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Juniors
Ruhga-Zersen
"I lived in a total sexist society for two months ... I would never
move there. I missed America a lot."
-Junior Daieuen Shin
"I went to (Korea
to) see my family
because the ma
jority of my fam
ily lives in Korea,
and I also went for
pleasure and rec
reation. I traveled all over, basi
cally most of my relatives lived
in Seoul but I did go to a lot of
other cities, rural towns. I stayed
for two months... I took part in
a teen contest, an obstacle
course. It's for the most well-
rounded person. I didn't get
very far because I don't speak
that much Korean. The culture
is totally different. The city is a
lot busier city, and the traffic is
there all the time. I lived in a
total sexist society for two
months. Most women don't
have corporate jobs; they have
waitresses and airline steward
esses, typically female jobs.
Males have a lot of the corporate
positions which is really sad be
cause it is male dominated. I
couldn't find deodorant in the
Sunday afternoon of whole country. I ran out right in
A sand volleyball the middle of my trip; it was
competition was organized terrible. I had to go into a U.S.
by National Honor Society. Army Base there. Everything
American was very expensive,
like potato chips... I had to give
n the fashion competi up hair dryers, irons, razors."
Ition of the Mr. RHS What did you miss the most?
contest, Senior Jeff Lacey "Just America in general, I didn't
chooses to dress like a realize what kind of country I
scholar. Lacey was lived in until I got to Korea. I got
crowned Mr. RHS. so patriotic when I was there,
because first of all the govern
ment is in a huge upheaval . . .
There is a threat of Communism
all the time. They would stop
our buses, a soldier would get
on, we'd have to go to certain
stops, and they would look for
North Koreans or Communists.
There is always the threat that
the country would get turned
over ... I plan to (go back), but
not in the near future. It's really
expensive. I would never move
there. I missed America a lot."
