convincing & motivation

 Sometimes, I really want to stand apart from my friends for myself. Keep my place alone and enjoy the time my own time. I used to hanging with my friends who graduated same high school and they completely know who I am. I am confident of my personality to strong otherwise I am so weak, depressed, and selfish. However, my friends always make me to be funny, enjoy, and pretty person. I was protected from their love and never ending friendship as kid even though I made some mistakes in relationship or works. They were guardians to me every time and then I accustomed to receive their reasonable concerns. Following Korean proverb, “a big fish in a little pond” that means one who loved in same place couldn’t image other place what happens there and try to go outside because of fear in other side of life and familiar life. Also, I was a big fish so I had avoided meeting other persons who I did not know much. In this place, I should meet other persons and grow up my social ability. Listing music, reading a book, cleaning my house… That is also good methods to replace thinking myself who I am. The most important thing is “don’t miss who I am.”

journal question 4- dream

I have the same experience. Before I took an airplane to the United States, I really got scare and fear. That time was moment of achievement in my dream. I regretted my choice which is for study here in an airplane. Why I decided to go the USA, why I should left in Korea, my family, friends, accustomed life to me. My brain was almost like a black paper. Even I am still thinking about it here. If I would not come to the USA, what happened in my life? The marriage? That may be mine or friends. New job? I could not find answer against question because that is not real anymore to me. Eventually, in the last, my thinking always ends this way.“Don’t image other choice that I did not go. enjoy for better life.” When people would decide to leave somewhere for their dream, no one can sure that dream is followed right way or wrong way. Actually, no one can suggest and advise to you due to not theirs. People should be roamed for finding a dream and destination. My thinking, people who can leave home to follow their dream with willing. Definitely, that should be deserved respect because of their courage, challenge, and passion. For find dream of process should overcome the scare, fear what will happen in the future. Even future which will not perfect can disturb you.

Journal question 3- America impression

I don’t know exactly how people think Americans commonly but I learned many things in here.
Before I stayed in Korea, I watched many Americans drama. Through the Americans drama, I should imagine about the real life in America. That time I got curious about Americans culture, such as party, eating habits, and fashion style. When I first visited in wall- mart, I remembered how much so excited to see many products in there. And then, I still remembered how much hard to clean my bathroom because in the bottom of bathroom does not have a drain. That is really different between Korea and America. The most interesting in Americans of characteristic is freedom of opportunity for education. When I checked the class room or walked in the campus, I really surprised due to age of students. The reason of that they look so old to be students again. In case of Korea, we cannot dream study when we are getting older because we already appointed our goal and job in the adolescence. That is a problem in society of Korea and can explain why I decide to come in America. During I study in the United States, I will enjoy the America.