Before the interview i made questions that i think they could give enough information. i chose for my interview a country from Africa, but after that i changed my mind and i chose south Korea because i have to many friends from Korea. So i talked to one of my Korean friends to find me 3 people and she introduce Bomi for me. we had coffee and we talked and she was really nice and i explain for her my project and we chose the perfect time to meet and that was in Monday Nov, 1 and the place in Atwood, so i gave her my phone number and my email if she need anything or if something came up.
I printed my questions so Bomi can read the questions and if anything that i can't understand she could write that under the questions. so i went to the Atwood and i met Bomi and we decided to sit at Caribou Coffee and it was a little loud but she didn't mind. i was relaxed when we sit because we talked at the first time and she was smiling and nice. In the beginning we talk about her and about her country and she's from the capital city in South Korea and it's like 10 million people and that shocked me. and after that we moved to the education how is like in her country and we compared it to the US. Also we talked about the religions which are two Christian and Buddhism. i found that the holidays in Korea are really close to the holidays in US. Also we talked about the weeding and dating and lately the people in Korea just do what the western do. we moved to the food and clothing and she showed me the tradition dress for men and women called Hanbok and i kind of liked them. at the we talked about the sports specifically about soccer my favorite sport and told me about the world cup when it was in Korea 2002 .
I really enjoyed my interview with Bomi and it went easy. she was nice person and she didn't mind if i asked her any questions. Most of the things she said about South Korea didn't shocked me because it kind of the same as here in US, but i learned things i didn't know before. After the interview i thanked her very much for her time and her niceness.
Country report
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and sometimes referred to simply as Korea, is a country in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, and North Korea to the north. Its capital is Seoul. South Korea lies in a temperate climate region with a predominantly mountainous terrain. Its territory covers a total area of 99,392 square kilometers[5] and has a population of 50 million.
•Full name: The Republic of Korea
•Population: 48.3 million (UN, 2009)
•Capital: Seoul
•Area: 99,313 sq km (38,345 sq miles)
•Major language: Korean
•Major religions: Buddhism, Christianity
•Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)
•Monetary unit: won
•Main exports: Electronic products, machinery and transport equipment
•GNI per capital: US $21,530 (World Bank, 2008)
•Internet domain: .kr
•International dialling code: 82
Interview
M:hi how are you?
B:I'm fine thanks
M:how is school going?
B:it's going well little busy with homeworks
M:so shall we start ?
B:yes sure
M:what is your name and tell me about your self and your country?
B:my name is Bomi and I'm 24 I'm from the capital city Seoul in South Korea
M:is it crowded in Seoul?
B:yes it's, even in the subways and the population is close to 10 million
M:What are you going school for?
B:I'm going for Business major
M:what you want to major on business?
B:i wanna be an accounting major
M:How is schooling or education in back home?
B:Mostly we have similar education system in Korea. From elementary school to high school, it is mandatory for all Korean citizens and college is your choice. But I guess 90% of Korean students go to college for their career. We think university degree is the most important thing for our future job.
M:is the education in your country better than here in US?
B:i think here is better and easier because back there you have to do really really well to pass the class
M:What are the special events in back home?
B:We have Korean thanks giving day. Its on September usually but depends on the lunar calender. All family members get together for thanks giving day and eat traditional food, dress traditional clothes. Some families go to ancestor's (usually grandma or grandfather's) grave that day.
We have new years anniversary. We dress Hanbok (Korean dress) and pray for our new years. Eat Korean traditional food 'Dduk guk' to celebrate
M:What are the popular dishes in your country?
B:Mostly rice and side dishes we eat. And kimchi, bulgogi, rice cakes are the most popular food.
M:What are the tradition of weeding in your country?
B:We have traditional wedding but lately we have changed to westernized wedding. In a traditional wedding, people dress Hanbok and we wear traditional
M:Does it matter the way you get marry or date? No. We get marry someone we love.in past it does matter but things changed now
B:What’s the main religion in your country? Christian and Buddhism and some people don't have
M:How are the boys and the girls tread ?
B:Still, some old people prefer to have boys than girl for Korean tradition. They are the people who think male only can lead home and society. Lately, this idea has been changed since women's right increased.
M:What are the holidays in your country?
B:New Year's-January 1st
Independence Movement Day- March 1
Children's Day- May 5
Memorial Day- June 6
Liberation Day- August 15
Foundation Day- October 3
Christmas Day-December 25
M:what holiday people like the most?
B:new year it's really fun and we have many activities and we drink , it's really fun
M:What is the dress code in back home?
B:We don't have it. It really doesn't matter how you dress. Whatever you want.
Some people prefer just t-shirt and jeans. Not many people wear traditional dress, usually old people wear it.
And we have school uniform for middle school and high school.
M:what is the size of normal family?
B:3-4 people. Two children is most popular. But lately, only child family is becoming more popular.
M:how many member in your family?
B:i have one sister her name is Lee and she is older than me
M:What kind of things you do when you are free?
B:Listening music, watching TV, hanging out with my friends, and sometimes i go to the bars
M:What is the most important sport in back home?
B:Soccer. It is so important sport in my country. Everybody cheer for our soccer team. Since 2002 World-cup,
soccer is loved by a lot of Korean people. Old people, guys, women, children, everybody loves it.
M:thank you very much for your time
B:no problem anytime
resources
wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea
BBC website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1123668.stm
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