About Desing Seoul Project

It has been 4 years since the Design Seoul Project takes effect. But suddenly the previous mayor of Seoul Se-hoon Lee resigned Won-soon Park was erected as a new mayor when special election was hold. He is a man who hates policy of Design Seoul Project. So He would withdraw this project by reason of taking lots of money. Also there are many people who dislike policy of Design Seoul. They think it is a useless policy for Seoul citizen. But frankly speaking I supported this project so that it is pitiful fact that Won-soon would throw away it.

I would like to tell 2 of many advantages. First, standard of living of Seoul’s citizen goes up. As you know there was a large construction named Han River Renaissance as a part of Design Seoul. It was a project that makes various parks and renovated everywhere Seoul. Years ago, there were not proper parks or places likes Han River Park and Mt. Nan Park that citizen can rest but there are forests of buildings or apartments that make me stuffy. In my case, after making Han River Park, I more often go to there to ride a bicycle or exercise. It makes me more happy and vibrant.

Secondly, policy of Design Seoul Project makes Seoul as a global city. If you see global cities, like NY, London Tokyo, you can feel identity, symbol, like “I love NY” or London’s Black Cab or Red two floor bus, of these cities. Because these city’s government arranged their design of city long time ago. Recently, Seoul has made lots of things like color, typo, character… to represent Seoul. You know Seoul taxi has changed color, font and add Seoul’s character HAECHI to represent brand of Seoul. Besides these, there are a lot of changing things like signpost or subway station.

I would like to suggest that Won-soon Park would do this project little by little not throwing away it. It is necessary for Seoul’s citizen and leaping as a global citizen.

Unforgettable school memory

When I was a freshman, I was a little imprudent student. (I think Curriculum was perfectly different that I had imagined. So I was not interested in class.) In that time there was a drawing lecture in my cultural curriculum. Mostly students of college of art like drawing class. But in my case I don’t really like drawing class. It was boring so that it was hard to listen to it.

As you expect I was often absent the class and did not concentrate on drawing with my friends In conclusion drawings that I should complete were piled up continuously. Time went by… when the semester was mostly over I should submit my drawings that originally were completed within lecture time.

There were all 5 drawings that I should complete before the class is over. So my friends and I decided to be up all 3days drawing without sleeping in assignment room. First day and second day we just draw so hard without talking, from morning to evening. We were so proud by ourselves that we were supposed to take a walk and eat something.

We decided to eat pork and not to drink at first. But it was beyond our control. We were drinking soju and beer unconsciously. ㅠ.ㅠ Drawings had already been forgotten in my mind. We drunk and drunk. We could return the room at dawn. Of course we couldn’t complete last one drawing and couldn’t submit last one.

But Drawing Prof. Lee was totally generous man. He gave time to us so that we could pass first semester luckily. That time this happening was a foolish act. But now it is a unforgettable memory to us.    

The most beautiful city that I saw, Luzern

I would like to tell you about one of my travel destinations, Luzern in Switzerland. Last summer I have been to travel alone to Europe that has beautiful scenery and a long history. Among European nations I can’t forget the most beautiful, the clearest and small city, Luzern.

 Luzern is a very small city that I could walk around within about 2 hours. It has very big lake looks like sea. It looks very peaceful and shiny since sunshine was reflected in waves. There were elegant, white swan and duck relaxing on the shore of the lake.

 In Luzern there were not many historic materialistic like other European cities, like a Paris, Rome. But it was perfect to me relaxing and taking a walk. Weather was warm and breeze also makes me happy. In there, People like tourists such as me were enjoying their time to walk around the city. They were mostly old. They all looked happy, smiling and wear a sunglasses since shiny sunshine.

This city is divided by a broad river. On the river there was a beautiful wooden bridge. It was made of just wooden without any nails or rock long time ago. This bridge has a red roof and under the roof there were small pictures that depicts certain figures I don’t know well. On the parapet of a bridge beautiful violet flowers were in full bloom.

I traveled just a day but Luzern fascinated me. I would like to spend my life when I would be old. I miss all of Luzern. And I hope to travel to Switzerland as quickly as possible.