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LA travel~!!

2005-02-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

Above all, the purpose of this travel was to meet my friend who I met last march online. This friend is a penpal friend. Actually, we've talked a lot online, but it was the first time we met face to face. So I was very very nervous.The first day, I visited Holly wood alone. It was nothing compared to meeting my friend. I met her and her friend. Now I have cecom friends whith her friend as well as her. My friends are Chinese. So the first time when I meet them, I felt familiar with them, as we are all Asian. Anyway, they were very kind and good. THey made me feel comfortable while I was in LA.We went to Universial Studio(US) and Sant Monica Beach(SM). That was so nice. US had many sections. Each sections has their own character like Shrek, Terinator, Mummy and so on. That was all I've watched in a movie. Terminator 3D was a vertical image. It seemed alive!! I'm serious!! So cool. That was the most impressive thing. In SM, actually, I feel always since I've been in USA that the people who live in USA have latitude of mind. That is what I envy the most. In our country, the people usually want to hurry. Sometimes it's good for saving the time. But compared to usualy, I think it's had.Anyway, the day I came back, I had become close to her friedns and her family.I really regreted that I had to go back. I know if there is a meeting, there is also a parting. I don't know when I will meet them again. However I'll certainly do it!! At that time, I hope I'm good at Chinese also. Then I'll talk with her parents. Becasue I can't speak Chinese, so I didn't talk with them a lot.I'm thankful to them. They gave me a special memory which I'll never forget.
Juhyoung Kim

New York travel~!!

2005-02-22T08:41:00.001-08:00

I couldn't believe everything I did in New York. Never thought I would be in New York, which is the economic and entertament, capital of the USA and something like that. Especially when I visited Statue of Liverty and Time's squrare, I was so impressed. I took many pictures and I'm writhing now. But I can't express what I experienced there in writing.I couldn't belive that I was watching the statue. The statue is a symbol of the USA. No, it's asymbol of the world's freedom. Wow! I recommend everyone visit New York. Around Time square, there are a lot of advertisements on many buildings' walls. And the Korean companies, Smasung and LG, were there, too. I was proud that I'm Korean. I also visited the Metropolitan museum which is the forth biggest in the world. It was too big. So I lost the way to the exit many times. Anyway, there was a Korean collection room, too. I heard about that from one of my group. All the items are from Lee Gunhee, who is the president of Samsung company. Wow. Great. He made many people know our Korean culture. Great man. I'd like to be that person.Lastly, I sawthe laocation of the Sept. 11th tragedy. It has been 3 and half years. However, it still remains like at that time. Almost 3X5 blocks disappeared. In the heart of a big city, it was pierced as if a hold. I was really sorry about it. Near the evry spot where the accident took place, there was a person, whose daugher died at that time. He explained his daugher's story and gaeve a kind of necklace to many people. It made me more sad. I wish there wasn't was any longer in ther world.
Juhyoung Kim

Chicago travel~!!

