I had a chance to visit Washington, D.C., and New York in the USA thanks to my major’s global experience learning program for two weeks from January 26 to February 9, 2014. I felt so excited about my first visit to a foreign country. Also, I thought it is helpful for self-improvement to visit a developed country and experience a new culture. I visited lots of American companies and got three memorable experiences.First, the convention class that I had in the Hyatt Hotel was the most interesting to me because the convention system is really similar to Korea. I already learned some parts of conv
The letters are ordered in accordance with their frequency in the French language. A man blinked only his left eye to select each letter as the alphabet was recited to him slowly, over and over again. In the same way, he was eventually able to compose the book The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.His name is Jean-Dominique Bauby. He was a well-known French journalist, author, editor of the French fashion magazine ELLE, the father of two young children, and a 44-year-old man.On December 8, 1995, at the age of 43, he suffered a massive stroke. When he woke up twenty days later, he found he was enti
A friend of mine told me this joke. What is yellow on the outside and white on the inside? A banana? No. An Asian American or in my case me.I got a good laugh at first, but then when I thought about it, it really made sense. Yellow represents the Asian skin color and white represents being acculturated on America and to white society.My experience growing up in the United States has been unique. I was born in Korea, but was raised by an American family. I have had the opportunity to be a part of two cultures, which most people can’t say they’ve had. There have been a few obstacles to overcome,
My name is Marzhan from Kazakhstan and I am majoring in business administration. I volunteered in Uzbekistan in summer vacation. For the first time, foreign students went on the overseas volunteer activity to celebrate our university’s 60th anniversary. I was very happy to be a member of the group of 6 foreign students.When I applied for this program, I expected a lot. I had an interview and waited for the result. One Friday, one of my friends called me and congratulated me on my success. I could not believe it.In the first meeting, a staff member of the Office of Student Welfare and Career Su
My name is Haram Park, and I am a 2nd year student studying in Seoul National University, majoring in international relations and political science. I left Korea when I was about two years old, off on a journey which would take me to Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, and finally, the Middle Eastern country of Jordan. Most of my childhood memories are associated with that place, where I spent a total of eleven years, beginning from the second year of elementary school to the year when I received my high school diploma. If there is one lesson that I have learned during my time abroad, it would b
When I applied for the exchange student program, I really wanted to go to Japan, especially Tokyo, because Tokyo is the capital city of Japan. Therefore, I hoped to know Japanese, Japanese culture and society, and everything about Japan more easily than in any other city. After I prepared to go to Japan, I left Korea for Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo. For 11 months, I met many Japanese such as a famous creator of ads, a musician, a designer, and an ordinary housewife who likes Korea. They taught me the society of Japan that I couldn’t learn from books. Among them, I want to talk about one
Every single day I spent at Keimyung University was amazing. Starting a new life somewhere unknown is always exciting. My new life in Keimyung University started with excitement and anxiety, and it ended up with satisfaction because of many new experiences I had with my friends. I would give advice to go to Keimyung University if any of my friends wanted to go to Korea to study. While I’m writing this article, I feel thankful to all the people who made my every single day happy.That first impression of Keimyung University was simply huge. Because the university I study in has only a few majors
My name is Gilroy Middleton, and I am a Belizean fulltime marketing major student in the Ph.D. program of the Business Administration Department. I would like to commence this piece by saying "Thank you" to everyone that has made and is making my time here at Keimyung University and Daegu a memorable and culturally enrichinglife experience. This would include the faculty and staff at the Korean Language Center, the staff of the International Affairs Office, the staff of the Graduate School, the faculty and staff of the Business Administration Department, the members and officials of Keimyung A