My Life in Five Years

     I start my senior next year in March and graduate the following February. I will give study all my guts, because it is my last semester. I am planning to go to graduate school. I have to go to school and work, because my parents can no longer afford the fee. I would like to be doing a part time job in a café. I am part timer in a café now, just stay with what I am doing now. After graduate school, I will pass the exam and become a teacher. Maybe, I will independent of my parents that time. I would like to be living in a studio apartment. I will make a lot of money by living a thrifty life, I want be a rich person. I equate money with success in life. I will contribute money to relieving the poor. I am not rally interested in marriage.

My Desk

Social Issue

     I am concerned about suicide. I’m a Christian and Christian ethics disapprove of suicide. The suicide rate is quite high in Korea. Some people now operates accompanies suicide sites and Korea now ranks first among the youth suicide in the world. Experts say the loss of respect and jobs has led to a 140% rise in the suicide rate for men over fifty in the past decade. At least twenty percent of addictive gamblers attempt suicide and about two-thirds of them consider it. A woman who was a famous model recently killed herself with rope around the neck. I think she has severe depressions. My uncle and my friend’s grandmother used the same method to kill themselves. After the divorce, my mother plummeted into depression, nearly taking her own life. Some one rushed on to the track and was run over. To help them they needed mentors to overcome their problems and depression of their life. The government can help them. I think with the government involved, more cases will be solved and help give closure to families, friends, and stars whose loved ones were suicided. The crime of aiding self-destruction is another big social issue. Korea is facing a difficult situation, which may not be solvable with words alone.

Email Interview

     I interviewed Kim Hye-min and she is twenty years old. Her nick name is “Gui Me-min”.  Her nick name is a joke about the pronunciation of her name. The strangest food she ate is fried-frog  in when she was young. She thinks it was similar to fried fish and it is much fresher. I was shocked because my nick name is “Frog”. Unfortunately, she had a car accident at about four-five years old. However she is very healthy without any after effects. I can relate because when I was elementary school student, I also had a car accident. The most famous person she met Haha’s mother in Olympic park during Korea University-Yon Sei University sports festival last year and she wore black dress. Her favorite singer is Jeong-yeop and he was member of Brown Eyed Soul.  His best song is “You are my Lady” and “Nothing Better”. She also likes Big Bang. She went to Big Bang’s concert in January, 2009 and it helped relieve all her stress. I like Dae-sung in Big Bang, but she can’t decide who her favorite member in the group is.  She likes “Hanmaem-mart” in front of Sin Bong Elementary School.  She would like to be a that mart’s VIP member. I think we are similar to each other!

My Favorite Blogs

     My favorite English language blog is “Maw Books Blog”. It about all things books and is useful for me. The writer is a woman who loves to read. She said that it is targeted to “book lovers, readers, librarians, teachers, men, women, children, teens, parents and other interested consumers”. I read it once a week, but I take much time for look around. It shows some books list, introduces and sells many books. Many people who like to read books will like it. I like Japanese novels or Korean poems, but it doesn’t make me feel smarter. However, I began to like English books. I also read another books blog that is called “Read Write Poem”.

Getting to Know My Classmates

     Today in class I talked to Woo-jin. He is twenty-seven years old and he was born in the year of the rat. He is 189cm and his blood type is O. He originally lived in Bundang with his family, but he lives in a dormitory now. He has eight real friends, and he has no nickname. His major is Economics and he likes his major. His hobbies are watching movies and reading books, because they give him good ideas. He especially likes action movies and his favorite book is “Angels & Demons”. He saw Tom Cruise with his own eyes. He surfs the computer one hour in a day. He usually watches movie sites and web surfs. He holds a driving license, but he doesn’t have a car. He has interest in Western language such as French, German, and Spanish. He also likes to listen to English. He doesn’t like animals, but likes dance and classical music. He has a good knowledge of a piano and he likes good talkers. I think he is a genial and accessible person.

I can’t live without my Coffee!

     I can’t live without coffee! Coffee is very important to me. When I was young, sometimes my father made coffee for me. I always drink coffee in a café. My favorite café is Coffee Bean and I worked there also. Americano at Coffee Bean is four thousands won, it is very expensive! These days, I work in Beans Beach as a barista, so I am free to make or drink coffee. Coffee has many  kinds such as Americano, Cafe latte, and Cappuccino. I like Americano best of all. I am addicted to coffee, so I can’t live without it.

My Dream Vacation

       I would like to go Japan on my dream vacation. Japan is famous for many great attractions. Disney Resort in Tokyo, Fuji Mountain, and Osaka castle are very famous attractions.  First, Tokyo Disney Resort is a theme park. Second, Fuji Mountain has history of snow that never melts away and volcanic activities. It is very high, so it is can be climbed only during July and August. Third, Osaka Castle originally called Ozakajo, it is one of Japan’s most famous castles, and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-momoyama period. Most of all, I would like to ride a roller coaster and shop at Disney Resort. Also, I would like to go sightseeing and take a photograph on Fuji Mountain and Osaka Castle. I will graduate from of university in February, 2011, so I would like to go Japan in the spring, 2011. I would like to go with my best friend because she is a good at speaking Japanese. I look forward to will eating sushi and go to a hot-spring hotel. I want to  stay just one week. I don’t know the cost of  an airline ticket or hotel, but the cost will come to more than one million won.  It is expensive, but I think it would be worth it.

My Weekend in Nine Photos

  

  

  

My Major

     I am majoring in Korean Literature. I have a taste for literature. There are many courses in Korean Literature, For example, Phonology, Semantics, Current Literature, Modern Writers, and Juvenile Literature.  I especially like Classical Literature. When I was 16 years old, I liked my Korean teacher. She was generous, kind and gracious. At first, I couldn’t follow the curriculum, so it was problem. I knew nothing about that branch of Korean language, but I earned a better grade in her class. I respect her and want to be a teacher like her. I think Korean Literature is quite fun and interesting. Poems are rhythmical, and fiction is stranger than fact. It is natural that we should study Korean language, for the Korean people. After graduation, I will go to graduate school and continue my effort to study Korean Literature.