Difference Between Korea and America

Recently Weston-McEwen lavishly School has added a new foreign-ex diversity student. Her name is Soyeong Lee and she is 16 years of age with a blood date of April 7th who came from Yongin, Korea which is an urban area and has a similar climate to Athena, Oregon. This decision was made because her prepare teacher and parents recommended Soyeong to expand her knowledge by experiencing the American culture.The main reason for the decision was her ambition to cop the speech communication while creation here in which she studied for years in Korea she said, I struggled with the language at first, but now that Im here it is a lot easier. Soyeong has made some(prenominal) friends while attending Weston-McEwen broad(prenominal) School, and stated, The students are very kind. One of Soyeongs scariest or weirdest memories here was having a dream where American people she met here spoke Korean.The Froese family chose Soyeong to be her hosts while shes in America. there are many diffe rences between the United States and Korea. Some of the biggest differences include students in Korea attending naturalise from eight-spot in the morning to ten-oclock at night, having almost no transportation except riding a lot of busses and taxis, teenagers not being able to drive until they are 20 years old, not being able to own a separate house (unless one is really wealthy) and living in apartments collectible to population.Soyeong said that the schooling is very different and is taken more seriously. They also have to wear school uniforms and are not allowed to dishonor their hair or wear make-up. Being away from Korea may lead better to Americans, but Soyeong misses the food, family, and friends as she stated, The food here is saltier and greasy. Obviously this is a huge change for Soyeong, but she likes it here too. Most public schools in the United States allow students to wear make-up and dye their hair.Koreans attend school seven more hours than Weston-McEwen High School and that is Soyeongs favorite part slightly being here is having time to actually do activities. Soyeongs main goal is to learn the dependable English language and make her understanding of the country better. Soyeong Lee will be attending Weston-McEwen High School until December of 2013 and plans on coming back as an adult to attend a head-to-head school in Los Angeles. We all hope your experience is great