company were really cool. I did a graphic design internship and was able to learn a lot of new programs, software and different styles. The Korean working culture is quite interesting; it's laid back but structured at the same time which was very nice to work in. My favorite part was being able to take in the Korean culture, hanging out with my coworkers and of course tasting the food. My time in Seoul went by soooo fast and I can definitely say that my introvertedness (if that's a word) has mellowed down. I would definitely suggest AIP's South Korea program to others.

Last year I participated in a three months IT internship in beautiful Seoul with AIP. The experience was great overall and I definitely recommend it to anyone seeking an internship in Asia or who want's to be based in an Asian country for a few months to be able to travel to different places easily! I managed to see three other countries during my three months in Asia (Thailand and Vietnam just because they are more affordable and Japan because I have always wanted to go there but I only went for a few short days, I'd like to go back again)

While it was sometimes difficult to order food (I often ended up with food too spicy) I still really liked it and would love to be able to replicate some of the dishes at home - my favorite was dukbokki because I have never eaten anything like it before!