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A Gorham family, teachers and students have learned much from Hyunmin Bae,
an exchange student at Gorham High School who will return to South Korea this
summer after studying and tasting life in Maine.
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ÇлýÀ¸·ÎºÎÅÍ ¸¹Àº °ÍÀ» ¹è¿ü´Ù. Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ¸ÞÀÎ ÁÖ °í¸£ÇÜ °íµîÇб³¿¡¼ °øºÎÇÏ°í »ýÈ°ÇÏ¿´À¸¸ç À̹ø
¿©¸§¿¡ Çѱ¹À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ °¥ ±³È¯ÇлýÀÌ´Ù.
Bae, 17, is known by her nickname ¡°Min¡± at Gorham High School. She was
selected by CIEE, a nonprofit, international exchange program, to live with a
Gorham family and attend school. Bae is a native of Goyang, South Korea, which
is near the capital city of Seoul.
17¼¼ Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº °í¸£ÇÜ °íµîÇб³¿¡¼ ¡°¹Î¡±À̶ó´Â º°¸íÀ¸·Î ¾Ë·ÁÁ®ÀÖ´Ù. Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ±¹Á¦ ±³È¯Çлý ÇÁ·Î±×·¥À»
ÁøÇàÇÏ´Â ºñ¿µ¸® Àç´Ü CIEE¿¡ ÀÇÇØ °í¸£ÇÜ °¡Á·°ú »ýÈ°ÇÏ°í Çб³¸¦ ´Ù´Ò ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÇлýÀ¸·Î äÅõǾú´Ù. Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº Çѱ¹ÀÇ ¼öµµÀÎ ¼¿ï°ú °¡±îÀÌ À§Ä¡ÇÑ °í¾çÀ̶ó´Â µµ½Ã¿¡¼ ¿Ô´Ù.
Edward and Gail Platts, whose children are grown, have been Bae¡¯s host
family here since last fall.
ÀÚ³àµéÀÌ ¸ðµÎ ¼ºÀÎÀÎ ¿¡µå¿öµå¿Í °ÔÀÏ Ç÷§Ã÷´Â Áö³ °¡À»ºÎÅÍ Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÇ È£½ºÆ® °¡Á·À¸·Î Áö³»¿Ô´Ù.
¡°We had an empty nest,¡± said Gail Platts, administrative assistant at the
Gorham Recreation Department.
¡°¿ì¸®´Â ºó µÕÁö¸¦ °®°í ÀÖ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¶ó°í °í¸£ÇÜ È޾籹
ÀÌ»ç º¸Á°ü °ÔÀÏ Ç÷§Ã÷°¡ ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
The Platts chose Bae from five students available from the international
agency to live with them.
Ç÷§Ã÷ °¡Á·Àº ±¹Á¦ ¿¡ÀÌÀü½ÃÀÇ ´Ù¼¸ ¸íÀÇ Çлýµé Áß Çö¹Î ÇлýÀ» ÇÔ²² »ýÈ° ÇÒ ÇлýÀ¸·Î ¼±ÅÃÇÏ¿´´Ù.
¡°She¡¯s become a member of the family.¡± Platts said.
¡°Çö¹ÎÀÌ´Â ¿ì¸® °¡Á·ÀÇ ÀÏ¿øÀÌ µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡± ¶ó°í Ç÷§Ã÷°¡
¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
Platts said, she, her husband and Bae dine together nightly.
Ç÷§Ã÷°¡ ¸»Çϱæ, ÀڽŰú ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ³²Æí, ±×¸®°í Çö¹Î
ÇлýÀº ¸ÅÀÏ Àú³á½Ä»ç¸¦ ÇÔ²² ÇÑ´Ù°í ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
¡°Family dinners are important everywhere,¡± Bae
said.
¡°°¡Á· Àú³á½Ä»ç´Â ¾îµð¿¡¼µçÁö Áß¿äÇØ¿ä.¡± ¶ó°í Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
But, their time together as a family is soon coming
to an end. Bae will leave Gorham on Saturday, July 5, to fly home to South
Korea, a 20-hour trip.
±×·¯³ª, ±×µéÀÌ °¡Á·À¸·Î¼ ÇÔ²² ÇÏ´Â ½Ã°£Àº °ð ³¡³´Ù. Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº 7¿ù 5ÀÏ
Åä¿äÀÏ¿¡ °íÇâÀÎ Çѱ¹À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ°¡±â À§ÇØ 20½Ã°£ÀÇ ¿©ÇàÀ» ¶°³ª°Ô µÈ´Ù.
