Prepping for Finals – 2 Weeks Away

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I can’t believe final exams are in two weeks. It is crazy how fast the semester has gone by. I just finished my final group project for my Exploring Leadership class. We did overall pretty well. I got nervous and talked too long, but lucky for me, my group had my back. I dislike speaking in front of the class, so I tend not to do so well. He showed us our grade at the end of the period, and we did very well. So kudos to my teammates.

So here is the breakdown for my finals: Exploring Leadership: 1 written final, Psychoanalysis: 1 written final, and North and South Korean Politics: 1 presentation and paper. Now it is time to work on a big presentation for North and South Korean Politics. This is our final presentation for the class. The presentation plus a written paper about our topic of choice is our final for this class. Luckily for me and my partner, we have already made the presentation, we just need to work on the paper.

My next blog post will be about my trip to the GOAL Office in South Korea. They are the organization that helped me with my Visa and also is helping me locate my birth parents!

Austin Johnson

Hi! My name is Austin Thomas Hyun Sei Johnson. I am a junior at the University of New Mexico, pursuing a double major in History and Asian Studies. I am studying abroad in Seoul, South Korea at Dongguk University from spring 2015 to fall 2015. My goal is to finish up my Asian Studies major while over in Korea. I was adopted from South Korea when I was six months old. I grew up in California, later moving to Idaho and then to New Mexico. I chose to study in South Korea because it has always been a dream of mine to visit the place of my birth. I plan on visiting the orphanage where I was adopted from and the hospital where I was born. I am excited to experience the South Korean culture and history. I plan on going for my Masters in Korean History after I graduate the following year. My plan is to teach Korean History at a University. Studying abroad will help enhance my knowledge and give me great cultural experiences that I can use later in my academic career. I look forward to learning the Korean language in the intensive language course offered at Dongguk University. One of my other goals is to be proficient in the Korean language so I may teach it to my future children. Also, I am super excited about eating all the wonderful and delicious tasting Korean food!