110 Learning Journal #3

[David Lee]

My learning goal for Week 3 was to learn more about Korea geographically. Although it is important to learn about Korean culture, one of the basic aspects of learning a new language is to recognize the geography of the country it originated from.  South Korea shares the border with North Korea, and is a pretty small country in terms of size. Apart from knowing the locations of two key cities, I did not have much of an idea on the other cities. I started studying the map of Korea and realizing the geographical locations of Seoul, Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, Gwangju, Jeju-do, and others. All the cities have their own charms to offer, and it is fascinating to see how different the culture and people are between these cities.