This is Bae¡¯s second trip to America. She
previously visited New York and Washington, D.C., three years ago with her
parents. But, Bae said, she worried a lot before coming to the United States to
attend school. She worried about classes and making friends.
À̹ø ¹Ì±¹ ¹æ¹®Àº Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÇ µÎ ¹ø° ¹æ¹®ÀÌ´Ù. ÇлýÀº 3³â Àü¿¡ °¡Á·°ú ÇÔ²² ´º¿å°ú ¿ö½ÌÅÏD.C.¿¡ ¿©Çà Â÷ ¹æ¹®Çß´Ù. ±×·¯³ª, ÇлýÀÌ ¸»Çϱæ, ÇлýÀº
¹Ì±¹¿¡ ¿À±â Àü Çб³¿¡ ´Ù´Ò »ý°¢ ¶§¹®¿¡ °ÆÁ¤À» ¸¹ÀÌ ÇÏ¿´´Ù. Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ¼ö¾÷°ú »õ·Î¿î Ä£±¸µéÀ» »ç±Í´Â
°Í¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿© °ÆÁ¤ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
Her fears proved unfounded.
ÇлýÀÇ
µÎ·Á¿òÀº ÇêµÈ °ÆÁ¤À̾ú´Ù´Â °ÍÀÌ Áõ¸íµÇ¾ú´Ù.
¡°Kids here are so good,¡± said Bae, who easily smiles.
¡°ÀÌ °÷ÀÇ ¾ÆÀ̵éÀº ³Ê¹« ÁÁ¾Æ¿ä.¡± ÀÚÁÖ ¿ô´Â Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
At Gorham High School, one of her teachers is Scott
Caulfield of the history department.
Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÇ ¼±»ý´Ôµé Áß ÇÑ ºÐÀÎ °í¸£ÇÜ °íµîÇб³ ¿ª»ç ¼±»ý´Ô,
½ºÄ± ÄÝÇʵå´Â ÀÌ·¸°Ô ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
¡°Min has been a great student to have in American
studies. She has a very high work ethic, which demonstrated itself in her work
and assessments,¡± Caulfield said. ¡°Her conversational language was not as
advanced as her reading, which presented challenges, but her writing was
advanced for someone who was speaking a second language at this age.¡±
¡°Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ¹Ì±¹ ¿ª»ç ¼ö¾÷¿¡ Âü¿©ÇÏ´Â Çлý
Áß ¶Ù¾î³ ÇлýÀ̾ú½À´Ï´Ù. ¼ö¾÷ ŵµ¿Í ¼÷Á¦¿¡¼ º¼ ¼ö ÀÖ´Â ÇлýÀÇ Åµµ´Â ¸Å¿ì ±Ù¸é ¼º½ÇÇÕ´Ï´Ù. ÇлýÀÌ ¾î·Á¿òÀ» °ÞÀº ȸȺκÐÀÇ ½Ç·ÂÀº µ¶ÇؽǷ¸¸Å ¶Ù¾î³ªÁø ¾Ê¾ÒÁö¸¸ ¿µ¾î¸¦ Á¦2¿Ü±¹¾î·Î »ç¿ëÇÏ´Â ¶Ç·¡¿¡ ºñÇϸé ÀÛ¹® ½Ç·ÂÀº ¶Ù¾î³µ½À´Ï´Ù.¡±
Caulfield said Gorham students learned from Bae.
ÄÝÇÊµå ¼±»ý´ÔÀº °í¸£ÇÜ ÇлýµéÀÌ Çö¹Î ÇлýÀ¸·ÎºÎÅÍ ¹è¿î Á¡ÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù°í Çß´Ù.
¡°We had a number of interesting points in the year
when topics we were covering intersected with Korean history, and her eyes
would light up,¡± he said. ¡°At these junctures, she spoke to the class about the
Korean point of view, which added depth and a broader understanding to the rest
of the class, most of whom were born and raised in Gorham.¡±
¡°¿ì¸®´Â Áö³ ÀÏ ³â µ¿¾È ¿ª»ç ¼ö¾÷¿¡¼ Çѱ¹
¿ª»ç¿Í °ãÄ¡´Â ºÎºÐ Áß Èï¹Ì·Î¿î Á¡µé¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¹è¿ü°í Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÇ ´«ÀÌ ¹Ý¦¿´½À´Ï´Ù,¡± ¶ó°í ÄÝÇÊµå ¼±»ý´ÔÀÌ
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°üÁ¡¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿© ¸»ÇØÁÖ¾ú°í ±×³àÀÇ ¹ßÇ¥´Â °í¸£ÇÜ¿¡¼ ž°í ÀÚ¶õ ³ª¸ÓÁö ÇпìµéÀÌ ´õ ±í°í ³ÐÀº ÀÌÇظ¦ ÇÏ´Â µ¥¿¡ µµ¿òÀÌ µÇ¾ú½À´Ï´Ù.¡±
Bae said her favorite classes include art and
percussion ensemble. Platts said Bae plays several musical instruments,
including piano.
Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ¼ö¾÷½Ã°£ Áß ¹Ì¼ú°ú Ÿ¾Ç±â ¾Ó»óºí ¼ö¾÷ÀÌ °¡Àå ÁÁ¾Ò´Ù°í ¸»ÇÏ¿´À¸¸ç, Ç÷§Ã÷´Â Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ÇǾƳ븦 Æ÷ÇÔÇÑ ¸î °¡Áö ¾Ç±â¸¦ ´Ù·ê ÁÙ ¾È´Ù°í ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
Bae also played a cowbell.
Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº Ä«¿ìº§µµ ¿¬ÁÖÇÑ´Ù.
¡°I had never seen one,¡± Bae said.
¡°Àú´Â Ä«¿ìº§À» ÇÑ ¹øµµ º» ÀûÀÌ ¾ø¾î¿ä.¡± Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»Çß´Ù.
Besides academics, Bae participated in
extracurricular activities. She attended soccer games, and she joined the math
team, Key Club and Drama Club.
Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº Çо÷ ¿Ü¿¡ °ú¿ÜÈ°µ¿¿¡µµ Âü¿©ÇÏ¿´´Ù. ±×³à´Â
Ã౸°ÔÀÓ¿¡ Âü¿©ÇÏ¿´°í ¼öÇÐÆÀ, Å° Ŭ·´, ¿¬±ØºÎ È°µ¿µµ ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
¡°I was in a musical, ¡®The Wizard of Oz¡¯,¡± Bae said.
¡°Àú´Â ¡®¿ÀÁîÀÇ
¸¶¹ý»ç¡¯¶ó´Â ¹ÂÁöÄÿ¡ Âü¿©Çß½À´Ï´Ù.¡± ¶ó°í Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»Çß´Ù.
¡°She had two speaking lines,¡± Platts said.
¡°Çö¹ÎÀÌÀÇ ´ë»ç´Â µÎ ÁÙÀÌ¿´¾î¿ä,¡± Ç÷§Ã÷°¡ ¸»Çß´Ù.
Bae was also a member of the tech crew for the
school¡¯s ¡°Mother Hicks¡± one-act drama team.
Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº Çб³ ´Ü¸·±Ø ¡°Mother Hicks¡±ÀÇ
±â¼ú ÆÀ ¸â¹ö·Îµµ È°µ¿ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
¡°We won the states,¡± said Bae.
¡°¿ì¸®´Â ÁÖ ´ëȸ¿¡¼ ÀÔ»óÇß¾î¿ä,¡± ¶ó°í Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»Çß´Ù.
The Platts and Bae kayaked at Shaw Park in Gorham
and Bae also learned to ski. She skied down Shawnee Peak where Edward Platts is
a member of the ski patrol.
Ç÷§Ã÷ °¡Á·°ú Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº °í¸£ÇÜ¿¡ ÀÖ´Â Shaw°ø¿ø¿¡¼
Ä«¾àÀ» ÅÀ°í ½ºÅ° Ÿ´Â ¹ýµµ ¹è¿ü´Ù. ÇлýÀº È£½ºÆ® ¾Æºü Edward
Platts°¡ ½ºÅ° ÆÐÆ®·Ñ ¸â¹öÀÎ Shawnee Peak¿¡¼ ½ºÅ°¸¦ ÅÀ´Ù.
¡°She¡¯s a very good skier,¡± said Gail Platts, who
accompanied her on the slopes.
¡°Çö¹ÎÀÌ´Â ½ºÅ°¸¦ ¸Å¿ì Àߟ¿ä.¡± ¶ó°í Çö¹Î Çлý°ú ÇÔ²² ½ºÅ°¸¦ ź °ÔÀÏ Ç÷§Ã÷°¡ ¸»Çß´Ù.
