Korean language training - Cheongju University, Cheongju,
07/02/2009
We are the 'mixed' world
How lucky are we to be here in this great country and to have shared classes together...
We are not the same people we were a year ago; we cannot be, because we are better. Our differences, cultures, beliefs, experiences and opinions have only enriched each others' lives and helped shape who we are now.
We've managed to do something great, never done before, in this city or maybe not even in Korea. Our various nationalities mixed into one big community as we rehearsed and gathered for our memorable performance in Seoul late last year. Our love and admiration for one another were made public and applauded by hundreds of people from all over the globe. Make no mistake, we inspired them with our union and mutual respect.
Guys, we are the living proof of the success of cultural tolerance. Throughout these months, we've lived together and learned quite a lot from our roommates, we've thrown surprise birthday parties for each other, shared and introduced each others' countries' traditional foods and customs, babies have been born, we've met Huguito (Hugo's baby), we've heard Biru's beautiful singing and seen his talent for mimics, we've cried together, we've laughed together and of course we've encouraged one another when studying Korean wasn't easy.
In the end, despite all the problems and disappointments, we have truly evolved. Because not only have we been awarded a scholarship that will open doors of opportunities in the future, but we have also been awarded a lifetime of cross-cultural knowledge that we'll hopefully carry with us for the rest of our lives.
We are special and I'd say we've already made history as we'll probably be remembered as the very first group of foreign scholarship students to have come to this university, which is still growing.
What we have here is beautiful and together with our 선생님s we form one diverse and unique kind of family.
We have definitely accomplished a lot in very little time, and this is just the beginning!
We are not the same people we were a year ago; we cannot be, because we are better. Our differences, cultures, beliefs, experiences and opinions have only enriched each others' lives and helped shape who we are now.
We've managed to do something great, never done before, in this city or maybe not even in Korea. Our various nationalities mixed into one big community as we rehearsed and gathered for our memorable performance in Seoul late last year. Our love and admiration for one another were made public and applauded by hundreds of people from all over the globe. Make no mistake, we inspired them with our union and mutual respect.
Guys, we are the living proof of the success of cultural tolerance. Throughout these months, we've lived together and learned quite a lot from our roommates, we've thrown surprise birthday parties for each other, shared and introduced each others' countries' traditional foods and customs, babies have been born, we've met Huguito (Hugo's baby), we've heard Biru's beautiful singing and seen his talent for mimics, we've cried together, we've laughed together and of course we've encouraged one another when studying Korean wasn't easy.
In the end, despite all the problems and disappointments, we have truly evolved. Because not only have we been awarded a scholarship that will open doors of opportunities in the future, but we have also been awarded a lifetime of cross-cultural knowledge that we'll hopefully carry with us for the rest of our lives.
We are special and I'd say we've already made history as we'll probably be remembered as the very first group of foreign scholarship students to have come to this university, which is still growing.
What we have here is beautiful and together with our 선생님s we form one diverse and unique kind of family.
We have definitely accomplished a lot in very little time, and this is just the beginning!
Good luck and success to all of us!
Let's keep it up!
Let's keep it up!
3 comments:
You rock, Agatha! ^^ It was a remarkable speech. I'll vote for you!!! Hey, there's a way to link the RSS feeds of your blog to your Facebook account, just like I did. It's good to redirect some traffic... Take care, my "Cheongjuan adventure partner"!
Uoll! What a wonderful post! I loved!
Keep writting darling, we really need to read yours ideas.
Xxxx,
Pri
wow~!!
Your writing gave me inspiration..
Yes!! just keep on moving like you did=)
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