Geun-Hong Kim/My Life Until Now/Wed 11am

Geun-Hong Kim

Professor Jon Bahk-Halberg

Introduction to Academic Writing (1)

March 7, 2012

 

My Life Until Now

 

I was born in Seoul but right after, I moved to Cheong-Ju and kept moving to other cities. When I was 7, I was back to Seoul. My family is my father, mother, and my little sister. My sister and I fight everyday not too serious but we are good friends for each other. I have two dogs and sometimes, I think my mother loves them more than me. Now, I'm majoring in Journalism, which my father made me to take. Actually, I wanted to study Psychology but now I think I made a right decision. I like reading books and listening to music in my free time. However, my favorite thing to do is talking with my friends. When I was freshman, I skipped a lot of classes because of hanging out with my friends. I have no regrets but my parents didn't like it. I tend to addict to funny things so I really hate being bored. Therefore, I always listen to radio and watch comedy. I can't even stand walking the street alone without my MP3. Later, I want to create films or soap operas that could make many people to be happy, to laugh and sometime to cry like something that could touch their hearts.

Sehee Hwang/My Life Until Now/Wed 11am

I Am An Outsider

      I don't remember my childhood very well. The earliest childhood I can remember is when I was 4 years old. I used to live in a small town in Seoul. Almost everyday I played outside with my friends hunting rats, playing hide and seek and climbing up a small hill at the back of the town. Those activities affected my life since then. I still love outdoor activities such as soccer, baseball and basketball.

      When I was 7 years old, my family moved to the big city and we started to live in an apartment. There was no vacant place like the small town I used to live. There were roadways and parking lots everywhere. Nevertheless, I didn't stop playing outside. My friends and I played baseball and soccer pretending the space between the parked cars was the home base or the goal.

      I think my middle school and high school years are not that different from other people in my age except for the experience in United States. I lived in Phillipsburg, New Jersey for 10 months as an exchange student. This experience is not something that everybody can go through. I was 16 years old at that time and even if it was only 10 months I was independent of my parents. I lived with the host family but I had to make my lunch and dinner myself, do the laundries, feed the dogs and do the dishes because my host mom didn't take care of me and her household very well. Thanks to my host mom, I learned that there were many things I could do on my own. In addition, I could improve my English skill effectively going to the high school and meeting wonderful friends. Two of the friends still keep in touch and this makes my experience of the United States more special.

      When I was in my early 20s, after graduating from the high school, I did many things like being a member of a band and a volunteer club in HUFS. Like usual, I spent more time hanging out with friends than studying my major. However, after I finished my obligation of military service, I decided to study harder than before for my future.

      Now I am 26 years old. I still play soccer every sunday and like to go outside meeting my friends. One of the things that is different from my childhood is my dream. I used to dream of being a pilot when I was young but these days I dream of being a great composer. Although it is far from what I'm majoring now because of the practical reasons, it doesn't matter. Like I adapted myself to the situation around me pretending the space between the cars as the home base or the goal, I am still finding my way to make my dream come true.

Dasom Yoo/My Life Until Now/Wed11am

My Life Until Now        I would say that my life until high school was quite same as other people in Korea. So I would like to begin with my high school. In 2006, I got into Seoul Foreign Language High School. English was my first major, and German was my second. I chose German because I had two choices, German or Chinese. But I am seriously poor at memorizing chinese strokes and that means I had only one choice to make. In addition I really enjoyed learning German, and you only learn basics in high school. It is quite similar to English, so it was easy to learn at the beginning. This also affected my major in university. Besides, I didn't want to waste my german after studying for 3 years, and also it was very interesting. And now, about the life in university I had so much fun for first two years. I joined student council in my department and became a representative of the freshmen and also a student president of the german department the very next year. I held many events and participated in many conferences. They were great experiences and became my assets. I learned to treat my juniors, seniors, and professors. Also I made a lot of new relations, so I get to meet at least one person in my class now. There is a place where I met my friends who helped me stand all hardships, it is my club Dondollari(돈돌라리). It is old korean meaning dawn. It is a club playing korean traditional instruments such as Janggu, Buk, Sogo, and Gong. The good thing about this club is there are many seniors by more than 4 years. They stood by my side no matter what, and helped me overcome my problems. And now, I am a senior and hope to do exactly the same thing to my juniors. I think this is all about my life so far.

