MENOMONIE — The cold temperatures and snowfalls of Wisconsin’s winter left a definite impression with 36 South Korean students visiting UW-Stout.
The students came from Sangmyung University in Seoul and Ajou University in Suwon, about 19 miles south of Seoul, from Jan. 20 to Feb. 17 as part of the Winter in the Midwest program.
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