Thursday, November 4, 2010

Interview 2 with (Park Minseing)

Where are you from? And can you tell me more Information about it (size, location, population)?
-I’m from south korea. my country is located in eastern of Asia. Actually korea is very small. now korea is divided to north and south,. So south korea’s size is half of that. We have 3 seas and lots mountains. Almost 70% of land is mountain, and we have lots of islands. Especially on the southern part, there are almost 3000 islands. The population of korea is about 50 million. 




Can you tell me about your cultural?

- Korea culture is based on Confucianism. As a result our culture think polite is very important things. Usually when we do something together with older people, we are supposed to act politely.

What language do you speak?

- we use Korean. Korean is consists of 14 consonants and 10 vowels.

do you speak other language?

i can speak English and Chinese. But it’s not fluent. In korea, student studies English since elementary student. In additional when they are in high school they study other language like chinese, Japanese and Germanizes.

How is the politics system in your home country?

- Our politics system is based on liberal democracy. So we vote president every 5 years and national assembly every 4 years.

What do you miss most about home?



- These days i miss Korean food. American food is salty and sweetly to me. When I eat first time, it is good. But now im sick of American food. And I didn’t eat Korean food very long time.

How is the education in your home country compared to United States?

- Many things are different. Especially mathematics is different. I’m very amazed, when I knew Korean students study very difficult things. for example, unlike Korean students study A in middle school and high school, American student study A in university.

How were you given the opportunity to study in America?



- Im an exchange student. Actually my university and this university are related. So this opportunity is kind of program.

What are your plans after graduation?

- My major is elementary education. So I will be a teacher when I graduate university.


Does your family play a role in your life?

- Im affected many things by parents. Usually when I decide something about my course , I talk with them.

What is the fundamental belief in your religion?

- Actually I didn’t have my religion. But these days I believe Christ.

- When I pray to Jesus, my mind is really comfortable.

What the favorites sport in your country? And what kind of sport you like ?

- Most people like soccer. Especially when the world cup season, they go to somewhere for cheering together. My favorite sport is also soccer. I like competitive sports.

At the end is there any question that’s you would like to ask me?



- Who are u? lol~~ have a good night.


*PREPARATION FOR INTERVIEW:


We enjoyed the interview very much. Park was very nice and he didn’t mind me answering any of the questions on my sheet. I learned more information from my second interview. it was easy and i enjoyed talking with him. I have been more relax with Park because I learned from the first interview my mistakes.

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