Wacky Wednesday

I was actually really busy today! I spent a large amount of my day in the recording studio taping the phrases. Turns out it takes a lot longer than I expect to record. Also, I don't think it helps that I have been battling a sore throat for the past week or so, which equated to frequent water refills and, thusly, several bathroom breaks. After recording for about an 1 and a half, I was pretty content with my work only to be told that I was speak to fast to be understood. GAHHHHHH!!!! I wanted to cry. I had worked so hard, but completely forgotten that I was recording for people who's first language wasn't English. My pronunciation was going to have to be spot on! By this time is was around lunch, but I wanted to dedicate a few more minutes to start my new recording because I noticed since my time hear that people frequently use the recording studio in the afternoon. However, I missed out on the lunch caravan because I was working so hard. Luckily, the office is beautiful located on the second floor of a plaza with tons of yummy places to get Korean food. I grabbed my wallet for the first time in what felt like forever and headed out to grabbed some noms. (quick anecdote: Part of the reason it is going to be so hard to leave this office is because I know that the work environment everywhere else is not that same as here. As I walked out of the recording studio, many of my coworkers were surprised to see I was still working and were very concerned about if I had eaten. They hand prepared what looked like rice and 반찬/banchan (Korean side dishes) and were eating together. It took a lot to convince that I would be fine finding food on my own and for them to eat comfortably. :) I love it here). Eating lunch on my own wasn't to bad I grabbed some 분식bunshik (Korean street/snack food) from this yummy place called Dan Moo Ji (which is actually the name of a popular Korean side dish of pickled radish). I bought some of my fave dishes 치즈 떡볶이/cheese ddeokboki (spicy rice cake with cheese on top), 참치 김밥/tuna kimbab, and 오뎅/odeng (fishcake with a yummy broth).  Yes, I did eat it all. I talk about food pretty often on hear, but it is all part of the experience! After a bomb lunch, I returned to the studio to finish up my recordings. After I was done in the studio, I made a few small changes to the media kit per HaeMoon's request. I don't really know what I am going to do for my last today's but until then....


Oh my gosh I almost forgot to mention, while my senior project is coming to a close I have a new task at the station that will extend beyond my time here. OPERATION: NATURALIZATION. One of the on-air personalities, Im Suk Geun, has lived in the U.S. for over 15 years and has a beautiful 11 year old daughter. Unlike his daughter who was born here, Suk Geun has had a much harder time trying to get his citizenship because he cannot really speak English (because he has only lived in Koreatown aka. Duluth). He has passed the writing and reading sections but continues to fall short on the interview portion. So, today he came up to me to ask if I could help him as a native speaker work on his interview. OF COURSE I SAID YES. Because as a natural born citizen, I think we take for granted how difficult it actually is to become one. After reading up on some materials, I think its insane how much they ask for some to officially become a citizen. Thusly, I have begun OPERATION:NATURALIZATION!!!!