Assignment 12 - My Life

........My life is blessed because I didn't have to go through tough things through my entire life. I was born in 1972 in Gang-won province. I moved to Seoul when I was 3 years , and I have lived in Seoul ever since. I graduted a university in Seoul in 1995, right after graduation, I started working for Asiana Airlines. The next year I met my husband at work, and we got married in 1998. I became a mother in 2000. I gave birth to one more daughter in 2006. My life is not like a great person, but I'm thankful to god for being a happy woman with lovely family and having a good job.

Good memories of trip to LA

........My trip to LA was very exciting. It's my first trip with my daughter and my sister. My friend lived in LA, and another friend who lived in Hawaii flew there to meet us. At that time, it was just 4 weeks after my friend's first delivery. My friend and I made seaweed soup for her. We visited many places such as Rodeo street, Disney Land, and Mann's Theater. We also did a lot of shopping at day time. We visited almost shopping malls around LA. We stayed up to late night and talked a lot about our highschool days. We looked at our old pictures and laughed a lot because we were different from that time. I will never forget the time with my old frinds. It was a real fun trip.

Assignment 11 - Tuna kim-chi stew

......This is a good recipe for yummy tuna kim-chi stew. First of all, prepare 300g of kim-chi, half a cup of kim-chi juice, 1 onion, a half piece of bean curd, 3 cups of anchovy broth and 1 can of tuna. Then cut up the kim-chi, onion and bean curd. After that put the kim-chi in a pot and fry it with 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Then put the broth and kim-chi juice in the pot. And boil for 15 minutes over medium heat. Next add the onion and boil 10 more minutes. Add the bean curd and tuna and boil 5 more minutes. Finally, serve the kim-chi stew with hot rice. You'll enjoy it.

Assignment 10 - My Hometown

.......I am from Seoul, the capital city and the largest city in Korea. Seoul is the center of the Korean economy and politics. There are many business buildings and the National Assembly Building in a Seoul. Therefore, there is a population of nearly 12 million in Seoul. Because many people live in Seoul, it is one of the busiest city in the world. You'll encounter heavy traffic jam especially during the weekend. But, Seoul is a good place to live. The climate is warm and mild especially in spring and autumn. There are also many cultural places such as old palaces near City Hall. Seoul also has many places to shop cheaply. Near the Universities there are many good places to eat and shop with reasonble price. As you can see, Seoul is a busy city, but it has much benefit to live.

Assignment 9 - My Bedroom

........My bedroom is simple and undecorated. There is a big window without curtains on it. Beside the window, there is a dark brown colored bed. There is a big white dresser next to the bed which does not go well with my room. Opposite the bed, there is a dark brown colored closet. It's big, and it occupies the one wall in the room. There are green picture frames of flowers on the right side of the room. Above the frames, there is a silver colored clock. There is also a door to the bathroom to the left of the picture frames. As you can see, there is not much furniture, but I like it because I could have a good rest there.

Assignment 8 - More About Me

.......I am a softhearted person. Whenever I see poor people, I can not pass by them. For example, when I meet people who sell small things on a bus or on a subway, I always buy things from them even if I don't need them. In addition, I buy vegetables from old ladies at a subway station. Whenever I come back home with the vegetables, my mother says their quality is not good, but I can not just pass them without buying them, because I feel very sorry when I see them. I also cry often. I had to wipe tears when I saw my daughter's graduation ceremonies. It's was so embarrassing. I sometimes feel like crying at wedding ceremonies. When I hear wedding march, I feel inexpressible emotion in my heart and tears come out. Also, I try not to watch sad movies with my children, because I don't want them to see me crying. As you can see, I am faint-hearted, but I like myself the way I am.

Assignment 7 - Chae-won's typical day

......DuDuring the week, Chae-won's days are very busy. She wakes up at 7:30 a.m. After that she washes, and she has breakfast. After breakfast she gets dressed and goes to school about 8:15 a.m. After school she goes an English class every day, and then she goes to a piano class. She also takes a painting class every Monday and Wednesday. Finally, she gets home about 5 p.m. When she gets home, she eats some snacks because she feels hungry after all her work. Then, she does her homerwork and reads books. Next she eats dinner at 6 :30 p.m. and takes a break. Around 8 p.m she sometimes writes in her diary and plays with her sister until she goes to bed around 9:30 p.m. As you can see, her days are full of things to do.