Journal#13-Thanksgiving with my friend.

I met friends who studied with me in summer semester.One of our teacher, Richard, invited us.We were so happy to know to be healthy and enjoyed Dim Sum.Dim sum were delicious. The chinese restaurant was in Garden Glove. It was too huge. Dim sum were various and good. Teacher, Richard, called our meeting "reunion". He is also my conversation tuitor in this semester. He is always kind and good advisor to us. All my Vetnamese friends are working for tuition. They spend too much time to earn money for schooling expenses. I am worried over that. I wish they could not exhaust health and time on earning education exepenses. I hope that we will meet again together in Christmas.

Meeting on the border line-Journal#12

This year has really significant meaning for me.That is I set on my new journey in my life.I started English studying and became a computer user.(haha!).Moreover, I met many people in ALP programs.I am very thankful all of these things.I am not still familiar with many things and people.In spite of that, I realized that there are many meaningful border lines in our life.This is the very best thing that I appriciate.

I went a trip to Mexico at the end of last year. One of the interesting thing was to cross the border between America and Mexico.There were many cars standing in line to cross the border. At that time, I thought about the border line.An idea about border line flashed upon me.Ah ha! Human must cross a border line to meet people and to do something. However, nowadays, some different idea about border line crosses my mind. Ah ha! Human must meet with each other on the border line.The border could be the line between country to country, culture to culture, person to person, and languag to language.The line also could be the boundary of differences.Moreover, the border between person and person often could be troublesome.Because of the differences, we should explain what the differences between you and I are and the reason why I differ from you in opinion.It makes me troublesome. Sometimes, I wish that human could communicate without differences and languages.It is often uncomfortable for us to confirm the differences with each other.However, this is a world of contradictions. We must meet people on the border line to take off the border.I am on the border to meet world.That's the best thing that I thank in this year.

Journal #11-Baridegi story-Korean shaman folk tale

Princess Baridegi was born the seventh daughter in a royal family. the father wanted to have a son, and Baridegi was abandoned by their parent. Baridegi was raised by someone who found her. At her age 15 years, her parent got to ill. In her father's dream, he was told that one of his daughters should save them with life-giving water, which was found beyond the real life world.However, none of his six daughters wanted to go there because the journey to look for revital-life water was too dangerous and rugged. Therefore, a subject of the king found Baridegi,and she decided to go on long and tough journey. After many vicissitudes of journey, she arrived the world of death. However, the man who had the water required marriage to him, and she had no choice but to marry. After eventful life, she became a mother of seven sons, and she returned with the water and her family. She recovered her parent. The king, her father, suggested giving the half of the kingdom to her, but she rejected. After all, she became a goddess who bring the dead to the world after death.

Baridegi story is one of the Korean shaman folk tale. As we know, myth is a permanent original model of nation.So, we can see the behavior pattern of races through the national myth.While I was researching this shaman story, sometimes,I was really upset and sometimes I was dubious about my home country's national characteristics. After all, " After process of the sacrifice-ritual,the scapegoat becomes shaman Goddess."????-I was really angry about this point. Of course, all of heroine/hero story has the same structure of sufferings and overcoming. In addition, her story has also provided in feminism studies.According to Kim youngmin's thesis, "Baridegi discovered afresh herself as a result of the experience of hard trials and suffering and at last got the perfection of self". AS for me, it makes me angry,too.Can't she get the perfection of self without suffering and trials? In these days, I identify with her, and sing a song and dance with her. It makes me happy.

Journal#10- "I voted"

Obama takes the victory in President election.I am pleased with his victory because I set my affection on him. His victory has many significant and historical worldwild meaning.He is the fist colored President in the United States. That meams also the most affective colored person turns up in the world.Therefore, it is important to look in his thinking about international probrems.I watched with deep concern his policy toward North Korea, economics and Irag war.

First, what is his policy toward North Korea?He insists on conversational policy toward North Korea and leading North Korea's opening.Moreover,he said,with making each other understood by convwrsation,he will pull the North Korea out of the international isolation.(Korea times,and Ohmynews). However,I think about America's deep-rooted idea toward North Korea.Does America really want the North Korea's opening?The United States has supposed the North Korea to be the enemy.The weapon industry's thinking has been latent under that thought.Weapon industry always needs enemy for their interests. Futhermore, the weapon industry's money has been strong suporter every each President Election. If so, does Obama really keep away their pressure and robby about his policy toward the North Korea? I really worry his political standpoint.

Economic issue is also a matter of primary concern. Overcoming the present recession is international greatest concern.I have no expert knowledge about economics. I don't know a technical terms in economics. However,I get to be comprehend due to articles and journals that the present international economic crisis results from America's financial slackened discipline.But,now, the more important issue is not a cause but a way out. My naive opinion about economics is that Korean money value should't decrease until I finish my studing in the United States. For that reason, I hope that Obama has deep comprehension with world stream of money and strong will against financial groups looking after only their own interests. Is it too ideal?

In the ends,according to Daily Titan," Obama will work with his millitary commanders responsidly end the war in Iraq.Furthermore, he refocuses America's resorces on al Qaeda in Afghanistan and finish the fight with the terrorists who attacked on 9/11".Iraq war issue is also a sensitive pending question for Korean.South Korea has cooperated with the United States in Iraq war.A decision of cooperation was the political determination at the risk of internal resistance.To make matters worse,All Korean people have experienced certain missionary's pitiable death in Iraq.His strangulation by a gang of terrorists was telecasted on Internet.They required that Korean government should pull the troops out of Iraq.I don't want to even remember this tragedy.So,I really really hope that Obama's will to discontinue the war becomes a reality.

Finally, of course," Obama is the president of the United States, not Korea,not Europe. Therefore he will pursue American's interests".In spite of the obvious fact, I hope that he will become to be not only a" black Kenedy " in White House but also a American Gandhi in the world.Moreover, I want to say to him here is some small being to love you and give my vote to you even though you are "mutt". Mr.President! Go get'em tiger!