안녕하세요 (an-nyeong-ha-se-yo)! 난 McKenzie입니다 (nan McKenzie-ib-ni-da)!
In Korean, that means, "Hello! I am McKenzie!"
I am a 23-year-old female raised in Georgia, United States, and I was born in China. My hometown is a small rural city in the Appalachian Mountains. I grew up surrounded by beautiful mountains, green pastures, and a small, close-knit community. My favorite childhood family vacations were down to Disney World in sunny Orlando, Florida!
After graduating high school, I took a gap year to be a cultural ambassador in South Korea under a national scholarship. After I returned back to the U.S., I moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for college at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). During college, I had many fantastic opportunities, such as returning to South Korea over the summer for language study and hiking in the Alps in Switzerland and Italy for academic credit! I will graduate with a degree in International Studies in Korea with a minor in Geology and a degree in Marketing.
To finish the last requirements of my International Studies degree, I will be studying abroad at Seoul National University this year, located in Seoul - the capital of South Korea! I am excited to take you all along on my journey across, not just Seoul, but all of South Korea!
Want to know more about how you can study or intern abroad when you are a college student? The Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program is a program of the U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government and supported in its implementation by the Institute of International Education (IIE). Learn more about the scholarship by clicking here!
