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In the South Korean midnight market, vendors don pastel hats and arrange bright, sometimes gory, displays of fresh fish for sale. The smell of spicy foods sinks into your clothing, and every clam soup that the aging peddlers sell from their carts puts fire on your tongue…

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This feature article focused on Marci Calabretta’s experiences in South Korea during her “gap year” (a year taken off from academics between high school and college). Calabretta’s trip inspired her to write and publish an award-winning poem.

The 250-word brief was published in Carnegie Mellon Today, a magazine focused on the achievements of students, alumni, and the larger university community.