My Many Firsts – 1 Million Experience

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Jia Min (Kelly) Zheng

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<i>"Hello" in your host country's language:</i> Annyeonghaseyo <i>Home Institution (your U.S. University/College):</i> Brandeis University <i>Expected graduation year:</i> 2022 <i>Destination city & country:</i> Seoul, South Korea <i>Program provider:</i> CIEE <i>Major/minor:</i> Business and Computer Science <i>Demographics:</i> First-Generation <i>Future career aspirations:</i> International Marketer <i>Top 3 goals for your time abroad:</i> Discover more about Korean culture, learn about how Eastern cultures and customs vary from Western culture, and discover more about myself and my passions.

I have been watching 1 Million since I was in high school. Since then, I have always wanted to take a dance class there. I ended up going with a friend I met at my class and we headed over to Gangnam. We stretched to warm up our bodies to dance during the first portion of the class. Our instructor was very upbeat, increasing the energy everyone felt. We learned the dance moves and were paired into different groups. That group would perform together in front of others and we continued this for 3 more times. While I have limited dancing experience and barely kept up, this was a worthwhile dancing experience! It helped me decrease my stage fright.

Going into 1 Million is so different than the video I watched back in high school. The next time I come back to Korea, I am excited to take a class with Sori Na!