So much fun!

One kind of problem that SPARKS staff helped me solve was getting around without the use of a Korean phone number. Since in Korea, your phone number is essentially a form of identification, a lot of thing require phone numbers that aren't the temporary ones we received. For example, some of the other students and I wanted to go to a gym but we needed phone numbers for it and luckily, Sarah helped us coordinate and talk with the gym manager making the process much easier. Furthermore, the data and temporary phone numbers that we received initially were such a lifesaver and having someone to help us with any tech problems made my stay so much better.

On another note, I especially liked the individual activities, and I truly appreciated Sarah's efforts to find good matches to what we requested (ranging from sign language classes to fashion and much more).

I liked how I could experience Korea in ways that I would've never if I was just an average tourist, such as going all the way to Gwangju in a bus, doing a scavenger hunt across Yongsan, and meeting so many great people that just happened to be Sarah's friends.

I also liked movie nights with the fried chicken (it was so yummy), as I felt that I learned so much about history through such an exciting way while also getting introduced to these movies I wouldn't usually watched but have now become some of my favorites.

Lastly, I really liked the program staff, especially Sarah and the mentors. I think they were some of the nicest people I've ever met and Sarah is really funny with a lot of great stories. I liked how when Sarah was a teenager, she also had a very similar experience with travelling to Korea alone, meaning that she knows all the ups and downs and is very understanding.