During our second SDLP group meeting, we talked mostly in Korean. It was kind of weird at first just talking to people in Korean at the University of Richmond. I’m only used to talking to my brother or mother in Korean, so it was interesting. In Korean, we discussed how our week went. I told Somyoung and Tommy that I was very tired and not in a very good mood. I had to wake up in the morning to go to a Psychology Lab and my stomach started to hurt a lot when I was walking back to my dorm. I told them how I had hernia surgery over the summer and I still feed chronic pain from time to time. However, venting out my situation to them did make me feel better. We then talked about where each of us lived on campus. I told them that although I live in Jeter Hall, my ideal location to live would be Lora Robins because it is close to the dining hall, booker hall, and the post office. I also told them I was thinking about becoming an R.A next year for Loro for I knew Somyung is an R.A for Lora Robins.
Somyung and Tommy shared their career aspirations. Tommy told us that after college, he plans to go to dental school to become a dentist. Last year, Tommy interned at a non-profit healthcare organization called Crossover Ministry and served as an assistant to the dentist. Somyung also strives to have a career in healthcare. She wants to go to medical school after graduation to become an eye surgeon. So she asked Tommy if Crossover ministry had vision care and Tommy told her that they did. He advised her to email them for more information. Somyung currently volunteers at a non-profit organization called Special Olympics. I chipped in my two cents and told them how in high school I wanted to become a physical therapist. We also talked more about mundane stuff. We talked about how humid it was yesterday and how hot the weather has been.
After practicing conversing in Korean, we analyzed a Korean song called 여러분(“Everyone”). We translated the lyrics line by line and Somyug explained some of the Korean metaphors. We then watched a live performance of the song sung by an extremely talented Korean woman. I liked that exercise a lot. I got to understand every word and the main message of the song.
This weekend, I went out to get a haircut with my Koren friend. We went to a Korean hair salon in Richmond called Park Joon’s Salon. It was my first time in years going to a Korean salon, but it was really good practice for using my Korean in a real-life scenario. I managed to ask the hairstylist to give me a fade on the sides in Korean. I also was able to understand most of the things she was saying to me in Korean. She told me how my hair needed to grow more before I can start to style it. After the haircut, I went to New Grand Mart and ate some Korean food. I am glad I am experiencing more of my culture than I did last year!
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