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The truth I learned about Japan, as a Korean a translation
(This is a very rough, more fleshed-out English translation of this post.) I was born in America, but my parents and grandparents were born in Seoul. I’ve heard stories from… -
Blog / Blogs That Aren't in English
韓国人として習った本当の日本 an essay about understanding japan
私はアメリカで生まれましたが、両親と祖父母の生まれはソウルです。祖父母から戦時中の貧しい暮らしや、日本政府によって大変な思いをした話を聞いたことがあります。今でも親戚のおじと話すと、その頃の感情が続いていると感じます。去年の夏休みのあと、おじとこんな話をしました。 「ジュンホ、夏休みどうだった？」 「楽したかったです。MIT で研究したり日本に旅行したりしました。」 「そりゃいいね！でもなんで日本に行ったの？他の国の方が楽しいじゃない？」 おじのように私も韓国人であることを誇りに思っていますが、日本について否定的な意見が持っていません。「国際的な現代に、なぜ親戚は日本のことを誤解しているのか」とよく考えました。そして、日本の歴史と文化を習うため、日本語を勉強しようと決心しました。 両親は戦後の生活を経験していますので、おじと同じ考えを持っていました。でもある日、両親は韓国で結婚式に行く時、私が日本語の勉強を始めたことを聞いて、日本にも寄ることにしました。旅行のあと、両親の心が変わったとすぐに感じられました。「ジュンホ、日本の自然は美しい！それに日本人は礼儀正しくて韓国人より丁寧だよ。」両親は褒め続けました。私が日本語を勉強し始めたことで、両親も日本に興味を持つようになり、その結果、心が変わったのです。 去年の夏休みに私は両親と日本に旅行しました。今でもその思い出が私の心をいっぱいにします。私たちが駅で迷った時迷わず手伝ってくれた知らない日本人。旅館でアルバイトをしていた韓国語専攻の大学生。旅館のおばあさんが一生懸命作ってくれた和食の朝ごはん。新幹線からみた美しい景色と感動。 この旅行を通して、日本人は助け合いの心を大切にしているということ知りました。私たちが今住んでいる世界は戦争のあった頃の世界とは違う。日本は完璧な国ではないが、私の両親を見ると、韓国人も本当の日本に気づけるはずだと思います。時間がかかるかもしれませんが、いつかおじの心も変わると信じています。 （ボストンの日本語スピーチコンテストのため。前川先生、文法や構成について直してくださってありがとうございます。） -
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MIT Regular Action Decisions Now Available Online
MIT Regular Action admissions decisions for the Class of 2022 are now available at > > > decisions.mit.edu < < < You can log in using… -
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Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Waitlisted
Many people applied to MIT this year, and unfortunately we could not accept all of them. We have placed a small number of students on the waitlist. If you would… -
Blog / Decisions Day Threads
Open Thread: Not Admitted
There were many wonderful applicants to MIT this year, which unfortunately means that we had to turn down a large number of incredible students. For those of you who fall… -
Blog / About Decisions
A letter for you (yes, you)
Dear Applicants, Each year at this time, I feel an overflowing amount of gratitude toward you – yes, you! – for applying. I love learning about your lives and how… -
Blog / About Decisions
Getting My MIT Decision on Pi Day Pie a comic
this comic was inspired by the pie invention scenes in Waitress the Musical -
Blog / Admissions
Remaking MITadmissions.org we are psychic vampires, please give us your ideas
We’re closing in on Pi Day and still in the midst of making decisions, which I know many of you await with varying degrees of anxiety. But while you’re here,… -
Blog / Art, Literature, Music
SEEING WAITRESS TWICE (sorry in advance for the obnoxious amount of CAPS)
This is the first half of this post and it was written March 5th, 2018 about our second time seeing waitress on March 3rd, 2018. If you haven’t read the part… -
Blog / About Decisions
These are the decisions you’re looking for. 2022s are happening
MIT Regular Action decisions will be available online next week, on Wednesday, March 14 at 6:28 PM Eastern Time. Next week, when decisions are made available, you will need… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Two Classes about the Brain That Blew My Mind and I just had to share
On the first Friday of my last semester, I had a choice between two back-to-back 3-hour neuroscience electives. I only needed to register for one… I chose both. It’s Week… -
Blog / Events
some food around boston plus a random ski pic!
It is my long-term quest to visit as many ramen shops around Boston as I can before I guaduate. So far, I have been doing okay but could be doing… -
Blog / Academics & Research
February(ish) Updates and Notes aka my life in photos and haikus
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted. Here are two photos that accurately summarize my current state of existence: The photos are in this order because we… -
Blog / Academics & Research
A reading list for a week at MIT All my classes have required reading this semester!?
Something unexpected has happened with my classes this semester. Up until this point, my homework has been pretty predictable: read some lecture notes, do a pset, repeat. This semester, none… -
Blog / Academics & Research
Managing a Full Plate Both Food and Life
Transitioning from first to second semester has actually been pretty refreshing in these last few weeks. In my last post, I uploaded a picture of my schedule. Compared to first… -
Blog / Academics & Research
MIT Festival of Learning: Expo how MIT is leading the educational revolution
The Festival of Learning is an annual event organized by the MIT Office of Digital Learning around the idea that we need to bring technology and pedagogy together for effective… -
Blog / IAP
Ciao, Italy! (Part 2) late post due to usual MIT firehosing
Part 2/2 documenting my Italy IAP trip :) Enjoy! Day 15: A magical day in Bologna, especially after chancing upon a fellow group of internationals at my hostel. More churches…
