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THEARGUS,NOVEMBER1,R999
CULTURE
Specialcontribution/ExperienceinU.S.Asummercamp
Year2000forChances
InLandofOpportunities
“Formypart,Itravelnottogoanywhere,
Americankids.
but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The
My camp, Camp Texlake was a typical
greataffairistomove;tofeeltheneedsand
girl scout camp run by a couple who had a
hitches of our life more nearly; to come
lot of experience as camp staffs. And the
downoffthisfeather-bedofcivilization,and
majority of its staff were local college
findtheglobegraniteunderfootandstrewn
students, and the remainder were persons
withcuttingflints.”
whohadexperiencesoncampactivities,and
-RobertsLouiceStevenson
foreign counselors who passed interview
withtheircountydirectors.AndIwasoneof
KimYun-chung(S-99)
I
n the last summer, I had travelled and
them. There were 7 internationals at camp
visitedAmericanchildrensummercamps
Texlake, and they were Mermaid from
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
to learn more about American culture and
Croatia,DolphinfromGhana,Possumfrom
tradition. It was my first American camp
Australia, Tango from Czech republic,
ToBeUnique
experience since I have involved in non-
Goldfish and Whistle from Russia and me,
government organizations activities for
‘Un-Ni’. These funny name were camp
manyyearspursuingtheinternationalMoral
nicknames which we were supposed to use
AroundSongs
Re-Armament activities and other cultural
instead of calling each others’ real name
exchange programs for Korean youth’s
accordingtocamptradition.
interest. Therefore,during2weeks’visit,I
Thecampcommandedaveryfineviewas
W
made10differentcampsvisitinthestatesof
itwasfacingbeautifulandclearlake,andit
hat’syourfavorite maximumin life?‘Tobe theunique personindeed’the
California, New York, New Hampshire,
was in 450 acre of heavily wooded site
heroineof thismonth saidinbrief commentstothe reporter.Hername is
Maine, Connecticut, Massachusettes of
located in the beautiful Pace Bend park
Kim Yun-chung and studies in the Spanish Department. She is a very stiff woman
USA.NowIcanexposethatIhavelearned
which was approximately 30 minutes away
contrarytoherfamineappearancewithalonghairandacutesmile.
more about human nature and the human
fromdowntownAustin.
ShelivedinArgentinaforsixyearsbecauseofherfather’s occupation.Whenher
condition through my camp visits than one
Therewere6unitsincamp,Twoofthem
familyweremovingtoArgentina,heragewas13years,graduatedfromtheelementary
could ever learn through institutions or
werecabins,andeachcabinwasraisedwith
school.Itwasdifficultformetofitinthereasvariousaspects,thelanguageandthelife
books or mass media. Actually my
two rooms of 14bunk beds each. And the
environment,soon.Thoughthelivinginthere washardforher,her wishwasalways
daughter, followed my sincere recom-
rest of them were plat form tent units for
in hermind.Shedreamed tobe asinger.“WhenIwas achildren, singinginother
mendation, a student of University of
older girls. Each tent had a solid shingled
people’spresencewasinterestingforme. Fromthattime,singerwas oneofwanting
Melbourne in Australia, had participated in
roof and wooden floor and that was raised
todo inthefuture”.Listening tomusic wasagood friend toher, andthat made
Studentsparticipateinthesummercampascounsellors.
this program of the camp Takodah in New
offtheground. Istayedinflatformtent,and
herbeinterestedinsinginggradually.
Hampshire for 11 weeks as a camp
life time. This year’s evaluation came out
makeameaningfuldifferenceinthelivesof
as we usually kept the tent flaps up to
InMarch1998, shecame backto Koreaafter graduatingfrom highschool in
counselorandbecameacoordinatorsharing
with a good starting point to introduce the
many children. You will develop strong
promote air circulation, I couldn’t help
Argentina.HeroldsisterwasalreadyastudentinJungangUniversity.So,livingwith
herinvaluableexperience.
quality program for whom wants to build
personal friendships with people from
becominganattractiontothemosquitosand
hersister,she wasprepared forthe universityentrance examination.But, oneday,
Indeed I can proudly tell this program to
andchallengeanewcareer.
