Meanings of having a gun for Americans

 Before coming here, I heard that there has been debates about having a gun in America. At that time, I could not understand why many American people want to have a gun. To know their opinion about that, I asked the view of a gun to my two American friends. I was so surprised that their views are contrary to each other. One of my friends, Jessica, said that there is no gun in her house, and having a gun is scary so she disagree to do that. But, another friend, Sam, said that he has a gun because of hunting, and having a gun is not problem because it is just a right. I told Sam's opinion to Jessica. Then, she said, there are some Americans who think that, especially men. It was shocking to me because I thought that almost of all Americans would think having a gun is a bad thing. Actually, I thought the debates about banning a gun in America is just because of the interest of NRA. I did not know that there are some normal people who think it is not problem. In my home country, Korea, gun is illegal material so we cannot have that. In that reason, we do not worry about being gunned. Many people can feel comfortable if governance ban a gun. But, in other side, I can understand that they think like that because of their pioneer history. Talking with Americans about a gun was what I have wanted. Even if it was shocking, it was also interesting to know different culture between American and Korea.

The Impressive Skiing Experience.

 Last Sunday, I went skiing with ESL professor and classmates. Before going there, I was nervous because I have never done it before and I have a bad body which is very stiff. But, while skiing, I felt fresh and interesting even if it was hard. I like just ping-pong and bowling of all exercises, but skiing also become my favorite exercise. Skiing is similar to rollerblading that was boom in Korea when I was young. Thus, I could remember 2002 World Cup in Korea because I cheered Korean soccer team with my friends while rollerblading in the park. However, there were other things that I felt more interesting. When I was riding a same van with my professor, she talked to the driver constantly. I thought that it is also American culture that Americans say each other even if they are not familiar. In addition, while skiing, there were many people who say “hello” to us. That is also the American culture that I realized firstly, after I came here! If I say “hello” to unfamiliar people in Korea, they can feel embarrassed and perplexed. After the skiing, I was very tired and hungry, but felt a sense of satisfaction. The experience on Sunday was fun to learn about skiing and impressive to know about culture.