Learning Korean

A college education plays a vital role in paving the way for a successful career.   Too often, students of Philosophy, History, Communications, and Art (the list can go on) face adversity in the job market. As a Political Science student I have made it my mission to become a valuable asset after graduation.  To do that, I have chosen to learn a critical language to both the government and business arenas.  

I considered Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The importance of Korea can not be overstated in the upcoming decades.  The fact that no peace treaty was signed with the North, ongoing nuclear and missile testing (North) and our presence of 20,000 soldiers along the DMZ in South Korea, the area will be prominent in our lifetime.

As with any language learning Korean will take practice and patience. The following poem is by Oh Sae-young a Modernist Poet (b. 1942) in South Korea.

Music

by Oh Sae-young
When their leaves have fallen
the winter trees
turn into musical instruments,
instruments
ringing out at the wind’s fingertips
following the notes hanging in the sky.
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