I’m pretty sure that most Koreans know the word hyvaa hyvaa, which means “good” in Finnish. Yes, it’s from the TV advertisement for Xylitol gum. The ad says, “Finnish people chew Xylitol gum before going to bed to keep their teeth healthy.” Guess what? Finnish people do not chew Xylitol before they go to bed! How do I know? Because I lived there! Yes, I studied in Finland through an exchange student program last spring semester. I had a fantastic time there and would like to share my story. My first day in Finland was on January 3, and it was -20 degrees when I arrived at Helsinki Airport. I h
Each person has his own vague fear of what he or she has never experienced. The African continent is one example of that sort of fear. However, from the moment I came to support a child from Uganda several years ago, I became interested in the African continent, so I decided to go to Africa before my graduation. At that time, I just wanted to experience a place I’d never travelled to and to deliver my love to the African children. While I was planning to go to Kenya during my senior year’s winter vacation and was saving money for the trip, I got information about a scholarship program offered
From June 28 to July 24, I had a chance to experience a new cultural environment and a new country through Keimyung. I chose India because I wanted to have a special experience even though it might have been more comfortable to travel to New York or London.I arrived in Mumbai and then I went to Aurangabad, Ellora, Ajanta, Bhopal, Sanchi, Agra, Varanasi, Delhi and McLeod Ganj. There, I saw various cultures and felt something different. Agra where the Taj Mahal is located, Varanasi where the Ganges River is located, and McLeod Ganj, in which the 14th Dalai-Lama lives, stay in my mind as memorabl
In October 2008, through Keimyung University’s website, I found information about SAP (Study Abroad Program). SAP is a foreign language study program. This program’s main purposes are to raise students’ foreign language skills and to give them good chances to experience other foreign countries’ cultures. Moreover, it partially supports students financially. At that time, I wanted to have a special winter vacation different from vacations that I took before. Therefore, I applied to attend the SAP program. I applied to go to the Philippines. On January 10, 2009, I left from Incheon for the Phili
Park-ha graduated from the Department of Early Childhood Education in Keimyung University. She wrote many essays about rural life. The Gazette interviewed her and asked her some questions about her life and her essays. 1. What made you become an essayist?When I was 10 years old, I wrote a children’s verse called “Sundrops.” After that, my class teacher said to me, “If you become a poet, you can be a good poet.” Later, when I was a high school student, my high school teacher also told me like the other teacher had said. Even though I was very busy, I wrote some essays during my leisure times. W
As a student majoring in English Language and Literature, I joined GSEP (Global Trade Specialist Education Program) through my double major. It changed my boring university life completely.GSEP was made to train students who are to become trade experts in the future and who are to lead the Korean trade market. For 18 months, the program offered many chances for me to take lessons in trade and to participate in many exhibitions which helped me get many certificates of qualification. Among many such opportunities I could take, the most important GSEP offered was participation in global exhibitio
Son Chil-kyu graduated from the Department of Composition at Keimyung University. He climbed many kinds of Korean mountains as well as mountains in other countries.The Gazette interviewed him and asked him some questions about his life and his thoughts about mountains.1. I know you have climbed many mountains. Is there any particular reason why you started climbing?In the 1970s, our society experienced many democratic movements. At that time, some students just stayed in music cafs, while others like me went climbing to spend their university life. However, we all had one thing in common in th
The Gazette listened to 2009 KMU freshmen's hopes for their university life. I hope I become a more mature person and find a boyfriend this year.Jeon Mun-hee Freshman, College of Humanities My hope for my university life is to be better than my past self.Park Sang-uk Freshman, College of Social Science I have much expectation about university life. I want to do everything I can.Seo Gyeong-jin Freshman, College of International Studies I have become a grown-up, so I think I should be a responsible person. And then, I want to have passion and ambition for all my work.Park Min-ji Freshman, Col