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Reverse Cultural Shock – Coming Home
When I come home to Korea, I have reverse cultural shockduring one or two days. It is so interesting that I feel so such cultural differencesin my own country. For instance, I went to a coffee shop and ordered a waffle“To-Go” “to go,” but a Korean clerk didn’t understand it. In Korea, the term for… Read more
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Thinking About Grad School
“There’s so many choices! How can I choose?” I laid my head down on the desk out of frustration. The simple task of finding a graduate school seemed daunting. No matter how many databases I looked at or websites I searched, new programs kept popping up on the screen. I have to admit that I have been putting off… Read more
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Miso Miso Miso!
I think many people in Portland know what miso is: a traditional Japanese seasoning typically produced by fermenting soybeans. But maybe not many of you know that there are variations of miso or some of you may be confused at a Japanese market when you see the five different packages of miso pastes. Miso soup… Read more
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Leaving Home
There was a time when I, like many others, had no idea what to major in or where to even begin. I was just a freshman a few years back that left home and left friends to come study in the city. Having lived in a rural hometown for all of my life, the city… Read more