Journal #11

I am going to write about music. I and Sunny are preparing music presentation for our Oral Language class. Our topic is ‘Ballad”. Actually I like all kind of music. I listen rock or hip-hop when I feel depress, sometimes I listen classic or New age music and I like jazz and ballad too. We cannot separate music from our life. There is no one hates music in the world I think. Some of my friends are crazy about music. They say “I can live without music. “
Music has strange power. Music controls our mind and even our life. Music makes us happier, more depress, angrier and more peaceful. One they, I read some article about person who killed herself after listening sad music. I was shock and I listened to that sad music. That song was really strange, weird and I felt scary.
I learned to play the violin when I was young for about 5 years. Of course, my mother forced me to learn it. I hated playing violin at that time but now I feel thanks my mother for forcing me to learn to play the violin, even though I almost forgot how to play the violin… I want to learn to play the Piano recently!!!

Journal #8

I think my writing is getting better than first. My writing skill was worse than now and I really hated writing but now, I try to write something more and try to enjoy it.
Most improved thing is confidence. I know I am not good at writing especially in English. So I was nervous when I should write something and I didn’t even try to do writing. But now, I am familiar with writing and then I try to write something at least whether it is good or not.
I didn’t know how to organize my writing. So I missed conclusion many times. But it is getting better than first.
The most important thing for better writing is vocabulary and grammar to me. There are lots of words and expressions that I don’t know. Therefore I use same word and expressions over and over again when I writing something. It makes my writing too simple and boring. Grammar is also big problem to me. Even though I have been learning grammar, it is really hard for me. I think that vocabulary and grammar is one of the hardest things to improve for me.
Finally, I think I didn’t do my best for improving my writing But I need to do my best from now. And I hope I can improve my vocabulary and grammar.

Journal #4

I wish to compare more interesting places like San Fransisco and Universal Studio but I've been there almost 5~6 years ago. i don't remember well.
So I am going to compare Santa Monica and Beverly Hills city. Santa Monica and Beverly Hills are similar in many ways. Many people want to live in there. Santa Monica has beautiful beach and Beverly Hills has luxury stores and expensive cars. I’ve ever been two places before this semester. The weather was really nice and cool in Santa Monica. Beach and All houses beside beach are my ideal places. Beverly Hills was also nice place. There was lot of tourists from another countries. The luxury stores and cars one of the gorgeous things. I heard that sometimes we can see celebrities if we lucky. Because many of them live in Beverly Hills. There are really expensive houses in Santa Monica and Beverly Hills. Most expensive houses cost millions dollars. I hope I could live in there!

Journal 3

My dream.

I want to write about car design. I think car design is one of the most exciting jobs. Car designers should have special and unique idea. They should have ability to foresee the future too. Car designers draw the future. Some people consider car designers as just gorgeous and luxury career by its external surfaces. But it’s not true. Car design also might be one of the hardest things. It is not easy to create something new. To make future car, they gather enormous information about car, practice everyday and experience a lot of things constantly.
When they make a new model car, they pick theme about new one. And then they draw car’s shape and interior. In this process, designers show their professional skill. After complete this step, they make car based on the picture they drew. It is made by clay in real size with their own hands. Usually this process takes a few months. The car made by clay is called concept car. And car designers can pick anything for their themes. For example, Mazda, Japanese Motor Company, uses ‘cross wind’ as their new concept car theme recently. Even if concept car is completed, it cannot be released. Car Company collects buyer’s opinion and correct concept cars again by people’s opinion. At last, adjust the new model’s price and mass production is started. Then you can meet the new model car at store. But all these processes take about 4~5 years. It means the cars that we are using are already designed about 4~5 years ago.
Have you ever seen ‘Hyundai’ or ‘Kia’ ? These are Korean motor company. Actually Korean cars are not as much popular as European and Japanese cars. But it is changing and developing now. I’m proud of Korean cars nowadays and I hope to work for Korean motors someday!

journal 2

When I came here first, I was nervous because I was not confident with my English skills and I’m not accustomed to speak with foreign people. American school system and whole circumstances different from Korean education system. American classes are really active and brisk but Korean classes are little bit passive.
But, Always the word ‘start’ makes me excited. I tried to make new friends from all over the world. And I tried to improve my English skills. And now this is my second semester in ALP. I think and hope I am better than before. I am not nervous anymore. Sometimes I can’t figure out what the professor talking about but I can enjoy it now. I try to understand it and ask again. Then the professors always answer for me kindly. I really like all professors and teachers. They are fun and helpful for learning English. My classmates are nice too. We can communicate, we can do anything well together, even though we came from different place, have different culture and can’t not speak English like natives.
And there is one more thing. 'we are getting better now!'

Journal 1

I’m ALP student in Cal state Fullerton and My name is YoungJoon, Ju.’ Youngjoon’ is my first name. ‘Ju’ is my family name but my friends call me as young. It is easier. I was born in Seoul, Korea and I had lived in Korea before coming California. I came here about three month ago and living in Fullerton as international student with my roommates.

I want be a car designer and it is reason that I came here. I was high school student in Korea and I didn’t go to any university. I was admitted into some Korean university but I didn’t want to go there and decided to study in abroad. My short-term goals is entrance into ACCD(Art Center College of Design)in Pasadena, CA. So I’m preparing portfolios and TOEFL test after school class. I was enormous influenced by my father who is professor of Korean Art University. Since I was young, I have experienced various art works, museums, art exhibitions and because of father’s affairs, My family stayed the Paris for one year. Even though I was just middle school student, It was really impressed. I think that kind of works really encouraged me. If can graduate ACCD I want to work at the Japanese or European car companies as a designer. Establishing Design Company is one of my life goals.

I like shopping, internet surfing and watching movie when my breaks. Actually, I am suffered from homesickness nowadays. I really miss my family and friends but I am doing my best and trying to adjusting myself in new environments. I hope to improve my English ability through this semester.