aroundtheworld.Youalsowillgrow,learn
racoons. Especially bugs bothered me a lot,
suddenly,shecametoseetheposterwhichcouldconfirm herabilityasasinger.That
alltheHUFSans,asaseniorresearchfellow
According to Bill Harwood President of
andexperiencetheUSAnotasatourist,but
so I still have some of the bug bites like
wasthethingthatinformthe‘AsiaInternationalSongContest’.Thetraitofthecontest
of the Center for International Area Studies
CampCounselorsUSAwhospenttwoyears
asavaluablememberofthecommunity.
souvenirsfromcamp.
wasthatamateursingersinAsiacouldvolunteerthe contestwiththemadesong.She
ofHUFSandanominatedprogramcountry
in Korea as a United States Peace Corps
One more valuable information I would
Myjobwashelpingtheoutdooreducation
andherfrienddecidedtoapplyfor theauditiontochoosethekoreanrepresentative.
representative since last year to relate an
volunteer teacher in 1975-77, states more
like to share is Work Experience USA
manager who had a master’s degree in that
Fortunately, she was picked up to the representative. With this for momentum, she
uniquechancetoassociatewithgoodpeople
precisely “Fourteen years ago, it (CCUSA)
(WEUSA) developed to complement the
area.Shetrulyhadalotofwonderfulskills,
came to size the chance to be a singer. To take part in the contest, she went to the
whilerepresentingourcountryKOREAand
was only a dream. Today, we are an
opportunities provided by CCUSA.
andknewhowtocopewithkids.Weusually
Singapore.There,sheperformedKorean rocksongofPark Ki-young.Sherecalled
peopleKOREANtoAmericanchildrenand
internationallyrecognizedorganization,with
WEUSA provides you an equally valuable
had12girlsforeachsessionwhosignedup
that it was a good experience to her. Though she got the prize in the contest and
co-staffsfromallovertheworld.Asweall
three programs that recruit from over 50
learning and growth experience in jobs
forourprogramsuchas‘trailtrekkers’,’rope
observed by the music planning business,university entranceexamination was
recognize,wearelivingintheworldwithin
countries and has placed 51,000 young
outside of the camp community. You can
course’and‘ontheloose.’
approachedtoherathand. So,sheonlyconcentratedon theexam.Astheresult, she
floodofinformationthatisbenefitforusto
adults at hundreds of summer camps and
work in amusement areas, ranches, casinos,
Honestly, I don’t want to recommend
passedthe spanishdepartment inHUFS. Andshe enjoyedthe universitylife asa
livethisworldharmoniously.Howeveritis
other seasonal employers across the USA,
resorts, state and national park, guide
beingacampcounselortopeoplewhoeasily
freshmenuntil99UniversitySongFestivalwasheld.
noteasytodistinguishthegoodone(program
Australia, New Zealand and Russia. Every
companies, general companies(IBM, HP,
whine and complain, and who have
As joining in the festival, she got the second chance to notice her singing. She
inthiscase)fromtheothercomparativeone
yearIvisitcampsandemployersacrossthe
Texas Instrument) or other seasonal
mysophobia, who miss their family often
performed the ballad song of which subject is ‘Another love’. At last, she got the
that is wrapped with pretty clothes in the
USA. When I founded CCUSA in 1986, I
employment throughout the USA as a
when they are away, and most of all, who
Dongprizeinthefestival. Frankly, sheworriedthatthestyleofhersong hadthe
most case. This is my reason to write this
hoped to provide a quality counselor
temporaryworker.
aren’treadyforhard,reallyhardworkboth
popularity rather than the experiment. “Judging committees didn’t give me a good
articleformyfellowstudentsintheHUFS.
exchangeprogramwithexcellentsupportfor
The following article is one of CCUSA
physically and mentally. Being a camp
markastheexperimentaltrait.But,popularityappealed tothem”.So,thatpointmade
Since1991,Ihaveledagroupofyouthfor
campsandparticipants.Myvisits,however,
program participant’s real story who is a
counselor in the US definitely requires
megettheprize.Sheknewhermusicstyle,definitely.
