Journal #14

I had lived in Seoul, South Korea for 23 years before I came to America. And I didn't have any difficulties fitting in growing up as a Korean. My Country remarkably focuses on educating its children. Korean families make extraordinary sacrifices to ensure their children are well-schooled, often sending their children abroad while the parents remain behind to provide for their education. That is why a lot of Korean students have been in the United States and other foreign countries. My sister and I also are influenced by such Korean culture. My sister had studied in the United States for 10 years, and she graduated from the university in America. Even though I graduated from the university in Korea, I am in America now for improving my English. Therefore, my father has supported our education expenses for more than 10 years. But he has had nothing to complain of it; rather he thinks that it is an inevitable duty as a father. So, now I can study English in the United States, and I am a happy Korean daughter.