Sickness and Disappointment?

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Brandon Morrissette

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Before Chuseok, I was really busy. As a result, I slept less than 6 hours a day. There was always something to do. Either a financial assignment, badminton practice, volunteering, and even a blind date. Beginning monday, I have gotten really sick. As a result of the sickness, I can not do the things that I love doing, such as badminton or studying.
I am a little disappointed with my Korean language course. The curriculum is too slow. We will begin the sixth week of school on monday, and only the third chapter of the Korean textbook. I came here to learn Korean, instead this class is wasting my time. This winter when I have no business classes or distractions, I will sit in front of a computer and complete all the CD’s that are included with my Korean books. This will give me more utility that than the class does.
I don’t like to judge other people, but the other students in my Korean language class are terrible. They do not try hard or study at all. The class is going slow because the teacher is catering to the lowest percentile of the class. In addition, the students came here knowing no Korean at all. How hard is it to pick up and open a book before you get on the plane?

Brandon Morrissette

<i>*BASAA Scholarship</i> Anyong friends! I am Brandon Morrissette. I study Finance at Plymouth State University. In the past before college, I worked in the hospitality industry. I was born and raised in a small rural town in the far northern part of New Hampshire. I will study two semesters at Korea University in Seoul. My goal from this experience is to be able to read, write, and speak Korean language at a fourth grade level. I want to travel to all places in Asia. This is because at work I met many friendly, interesting people from that continent. I chose Korea in particular as the result of gentle persuasion from my Korean friends. My favorite academic subject is economics. When I am not studying for my classes, I enjoy learning about Buddha and Confucius. I intend on doing many temple visits. In Korea, I look forward to being reunited with a co-worker who is really dear to me and that I have not seen for 5 years. In addition to seeing old friends, I look forward to meeting many new ones. I also look forward to eating delicious food in Korea. It is possible that I love food because I did not have the best food when I was a growing up. After study abroad and graduation, my goal is to financially support my whole family.