Trip Highlights.....

Saturday
August 5th
Departed for study abroad in Seoul, South Korea (photo at right)

Sunday
August 6th
Arrived Seoul, South Korea - Please see Day 1 Video






Monday
August 7th
Met SungwonEdwards CEO Mr Kim (in center below)

Factory Tour with Mark Hadlum - (see below)

Lunch at Cafeteria of Hoseo University
Technology Business Incubator Science Park Tour
Dr. Hong Kim, Dean of Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, President of Korean Business Incubation Association, President of Association of Asian Business Incubation - below Dr. Kim introduces one of Hoseo's companies, Koratak, manufacturer of electronic stethoscopes....
Interview with Dr. Hong Kim

Arrived Hanok Experience Center (Traditional House, below on right) Meeting with city Mayor and members of media (below to left)

Dinner with Jeonju City Officals hosted by Jeonju City- THANK YOU -
Traditional Korean Musical (below)

Met with Local Entrepreneurs - Kwang Oh Kim of Dong-a Ilbo (largest wire service in Korea), Byeng koo Kim (Green City Bio Diesel, CEO), Yun Geol Moon (Yewon Art), James Kang (YesIT, CEO)

Tuesday
August 8th
Breakfast at famous Korean Breakfast House

Jeonju Tour - Fekade in front of Jeonju Temple (above)
Cultural Tours, see Blue House, Changdeokgung Palace (photos below, Jason on left - Nick prays for good grade on right)


  

      

Wednesday
August 9th
Met with 4 Entrepreneurs at Seoul Venture Town with Small Business Administration (Nick, Mercedes, Stacy, SBA CEO, Sachi, Ramesh, SBA Executive)

Quick visit to Seoul Arts Center (the whole group below)

Meetings at Hosea Graduate School of Entrepreneurship (below on left)
Hyun Lee - Graduate Student of GSE, Entrepreneur
In Kwan Jo - Director of Hoseo Venture Capital Company
Ki Rak Baek - Creven.org CEO, Korea's Largest Online Community (See below on right)

Thursday
August 10th
Seoul Work Day - Groups Met with "Scavenger Hunt Deep" Entrepreneurs
Dinner with Myungsoon Kim - BMW dealership and Day Care Center Owner, and relative of two GSU undergrads! (Mrs. Kim on right below with her sister Mrs. Kim - also an entrepreneur- and Jim)

Korea Recap Video Group 4
Korea Recap Video Group 2

Friday
August 11th
Left hotel for Tokyo - (Group in front of Gate to Imperial Palace)

Adrian and Gabe at Imperial Palace Gate, below

Erik Discovers Good People Are Worldwide - Lost Money Is Returned

Dinner Speaker John Evensen, CEO, Catus Group (below)

Saturday
August 12th
Trip to Kamakura to see Great Buddha Statue (photo at right with Karen, Kizzy, Nick, Fekade, Debra, Justin, Ramesh, Mercedes, and Stacy)

Allison Kisses Buddha (below)

Sunday
August 13th
Meiji Shrine (Zoe in photo at left, and below left, Andrea and Eric) and “free youth” in Harajuku, site of 1968 Olympics (Adrian and some new friends, below right)

Monday
August 14th
Meetings at JETRO Headquarters
See Group (at right)
Mr. Dai Higashino, Economic Information Section on Venture Capital
Mr. Shigeru Kuwabara, Advisor, Investment Business Support
David Mori - President and co-founder of
the Entrepreneur Association of Tokyo, President and co-founder of EnglishOK Co. Ltd (below on left, with Andrea, Jason, Dave, Zoe)
Eric Williams - Founder of REIA Limited (below right, with Kizzy, Dave, and Justin)

 
6:30 Dinner at the Tokyo American Club hosted by Mr. Iwao Tomita, founder of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (at right, Ms. Tomita - his daughter, Debra, and Mr. Tomita. Below left, Karen and Sachi. Below right, the class with Mr. Tomita)

Tuesday
August 15th
Work Day
Travel to Kyoto LATE AFTERNOON via Skinkansen Bullet Train (photo at left with Eric and Dave)

Spend night in traditional Japanese style Ryokan Inn
(photo below)

The guys get ready for a Japanese style bath (below)

Wednesday
August 16th
Ancient Japan Cultural Study - Kyoto, ancient heart of Japan, (photo at left, below) with visits to Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Golden Pavilion (photo at right, below) and the Old Imperial Palace

Travel to Osaka via Skinkansen Bullet Train
Japan Summary Dinner
SHABUSHABU ONYASAI                                   

Thursday
August 17th
Osaka Free time
Leave Osaka
Arrive ATL


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