Random Walks - South Korea
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Itinerary Description |
South Korea is an extraordinary country filled with beautiful beaches, thriving cities, ancient temples, remarkable natural scenery and most importantly, friendly people! After you spend a week enjoying the Korean culture, history, food, and nightlife, we assure you that you won’t want to leave! You will start your trip in Seoul with tickets to a local baseball game. We will take you to Gyeongbok Palace where you will get to step back in time to explore the old world. We’ve already slated a karaoke room for the group, so be prepared to stay out all night like the locals. Then jump forward to the world of K-POP and learn a dance at the premier academy. The next day you’ll head to the DMZ to spot North Korea from afar. After this you’ll fast forward to present day Seoul with a little bit of touring en route to Busan. Experience the favorite seaside city of Korea, Busan. You’ll get to enjoy a cooking class, a spa day arranged by your trip leaders, and a private yacht tour. If you love spending your days exploring and nights that turn into mornings with friendly locals, then this is the trip for you! |
Preliminary Itinerary* |
Dates: Friday 8/29 - Saturday 9/6/2025 View the South Korea itinerary via WorldStrides. *Activities and hotel selections subject to change. |
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KEY DATES
February 7
Random Walks Fair
February 11
Online registration for all Admits
February 14
All trip registrations suspended
May 5
Waitlist registration begins
May 19
Trip notifications
June 3
Final payment due
June 9
Waitlist placements begin
June 30
Waitlist registration deadline
August 28-Sept 2
Trips depart
Trip Leaders |
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E-mail: will.feng@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Singapore, but have also spent years in Shanghai and LA Undergrad College: UCLA Undergrad Major: Psychology and Economics Work Experience: Government, Public Policy Booth Clubs: Management Consulting Group, Booth Games Group, Chicago Asia Pacific, Booth Outdoors Leadership Development, Armed Forces Group 2024 Random Walk (if any): Sadly no :( Hobbies: Climbing, skiing, actually just anything outdoors; hiking nonexistence mountains in Chicago; Mixing drinks and cooking for friends Fun Facts: Caffeine has zero effect on me – I drink black tea as a nightcap; I’ve backpacked across South America for a month (mainly Ecuador + Chile + Argentina); I wish I could be a competitive Pokemon player |
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Email: nicolas.borches@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina Undergrad College: Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires Undergrad Major: Industrial Engineering Work Experience: Sales Engineering, Product and Operations in start-ups and tech Booth Clubs: Technology, Entrepreneurship, Booth Outdoor and Leadership Development, Soccer, Latin American Group 2024 Random Walks (if any): Iceland Hobbes: Hiking anywhere I can. Patagonia (the place, not the brand) power user, live to hike there. Muay thai enthusiast. Gaming Fun Facts: Love taking people to the mountains and talk about feelings |
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E-mail: renee.zhang@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: McLean, VA Undergrad College: University of Virginia Undergrad Major: Economics Work Experience: Defense consulting -> teaching ESL -> investing @ HF -> ?? Booth Clubs: Management Consulting Group, Booth Tech Group, AudioBooth, Asian American Student Association 2024 Random Walk (if any): Iceland!! Hobbies: Taking laps around Harper with Blake; singing Ariana Grande songs; listening to music (in efforts to tune out real life); running kinda long distances at a slow pace; consuming short-form content + losing brain cells Fun Facts: I have my own karaoke machine (hit me up anytime); my collegiate a cappella group performed for one of the guys that “founded” Linkin Park; I listened to 186k minutes of music last year according to my Spotify wrapped (music is my entire personality) |
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E-mail: blakekushner@chicagobooth.edu Hometown: Miami Beach, FL Undergrad College: UChicago Undergrad Major: Anthropology Work Experience: LDP Program @ B2B Home Depot -> Strategy Consulting @ TRC Advisory Booth Clubs: Media/Entertainment/Sports Group, Marketing Group, Chicago Women in Business, Boxing Club, Admissions Ambassadors 2024 Random Walk (if any): Iceland !!! Hobbies: Playing volleyball (or really any sports); taking mirror selfies w Renee at the MPP elevators; going on walks around campus; watching Let’s Plays on YouTube Fun Facts: I minored in molecular engineering and astrophysics in undergrad; I worked in a dinosaur fossil lab; I played sports with 3 different olympians! |
Will Feng
Nicolás Ramírez Borches
Renee Zhang
Blake Kushner