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Midterm exams are creeping up. Therefore I donated 9 hours to the study room yesterday. I will do the same again today. Sometimes I feel guilty because I can not put 100% into my business classes because of my intensive Korean class. I can not put 100% into my intensive Korean class because of my business classes. Later on, I will only do one at a time.

April marks the anniversary of the Sewol ferry incident. I see yellow ribbons everywhere on my way to the study room. I also see people gathered outside to mourn. I am not a Korean person, therefore I shouldn’t form an opinion about this peoples’ affairs. However, I am deeply saddened to see Korea’s future go down in the ocean. I don’t think the people responsible for this have yet or ever will be brought to justice.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/mobile/asiapacific/2-years-after-sewol/2701484.html

I read an interesting book two days ago. The book is called The Giving Tree. I read it about 18 years ago in the United States. I read it again, but this time it was in Korean. It was so difficult. The grammar is okay, but many vocabularies I still do not know.

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Sometimes I wonder if the boy is really thankful for the tree or if he is just taking advantage of it. In addition, helping the boy led to the tree’s demise. Sometimes I worry if I have this relationship with my parents.

Getting ready for another 9 hours of study time. Take care donors, bloggers, and readers.

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.