The Independence Hall of Korea

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Brandon Morrissette

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Earlier this week my birthday took place. I did something unusual. For the first time in my life, I skipped class! That is right. Instead of taking the subway to the university, I went to the bus terminal. I rode an express bus for about the duration of an hour. When I arrived at ์ฒœ์•ˆ “Cheonan”, my friend was happy to see me. This friend I met about 5 years ago at work in the United States. Since then we have kept in touch. A lot had changed. First of all, she had gotten married. Second, she is busy selling real estate. Despite working 6 or 7 days a week, she left the office early in order to entertain me. It was the greatest birthday gift ever.

Later on, we went by car to a place called The Independence Hall of Korea. It is a beautiful place. A breeze was gently blowing, as a result the flowers and thousands of Korean flags were fluttering about in the wind. It was sunny and clear, we could see mountains surrounding us in the distance. Since it was monday, the place was empty. (It was closed) We still had the opportunity to walk around and look at things. Later on, we intend on returning there when it is open. It has about 7  different museums the provides interesting information on Korean culture, history and even its future!

This place is sort of a treasure. Since is not in Seoul, Daegu or Busan, it is a little off of the beaten tourists’ path.

IND Hall

I will spare you the personal details of my long, happy birthday. After that, is was back to normal life. I haven’t had adequate time to blog, eat, or sleep. My normal day begins with an hour long subway ride during rush hour, then 4 hours of Korean language class. Following that is another hour back to Korea University. There I do another 4 hours of accounting and more Korean language class. Finally, I drag myself home, do an hour of homework, sleep for 6 hours, and then start all over again. I am exhausted but very happy. My classes are useful. My classmates are kind and interesting. My year in Korea is more than half over. I know that this first year will definitely not be my last.

Below are some links about the Independence Hall. You should check them out. ^^

https://global.i815.or.kr/en/https://www.i815.or.kr/kr/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Hall_of_Korea

 

 

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.