Seo dasom/My Life Until Now/Wed 11am

201101629 seodasom MY life untill now I have moved around a lot since I was little. I haven't Located overseas, but has lived in several cities in South Korea. When I was young, I lived in Uljin . After I entered the elementary school, I lived in Seoul. then I moved to Busan. I was remembered each region, each region people has a different mentality. I have living in the house of my grandmother when I was at Uljin . there was warm. Young people is more than a seniors, so there aren't many activities but relaxed, and, stable atmosphere Living in Seoul in primary school was a little hard. In addition to the changed environment ,I was at home alone, so when my parents worked many things. Seoul living Is also quite busy and isn't afford mood In Busan, near the ocean and hanging out with friends because I went to play in the ocean a lot. But also a very lively city of Busan, unlike seoul, there had a lot affection between people a little more. Even though I have not seen a variety of overseas lived in the area were able to experience so many. And now I learn Thai from Korea University of Foreign Studies. I'm lonely life in Seoul. However, a variety of friends, to learn the language because I'm happy now.

Eom Yuseong/My Life Until Now/Wed 11am

My life until now

 

I have been racing on the track which seemed to have no finish line. When I entered the high school, I thought that my English was good. But I could not follow the English classes where native teachers spoke in fast English. I felt frustrated and ashamed of my pride as envying other students speaking fluent English, those of whom had lived in foreign countries. Inferiority did not help and I decided to study harder than any other students. It was literally a hard 'race'. Thanks to the struggle, by the time I graduated from the high school, I could communicate with foreigners without being embarrassed. Even though I have to run more towards my goal, I do not feel exhausted.

Kang Dong Hoon / My Life / Wed 11A.M.

201100014 Kang Dong Hoon

Introduction to English Writing

<My Life Until Now>

   21st of August 1991, it was the day I was born. I spent most of my life in Seoul but I wasn't born in Seoul. My mother gave birth to me in Samchuck, situated in Kangwondo. Because of my father's work, when I was just a little baby, my family moved a lot. We lived in Pusan, Canada and so on. Living in Canada it didn't help my English because we just stayed for 1 year and I was too young to learn English. When I got 5 years old, my family settled down in Seoul. Moving to Seoul was a burden for my parents for the high prices of housing in Seoul, so it was the moment when my family had a hard time ever. Entering teens my family had to move again. We had to go to Paris for 3 years because my father got transferred. 3 years in France was a valuable but harsh time and I think it was the most important moment in my whole life. The first two years in France I went to French elementary school. I really had no idea of French so it was hard for me to make friends. Most of the French kids knew nothing about Korea and they thought that all Asians came from China or Japan. And they had a negative view toward Chinese so some of the kids used to call me with a Chinese humiliating word and pick up on me that I had chinky eyes. But my teacher, Mr. Bernard punished the kids who teased me by making them write declaration of human rights many times. After that I could make friendship with them. The last 1 year in France I went to bilingual school where taught English and French. Learning in that school I could really improve my English. Though I had a hard time getting used life in France, I really appreciate that experience until now. I was inspired from all of the things in Paris and from openness of French. Also I could visit almost all over the country in Europe just by car, what we cannot imagine in Korea. After coming back to Seoul, I became the typical Korean student. I went to middle school, high school, academies, and prepared Korean SAT. I wanted to enter college of business, but on the first SAT, I failed. In retrospect, my results weren't that poor, but I think I was a little bit arrogant and aimed too high. I only wanted the so-called 'SKY University'. After failing my SAT, I prepared the next exam for 1 year in an institute. During that 1 year I could introspect and self-reflect on me. In that sense it was a fatiguing but meaningful year. On the second SAT again I had results which did not satisfy me. But I decided to enter HUFS to major Business Administration. I made it to HUFS and now I'm contented with my campus life.

Min Ho Jung/My Life Until Now/Wed. 11A.M.

My Life Until Now 201101227 Min Ho Jung      To summarize my overall life in a few words, all I can say is that I was lucky. I never had to go through life threatening ordeals, and had a relatively normal life. To begin with my childhood, I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and grew up there for several years. Since I was so young, I never had any clear memories of that time. Nevertheless, what I do remember is that my family had close friends, and together we traveled a lot. These were friends of my father's university, and it had become some sort of a tradition during every Summer and Winter break, for the three families to go on a trip. When I was about five, I came to Korea for the first time in my life, sue to my father's business. From this part, my memory becomes more acute. I was mischievous and loved to play outdoors. I was not the type of girl to sit and read books; although later on in my life after I went back to the States, I develop a fondness for them. I made friends, whom I had to part with in the midst of elementary school first grade. I flew back to the States due to my father's reasons, this time with my one year old younger sister. My return to the States gave me an unforgettable childhood memory. I felt warmth and sense of security with my family and friends. I spent a great deal of my time getting along with nature as I swam in the lakes during Summer, and played with snow during Winter. When I had to go back to Korea, tears sprang to my eyes. Despite my wave of great sadness, I also gained unforgettable memories in Korea. I had my happy days and sad days, but despite all that, I can say with certainty that I had a happy life. I have very supportive family and reliable friends, and I learned from my mistakes. Learned from my experience and learned to appreciate the present and for the things I forget to be grateful for. I had my ups and downs, but I don't regret the things I went through during my life.