My 3rd Interview

PREPARATION FOR INTERVIEW

  Before my 3rd interview I had to call my good friend Lee to find me another person from South Korea, so I called her and she found me a girl and her name is Sohye. I contacted her by cell phone and we chose the library to meet in and the time we chose is 5:30. I printed 2 copies of my questions and I searched more about Korea to find something I can ask Sohye.I went to the library and I called her and we sat in the second floor. I was relaxed and comfortable because I have met Sohye before.


DESCRIBING THE INTERVIEW

  The interview went really easy and we were both relaxed and we laughed a lot together. We talk about a lot of things like before with my firs and second interviewees. We had a bretty good discussion and I heard a lot of things I have heard before, but there are somethings interesting that I just for the first time. first of all is that she's the only exchange south Korean student I interviewed when the previous one's weren't. Second I heard a very interesting description of a holiday that is called " the 14th special event throughout the year. For example, may 14th is the 14v rose holiday and June is the 14 kisses holiday.One there thing is that when I interviewed the Korean girls before sohye they expressed that the main sport in the country is soccer in which sohye didn't agree with by saying that Taekwondo is much more popular than soccer and it is her favourite. At the end I thanked her very much for her time.


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


tell me about yourself and your country?
-hi. my name is Sohye I'm from South KOREA.I'm 22 years old. I/m major in elementary education. I arrived at here on august. I will stay here till next year.



What are you going school for?
-Actually, my university is in Korea, but now i am an exchange student in USA.
My major is elementary education. So when i come back to my country, I will be a teacher after graduation.
To become a teacher, I have to pass the official test.

How is schooling or education in back home?
-Elementary and middle schools are compulsory education in Korea. After middle school, almost Korean students enter the high school. High school systems are divided some parts - specialized science and foreign language(we called that "special purpose high school) ,art, physical and general. And then we go to university. There's ranking of university in Korea.So, many students study hard to enter the good universities.

What are the special events in back home?
-Every 14th, we have funny special events. For example, may 14- rose day and June 14-kiss day. :)
Like this we have 12 special events. The most famous day is on February 14th. we call the day valentine's day. women give chocolate the guy who women like.

What are the popular dishes in your country?
-we usually eat rice and soup every meal. The popular dish is kimchi which is made from marinated cabbage.

What are the tradition of weeding in your country?
-At first, our weeding is similar with American style. But additionally, we have another ceremony after weeding.
At this ceremony, we wear a tradition custom. The name is Han-bok.

Does it matter the way you get marry or date?
-to marry, we have to permission from each person's parents. it is common way to marry.
(In past, If your parents doesn't like your boy or girl friends, they couldn't marry. But now days even if parents oppose the marriage we can marry! )  But, date is very freely from parents. FREE LOVE !

What’s the main religion in your country?
-My country respects all religion so we have a lot of religion.

How are the boys and the girls tread ?
-according to Korea constitution, we have a equal right. But sometimes the girls experience the discrimination.
Because, Korea is based on Confucianism.

What are the holidays in your country?
-we have many holidays. Specially, new year day and kind of Thanksgiving day are very big holiday in Korea.
At that time, all family get along with each other and share the special foods.

What is the dress code in back home?
-I think, Korean is very sensitive about fashion . Specially, woman spend a lot of time to wear and make up.
Middle and high school students have to wear a uniform. Almost university students wear casual style.
But if you have a job, you have to wear a suit.

what is the size of normal family?
-For my family, I have a small family. Parents and younger sister- that's all. This is very common family size in Korea.

What kind of things you do when you are free?
-When I have a free time, I am going to shopping and watching movie with my friends.
Seoul is a good place to hang out with friends! There are a lot of restaurants and department.

What is the most important sport in back home?
-I think Taekwondo is the most important sport. Because it is traditional sports in Korea and it became a official sports in Olympic!