2005-02-22T08:41:00.000-08:00

After all our classes were finished last chursday, we went to the Amtrak station. We had roung trip tickets reserved already, so we waited for the train. The train had two floors. The first floor was for old and handicapped people. Since I've came here, I've been surprised at facilites for handicapped person like automatic doors. Anyway, we got our seats were on the second floor. It took more than 5 hours to het to Chicago. As we got closer to Chicago, I was many tall buildings although it was dim and dark. At last, we arrived at Union station in Chicago and went to our hostel, asking some people how to het hthere. As soon as we hot to there, we slpet.The next day, it was our first day in Chicago. We separated into 3 groups. One group reserved another hotel, and the rest of us reserved the same hotel. Actually, we just booked one room to save money. That room had a double sized bads. So 6 people, including me, were scheduled to sleep together. We rewe looking for the hotel, looking at a map. We hot there. In fact, it was just for one block from the hostel we stayed at yesterday. So we checked in and then dropped off our baggage.At that point, our trip started. 2 groups were seperated with an appointment to meet together at the entrance of the John Hancock Center at 6:00 pm. Our group focused on like museums or art insititutions. We couldgo to the Art Institue of Chicago by foot,because our hotel was around the Loop area. Many buildings were together in the Loop. So we decided to walk. On the way to the Art Insititute, we saw a lot of tall buildings. What a surprise. We bought tichets and entered. There were many famous pictures I learined about when I was in art class in high school. I was impressed, especially by Van Gogh's and Monet't pictures. I felt marvelous. It was a live education that I've always dreamed of. On the first floor, there was a room for Korean collections. Because we are Korean, I felt weird. Actually things exhibited that I saw were rare i korea, too. But, how can they be here? We couldn't see all of them. I thinkit would require at least one day to see all of them. As we had a schedule, we came out from there.Next we went to Adler Planetarium. We had the discount discount ticket we bought in the youth hostel. So we cut off 20% of fee. I thought it was worse than I expected. It's for children. But I couldn't help it becasus We'd alredy paid the fee.It was warm. no, hot inside the building. I took off my scarf, gloves, and coat. After we went around everywhere, when we were about to go out, I put them on one by one. But I couldn't find my gloves!! After all I came out withought the gloves. I gave up. My hands seemed frozen because I was using a tripod to take good pictures. The next place we went was Shedd Aquarium. At the front of the entrance, there was a BIG FISH statue! BIG FISH.. I'm learning about that in a school now!! I was glad to see it. When we entered the aquarium, the time was passing 3:30 pm. As we know, it closes at 5:00pm. Entrance fee was 23$. so we didn't have much time to enjoy it. Se we gave it up and planned to come back tomorrow or a couple of days after. To keep the promise, we were going to go to Michigan Avenue, so we decided to get on the CTA bus and got off at the Tribun tower. WOW! There were many tall and beatiful buildings. Around there, including NBC broadcasting TV station which I sometime watch in our country and the Wrigley building which is named for the most famous and popular chewing gum.We walked by the John Hancock Center, looking at other buildings. At about 6o'clock, both groups met! We were about to have dinner together. The dinner mune was Chicago pizza which is famous for stuffed pizza. We hot there. However, many people were already waiting. We also waited for 40 minutes. At last, it was our turn. We entered and ordered the most popular pizza. I was very surprised. I've never seen it!! It was very stuffed adn tasted very delicious!!We told each other about what we did that day and which place was good, things like that.After we ate, we went to the top of the John Hancock Center. We got on the elevator, then went up. While it was going up, my ears felt something weird. It's the same whenever I go to a high place. For a short time, I felt that. Anyway at the Observatory, we could see the Chicago night scene!! It was soooooo cool!! The weather was also perfect. so we could see better than any other days. I could see all of Chicago at once. It was too beatiful. I took a lot of pictures there. I'll remember it forever and can't forget my first day in Chicago.
Juhyoung Kim

Invitation to catherine's home

2005-02-22T08:39:00.000-08:00

During our trip to catherine's house, I saw many houses. They were separated from each other, and most houses had a garden in their houses. That's very rare in our country.When I entered, I was surprised, too. The interiordesign seemed like houses in movies. There was a hearth, cats and a comportable mood. I love to take photos. So I took lots of photos there of the beatiful interior design.When it was time to eat dinner, I saw the Korean foods; sliced white radish kimchi and rice. WOW! Since I've been here, I've missed Korean food a lot, so that made me happy. After we had dinner, we went around inside house. There was a pool table in one room and table tennis in the basement. We played and had a fun time.I was thankful that she invited us to her house. I was sorry that we didn't bring any gift for the party. I learned when I am invited in the USA, I should bring a hostess gift.Anyway it was the first time I visited someone's house in the USA. I'll never forget what I experienced there.
Juhyoung Kim

BIG FISH

2005-02-09T20:15:00.000-08:00

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Titanic

2005-02-09T19:34:00.001-08:00

The movie I was the most impressed is "Titanic"

Once day, a guy got a ticket on the Titanic, which was the biggest ship those days, in hambling. On the ship he fell in love whith a beatiful girl, but she was supposed to get marryed. There were many conflicts between them, but they loved each other a lot.On the way to the US, unfurtunately, the ship crashed into a glacier. The ship was sinking. Many people died, because the sea was really cold. The main actor also died, but the main actress lived, because of keeping a promise with the guy.Many years later, this story was found from the old woman who was the person in the Titanic tragedy.

Juhyoung