The work is beginning to pile up

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Brandon Morrissette

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The third week of classes have come to a close. Orientation week is just a memory. Today is time to study and to learn. Running on Vietnamese coffee, I trudge my way through an 8 hour school day. Afterwards, it is time for 2 or 3 hours of homework. This may not sound like fun, but this routine satisfies me. If I played around or took easy classes, I would not be fully optimizing the resources that got me here.
Despite not having much free time, I did manage to meet one of my Korean classmates for dinner late at night. He happily explained his opinions on Korean politics and religion, in addition to his difficulties with women. It was refreshing to hear his unusual perspective. While some exchange students tend to cluster together, I am happy to immense myself with the native people. I believe by doing so, I can maximize my utility gained from studying here.
Did I mention I will go to a friend’s wedding in October? My friend is the bride. We have been friends for 5 years. That may not sound like a long time, but that is about 25% of the years that I have lived. It is a little disappointing that my companion is growing up and moving onto her next stage of her life, while I stay in college. Oh well. This week she happily sent me pictures of her hanbok, which is Korean tradition dress. Stay tuned for details about the wedding as they unfold. Time for me to dive into my Beginner’s Korean studying, and my Managerial Accounting homework.

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.