My trip to the USA (Feb 2011)

Today I’m going to tell you about my trip to the USA last February.

I travelled to many cities, such as New York and Orlando.

First, let me tell you a few things about the USA.

The USA is a very big country. It is a hundred times bigger than South Korea.

If the top half of my thumb was Korea my face would be the size of the USA.

Also, there is a fourteen hours time difference between New York and Seoul. When New Yorkers wake up, here in Korea, we get ready to go to bed.

When I landed in New York, I was surprised because it was only my second time out of Korea.

Since New York is a very famous city, I already knew about the statue of liberty, high skyscrapers and famous fast foods.

But looking at the city with my own eyes was truly amazing.

The statue of liberty looked much bigger than what I thought. To be honest, she looked a little boyish.

I also walked down Broadway Street and saw huge pictures for shows like the phantom of the opera and Chicago.

We got some very nice and expensive tickets for the Lion King. The show was great.

The music and costumes were wonderful... well that's what my mom said because me and my dad fell asleep and missed most of the show.

During my trip, I have seen many beautiful things but I was mostly impressed by the way people treated the disabled.

I remember very well, they always had reserved seats in buses but also at amusement parks.

I noticed, that they were even given the best seats at the dolphin show. I thought it was a beautiful idea.

Americans, adults but also children, respected the disabled and did not stare at them as people often do, here in Korea.

I think, we as Koreans, should be more polite and not hurt the disabled's feelings.

We should help them and make their lives more comfortable.

If you have time, please go to the U.S.A.

It's a beautiful country.

One of my favorite ballerinas: Sue Jin KANG

Sue Jin Kang is a very good ballet dancer and she practices very hard.
I think her husband is Italian. She is 42 years old and she said that if she wakes up in the morning and her body doesn't hurt, it means she didn't train hard enough.

When her body is tired, she thinks she can't practice. But she puts her Pointe shoes on.
She goes to the practice room and she feels really happy.

When we practice everyday, we have to think pain is our friend.
She competes against herself and everyday she gets a little bit better. She thinks it is exciting. She doesn't like the word "rest".

She's beautiful but her toes are very hard and ugly. She uses 250 pairs of  Pointe shoes every 10 months.

In 2007 she got the John Cranko prize.