To Wonwoong Kim.
This is Wonwoong Kim from Nov. 14, 2019 in
KMLA. You’ll remember that in KMLA, due to school counseling office, we have to
write similar letters each year. At the beginning of this year, I got a letter
which I wrote to myself and totally forgot, the letter which I wrote in
freshmen orientation period. I was surprised to read the letter, because I
could realize that I have changed a lot, compared to last year. In the 2018
letter, I was considering to move to KMLA international field-I was domestic at
that time. Because memory easily fades away, recording my current(Fall 2019)
status in this letter will help you recall this period, and it will be easier
for you to realize that you had developed through 2020. So I will just write
what I have experienced within two weeks, and what I’m doing now.
Okay. I am sitting in Mr. Garrioch’s
English composition class writing this letter. I haven’t finished most of the
standard test such as SAT, SAT2, APs, TOEFL etc. I am going through hard time,
which I made some mistake which made me run office to office, make calls and
e-mails, and apologize to teachers. I hope this event to make myself into more
better person.
I am currently translating iNaturalist.org
into Korean, and have 5,052 observation and 1,564 species recorded in iNat
server so far. I wonder how much progress you have made in 2020. Last week I
participated in DMZ forum&Youth Ecology paper contest, and got 2nd prize.
Not started AMES project yet, but I am preparing for that. 2 days ago, result
of National Science Fair came out, but the result was unsatisfying. Although my
friend and I had worked very, very hard on that project, the scoring people at
the science fair didn’t thought that our project matched their desire. I want
to participate in Youth presentation part of Entomological Society of Korea
next year very much, because (1) I want to get satisfying results (2) I missed
ESK this year and I want to be immersed in that scholastic mood again (3) It’s
the place which people truly understands my ability.
It’s very cold now, temperature dropping
below -5’c today. We had KSAT cheering event today morning. KMLA music concert will
be held in two days. Morning exercise will be finished in 2 weeks, and I am
wondering whether you went to Kumdo morning exercise in senior year too. What does
it feel to be senior year? I see lots of international seniors these
days(because domestic students are all in KSATs), and it’s odd that you, which
is reading this, is also like one of them.
Winter eventually came, and I am hoping to
find some snowflies(Chionea sp.) to study during the winter. Also, I am hoping
to go to Sokcho this December to watch some winter migratory birds. I would
have to go to DMZ this December too, to monitor winter migratory birds.
I wonder what countries and what
universities are you applying to. I’m pretty sure that you had applied to most
of Ecology &Evolutionary biology departments. I want to say that I value
the decisions you have made, and be satisfied about what you’ve done. But,
never be totally satisfied of yourself because it will lead to conceit and harm
yourself eventually.
Don’t be afraid. Wish you good luck
