Soyoung is one of our visiting students from Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea. She is attending CIBU’s Business Certificate Program. Read to discover what she plans to do when she is done with school at CIBU and what she likes most about San Diego.

Age: 21

Where are you from?

Seoul, Korea

What do you like most about San Diego?

I like mostly everything especially the weather, its cold in Korea now. I like the sunshine here, but it’s hot to me. I like that I can see the ocean. There are a lot of things to do in San Diego and lots of restaurants. I like Italian food.

Is this your first time to the United States:
No, I’ve been to New York, but never California. I like California more.

What are your hobbies?

I like to play the piano, reading, listen to music, and swimming..

What degree are you working on and what is your major?
I am in the 3^rd year of my four year degree and my major is Food Service Management

How did you hear about CIBU?

I heard about CIBU through my school KHU and the CIBU website. I used the internet to do a lot of research also.

What do you want to do when you are done with school?
I want to work in New York someday. I also want to travel for work. My dream would be to have my own Korean fast food restaurant because there aren’t really any.

What do you miss most about home?

I miss a lot of things. I miss the people, my family and friends. I miss Korean food. The spicy soup is my favorite. I like some American food like hamburgers and French fries, but I don’t eat it a lot because I have heard it’s bad for you.

Have you had to make any adjustments in your day to day life since coming to San Diego?

I feel a little more freedom here because in Korea it’s so competitive. I feel like I’m on vacation here. The people in San Diego are really athletic and kind. Everyone says hello to you.

What do you like most about CIBU?

I like the professor because they are really kind, and I like that all of my class mates are Korean. I’m meeting people I’ll know forever who I will be able to keep in touch with through Facebook.

What have you learned from your experiences at CIBU?

From the experience here at CIBU I feel that I want to keep traveling and I have learned meeting people from other cultures is important.

What’s your favorite food, musician, and actor?

Food: My favorite Korean dish is Ramyun, Ddukbokki

Musician: I like the Phil Harmonic Orchestra and Big Bang,

Actor or Actress: I like Brad Pitt and Scarlet Johansen.

What do you think is one of your best qualities?

I know how to think positively and I know what makes me happy.

What would you like people to know about you?

I like people, so I want to make friends. I am learning that networking is very important so my ability to meet and get to know people will help me.

CIBU adjunct professor Amy Forsythe recently landed a part-time reporter position at NBC 7 San Diego.  Forsythe has more than 20 years of journalism experience and brings her knowledge of global media and public relations tactics as a military correspondent to the classroom.  Her reporting duties at NBC 7 San Diego as a general assignments reporter might take her to North County to cover military news, Julian for breaking news of a wildfire or other parts of the county covering charity events.  Forsythe has lived and worked in San Diego county since 1995 and has strong connections to business and military leaders in the community.

You can follow her on twitter@Amy_Forsythe.

On Saturday September 24th, students and faculty enjoyed an afternoon picnic at Mission Beach Park, in San Diego. Everyone enjoyed food cooked by our very own grill master Jorge Reinoza, a professor at CIBU. Students participated in games of soccer, volleyball and basketball while enjoying the warm weather and beautiful scenery.

Visit the Welcome Back Picnic Flickr page to see more photo’s from the picnic…

We’re happy so many students attended and brought their school spirit with them. Have a great quarter students!

There is such a variety of food coming from a range of countries such as Mexico, Japan, India, Italy and the United States making it almost impossible to decide on a favorite food or dish because they are all so different. This list might help you find something you have never had the pleasure of trying.

In San Diego we are lucky, we can find almost all of these 50 foods easily, whether it’s in Little Italy, Kearny Mesa, La Jolla or one of the many other beach areas. The foods listed range from complex to something as simple as popcorn. Take a look at this article from CNNGo and try counting how many of the “World’s 50 most delicious foods” you have tried.

http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/worlds-50-most-delicious-foods-067535?page=0,0

This is the first cultural spotlight where we will ask CIBU students about life in San Diego and around campus. Tracy Nguyen, one of CIBU’s DBA students, answers a few questions about where she’s from and what she likes most about San Diego.

Check back regularly for more profiles…

Where are you from? I am from Vietnam.

What do you like most about San Diego? The pleasant weather and the people are what impress me most.

How did you hear about CIBU? CIBU is the partner school with my school in Taiwan (National Chin-Yi University of Technology). I first met Dr. Mike and CIBU’s students on their field trip to Taiwan.

What do you want to do when you are done with school? I would like to work in a multinational company, either in US or in my home country.

What’s your favorite food? Doughnuts and California sushi rolls are my favorite foods.

Have a question for Tracy? Feel free to email her at tracy.nguyen@cibu.edu .