08/08/2026
For a lot of prospective international students, the top destinations are the only places they look when it’s time to pick where to study abroad. But there’s a whole world beyond the usual five.
Take Mark Mark Balneger, who ended up in South Korea by chance and calls it one of the best mistakes of his life because he didn’t plan any of it. Every country he picked was full, so his school offered Korea instead and he said yes on the spot. Ten years later, he’s still there and loving it.
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