representingKoreaintheAsia-Pacificregion
revealed that CCUSA has achieved much
HUFSan in English Dept., had worked for
strong spirit for challenge. But if you think
Shelikestohear R&Bstylemusic,so much.So,herfavorite Koreanmusiciansare
attending international conference held in
more than that. I observe counselors, camp
10 weeks from June to August at Camp
youwillbeabletomakeitatallcosts,you
YangpaandParkJung-Hyun.AndshehasinterestedinRock music,too.“Idon’twant
various country. However I met this Camp
directors, young adults and children all
Texlake,atypicalgirlscoutcamp,inTexas.
will have unforgettable memories, to say
toperformthesongofonegenre.Inthispoint, CelineDionistheidealmodeltome”
CounselorsprogramlastyearsummeratSan
sharing skills and knowledge, developing
nothing of meeting many international
But, she said that she didn’t hope the dance music though she likes the popular
Francisco with a wish to enable Korean
cross-cultural understanding, and creating
When I first heard about ‘CCUSA’
friends.
music.Thereporteraskedwhetherherparentswerereluctantornot.aboutheracting
youngpeopletoexperienceotherculturesin
closeinternationalfriendships.”
program, I was quite sure that I was very
Andyoucanevenhavegoodinfluenceon
asasinger. Shesaid thather parentsare gladto seeher activity,getting fromthe
thesamemeaningfulway.Asaresultofthe
Thisyears’mycampvisitsalsoprovedmy
suitable for that program as I really liked
American children’s lives whether you will
experience,andtakingchargewithherowndoing.Andshe doesn’twanttodependon
first year with a successful proceeding:
vision that CCUSA programs provide
campingandchildren,andalsothatsounded
realizeit,ornot.Ofcourse,IhopeIwillbe
herparentsabouther works.Finally,the reporteraskedherwhat shewantedin the
placed 58 camp counselors and staffs at 35
valuableinterpersonalexperiencesthathave
like a perfect chance to learn and practice
remembered as a nice “Un-Ni” from Korea
future.“Ihaven’tdecidedfor certain,butIwould liketobean indeedperson.So,I
various American Summer Camps that
apowerful,positiveandlastingeffectonour
vividEnglish.
incampTexlakegirls’memories.
willstudyhardmysubjectassinging”.Sheisplanningtobeanormalsinger.Meeting
providesyoungpeoplewiththeopportunity
global community. As a CCUSA staff
ActuallyIcouldnotfigureoutmuchabout
withmusicplanningbusinessesareprocessing.
to travel, work and earn money while
memberKoreanyouthtoocanhelptobring
beingacampcounselorintheUSevenwhen
Datingwithher,thereporter wasimpressedherstruggle forwhatshewants todo
makingvaluablefriendshipsthatoftenlasta
the world a little closer together. You can
IwasparticipatingtheorientationinLAwith
andwithherresponsibilityastheUniversitystudent.Thisreporterexpectshertobean
other international participants from all
indeedpersoninherpart.
aroundtheworld. ButIfoundmyselfkept
indeefinteresolutionthatisjustdomybest.
Itwas26thofMaywhenIheadedformy
KimJi-yoon
campinAustin,Texaswithbothexpectation
MinByung-wha
ARTICLES WANTED
Reporterof CultureSection
and anxiety. But amazingly enough I got
The writerisaprofessorof
usedtoitlaterandenjoymycamplifewith
TheCenterforInternationalAreaStudies
TheArgusiswaitingforarticles
CHAFS
fromforeignprofessorsofHUFS
NamKi-hoon/CartoonistofTheArgus
CHAT+HUFS
Subject:Foreign professors’suggestions for the
development of HUFS toward a new
millennium
Volume:A4 3sheets(DoubleSpace)
Deadline:November 20,1999
Information:Officeof ImunCampus
StudentHall206, Tel.02)961-4153
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Selectedarticleswillbepublishedonthefinalissue
of The Argus in the last year of the passing
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Footballgame,toputaballusing
JoongangIlbo,toriotaboutthe
It’stheperfectcomedy
waterreplacingfuel
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