I would also highly recommend taking advantage of the unique experiences that your study abroad program has to offer. As someone who went on virtually every UCEAP trip, there were definitely experiences that I was only able to have due to the program. One of these was visiting Jinkwansa temple, a temple made up of an all-female orderrenowned for its cuisine. At the temple, we not only got to try their world renowned cuisine, but also went on a guided tour led by the nuns there who explained the history of the temple and the role it plays in modern times.
I highly recommend the excursions on this program. I took nearly every trip, and there were experiences I was only able to have due to the program. One of these was visiting Jinkwansa temple, an all-female Buddhist order that shares its world-renowned cuisine with visitors from all over the world. I took a guided tour led by the nuns, who explained the history of the temple and the important role it plays in modern times.