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This week I went to Seoul for two days. It was a school sponsored trip and was completely planned out with different activities for us every hour or so. This was the first time since I landed in Korea that I learned about the countries history. We stopped at a couple museums, one about pre-Korean war history and the other about modern Korean history. It was here that I learned a lot about why people act in certain ways. Because the Korean war was such a recent occurrence many parents see the importance of education. With top schools even causing the creation of expensive areas in Seoul. Also I learned of the deep distrust that people have with the government. We also visited the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone), where we watched propaganda videos and speeches about the relation between North and South Korea. With the main message being about unification. When I asked Koreans I knew about it they all laughed and scoffed at the idea, saying that it was just for the tourists. I also saw a demonstration for the investigation of a sinking vessel, with middle school students on it. The government was slow to respond to the accident and were too late to rescue some of the children on board. Then they failed to investigate into the events that caused the delay. So the parents and family members of the deceased children have been protesting for the last 2 years for a proper investigation into the incident. This week I was able to learn a lot about the political landscape in Korea. | This week I went to Seoul for two days. It was a school sponsored trip and was completely planned out with different activities for us every hour or so. This was the first time since I landed in Korea that I learned about the countries history. We stopped at a couple museums, one about pre-Korean war history and the other about modern Korean history. It was here that I learned a lot about why people act in certain ways. Because the Korean war was such a recent occurrence many parents see the importance of education. With top schools even causing the creation of expensive areas in Seoul. Also I learned of the deep distrust that people have with the government. We also visited the DMZ (De-Militarized Zone), where we watched propaganda videos and speeches about the relation between North and South Korea. With the main message being about unification. When I asked Koreans I knew about it they all laughed and scoffed at the idea, saying that it was just for the tourists. I also saw a demonstration for the investigation of a sinking vessel, with middle school students on it. The government was slow to respond to the accident and were too late to rescue some of the children on board. Then they failed to investigate into the events that caused the delay. So the parents and family members of the deceased children have been protesting for the last 2 years for a proper investigation into the incident. This week I was able to learn a lot about the political landscape in Korea. | ||
==== Project status ==== | ==== Project status ==== | ||
- | This week was spent learning and coding | + | This week was spent learning |
====Photo of the week ==== | ====Photo of the week ==== | ||
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