Day 8 - Seoul & Incheon

After breakfast, we headed down to Noryangjin Fish Market to sample fresh sashimi before our afternoon flight back to Singapore.

Noryangjin Fish Market

Freshly-cut sashimi on shrink-wrapped plates

Sampling of freshly-cut sashimi

"The last 7 days can be listed as the best moments of my life! This is because I went to Korea with three different schools: EEE, MAE and SMA.

In this trip, I only knew Zaki because he was my classmate. There I met up with other awesome school mates from different courses like Hafiz, Jeremy, Ariffin and Rakesh to name a few. We bonded well throughout the whole journey - from strangers to buddies who took care of each other.

I really hope that SP will make more trips like this in the future as it is a great way to strengthen friendship amongst students from various courses".

Fareed, DEEE/1B/21

Safely back at Changi Airport
(Fareed standing at third right from the back row & Jia Li first from the left)

"I've always wished to go on a trip to korea and my wish was realised.

To embark on a overseas study trip with people we barely know at first was quite a lost feeling for me. The unknown faces we met at the Changi Airport upon departure from Singapore has became known faces to everyone of us. It was quite a memorable and enriching experience for me, as we made friends with our fellow Singapore Polytechnic mates, we learned the skill and need of being able to make friends and adapt to surrounding.

Throughout the 7days, we visited various industries, attractions which gave me an added on aid apart from what I've read in books as book doesn't give us the visual part. For example at the steel factory where we got to see how the steel were made from the raw stage to the finished product, it was fascinating! We also got to mix with the Korean students and exchange contact. Soon enough, my mates and I made friends with each other and it is also where the fun starts.

Though everybody were quite exhausted by the events, however in return it gave us invaluable knowledge and experience. The teamwork we built with our fellow peers wasn't easy but its worth the while. 

Overall this trip was really an enriching one, yet fun filled. It enabled everyone to bond together and enforce the spirit of mutual respect and kindness. Everybody has indeed played hard as well as studied hard in this trip. Though the trip has ended, but I have learnt many valuable knowledge and would love to go on such trips again. I love Korea!"

Jia Li, DEB/1B/22