This website presents a student-led academic preparation project developed during my gap year,  exploring tourism not only as travel, but as a space where culture and everyday interaction intersect. 

It looks at how tourism shapes understanding across cultural differences, especially in Southeast Asia.  Rather than offering policy conclusions, it focuses on real experiences, communication, and how meaning is created between hosts, visitors, and local communities. 

The project draws on observations informed by public communication, translation work, and intercultural exchange. 

Full project overview📝

• Why Tourism explains the academic direction of the project
  
  

• Language & Experience examines communication across cultures
  
  

• Case Observations presents brief observations from Korean contexts
  
  

• Academic Preparation connects the project to undergraduate study in International Studies