The Around the World Video Project from the Global Teens Club showcases a snippet of the geographical diversity of our OHS student body.
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The issue with moving is that it is rarely ideal and never goes exactly as planned. But in addition to damaging, yet retrospectively amusing events, moving can bring about light-hearted and fun times.
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At my Korean school, we never learned grammar in Korean class. We would read literature, write papers, and discuss the reading in a seminar-style format.
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Personally, I like the German style of eating better. I like sitting for ages and talking with friends or family over my food. I enjoy the emphasis on freshness and quality rather than speed.
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Chinese citizens have a robust variety of online activities, including fast, efficient platforms for messaging, browsing, streaming, and shopping.
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The Sooneung is the Korean college entrance exam that is only administered once a year. This is arguably one of the most important dates on the Korean calendar; everything that a student has ever learned in school since kindergarten accumulates to one exam.
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When I was four years old, my family and I hastily left the United States. We landed on the opposite side of the world, The Middle East. I came to grips early with the fast-pace of global change, and most importantly, I learned how to embrace a new environment.
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The Chinese Firewall is a system designed by the Chinese government to censor sensitive material online for its people. China has been systematically blocking websites since August 1996.
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I have moved nine times, living in Germany and every time zone of the United States. I think that mindset – that everything is always subject to change – wires TCKs a little differently than other people.
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The most prominent feature of pre-college education in China is the sheer degree of studying. All of these classes only served one purpose; to prepare the students for a once in a lifetime standardized test, called the 高考 (gāo kǎo).
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To be very honest, I don’t think that Korean school was very helpful in the long run. Everyone treated grades in Korean classes as more important; the English classes sort of just felt like fun, bonus classes provided for English immersion.
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Beauty standards in China, and the general attitude of teens towards beauty and appearances, are basically the opposite of Western culture's beauty standards.
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Moving to a Korean school was a big change for me. In New York, I barely spoke with my parents in Korean. They would talk to me in Korean, and I would respond back to them in English. My next few posts in the education series will be reflections on my experience specifically to Korean schools.
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I was amazed at how well-developed the large cities were and how I saw large-scale construction happening every day. I suppose the most unique aspect of China was the rapid urbanization in every area I saw.
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It was truly a lovely experience catching up with old friends… but I was left with a nagging thought that we would not have been friends had we met later.
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Living in different areas may throw some of one’s own beliefs and accustomed behaviors into question, and my visit to Florida most definitely helped me broaden my horizon.
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Introductions have become an inextricable part of my life. As a result of my mother’s work taking her to countries far and wide, we have been relocated to a new country every few years.
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I’ve moved just about every year for the past 5 years, and it’s been hard to have just one super close best friend due to constant changes in geographical location. During my gap year and doing online school has helped me learn to appreciate and be understanding of people of all ages.
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On the surface, it seems like a privileged, wondrous society that is bursting to the seams with opportunities, and it is. However, failure is to many something that cannot happen and should not happen.
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I’m Debbie and I’m a junior at OHS. I’m a Korean American currently living in Seoul, South Korea. I was born in Providence, Rhode Island and have also lived in Massachusetts, New York, and Vancouver, Canada.
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