During her stay in Maine, Bae enjoyed seeing farms
with cows, as well as the state¡¯s wildlife.
¸ÞÀÎÁÖ¿¡¼ »ýÈ°ÇÏ´Â µ¿¾È, Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ¼ÒµéÀÌ ÀÖ´Â
³óÀå°ú ¸ÞÀÎ ÁÖÀÇ ¾ß»ý µ¿¹°µéÀ» º¸´Â °ÍÀ» Áñ°å´Ù.
¡°I never saw wild turkeys before,¡± she said.
¡°Àú´Â ¿¹Àü¿¡ ¾ß»ý Ä¥¸éÁ¶¸¦ º» ÀûÀÌ ¾ø¾ú¾î¿ä.¡±¶ó°í Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»Çß´Ù.
She saw a porcupine and is hoping to see a moose
before leaving.
ÇлýÀº °í½¿µµÄ¡µµ º¸¾Ò°í Çѱ¹À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ°¡±â Àü¿¡ ¹«½º¸¦ º¸°í ½Í¾î ÇÑ´Ù.
In another first, she picked apples with friends at
Randall Orchards.
¶ÇÇÑ, ÇлýÀº Ä£±¸µé°ú ÇÔ²² ·£´Þ °ú¼ö¿ø¿¡¼ »ç°ú¸¦
µû±âµµ Çß´Ù.
When she returns to South Korea, Bae will continue
her high school education in her hometown. Caulfield said Gorham students
¡°appreciated the differences between Korea¡¯s approach to schools and
curriculum, and the much greater focus and value they place on education.¡±
Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº Çѱ¹À¸·Î µ¹¾Æ°¡¸é ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ °íÇâ¿¡¼ °íµîÇб³ °øºÎ¸¦ °è¼ÓÇسª°¥ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. ÄÝÇÊµå ¼±»ý´Ô²²¼´Â °í¸£ÇÜ ÇлýµéÀÌ Çб³¿Í Ä¿¸®Å§·³¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Çѱ¹Àû Á¢±Ù¹æ½ÄÀÇ Â÷ÀÌÁ¡°ú Çѱ¹ÀÎÀÌ »ý°¢ÇÏ´Â Çо÷ÀÇ
Á߿伺¿¡ ´ëÇØ ¹è¿ü´Ù°í ¸»Çß´Ù.
Caulfield said she described classes in Korea and
the typical day there as much more intense, with classes starting at 7 a.m.,
and continuing to 5 p.m.
ÄÝÇÊµå ¼±»ý´Ô¿¡ ÀÇÇϸé Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ Çѱ¹ÀÇ ¼ö¾÷°ú ÀÏ»óÀÌ ´ëÇØ ¸Å¿ì Ä¡¿ÇÏ¸ç ¼ö¾÷Àº ¿ÀÀü 7½Ã¿¡ ½ÃÀÛÇؼ ¿ÀÈÄ 5½Ã¿¡ ³¡³´Ù°í ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
After dinner, study groups and classes resume from
6:30 to 8 or 9 p.m. for subjects that students might be having difficulty with,
Caulfield said.
Àú³á½Ä»ç ÈÄ, ½ºÅ͵ð ±×·ì°ú ¼ö¾÷Àº 6½Ã 30ºÐºÎÅÍ ½ÃÀÛÇؼ ¹ã 8~9½Ã±îÁö
ÇлýµéÀÌ ¾î·Á¿öÇÏ´Â °ú¸ñ¿¡ ´ëÇÏ¿© °øºÎ¸¦ ´õ ÇÑ´Ù°í ÇÏ¿´´Ù.
In South Korea, she¡¯d get home from school at 10
p.m., Gail Platts, said.
Çѱ¹¿¡¼ Çö¹Î ÇлýÀº ¹ã 10½Ã¿¡ Çϱ³Çß´Ù°í ¸»Çß´Ù.
Gorham High School¡¯s day begins at 7:50 a.m. and
lets out at 2 p.m.
°í¸£ÇÜ °íµîÇб³´Â 7½Ã 50ºÐ¿¡ ½ÃÀÛÇÏ¿© ¿ÀÈÄ 2½Ã¿¡ ³¡³´Ù.
Also, at Gorham High School, students move to other
rooms between classes, unlike the school Bae attends at home.
¶ÇÇÑ, °í¸£ÇÜ °íµîÇб³ ÇлýµéÀº Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ Çѱ¹¿¡¼
´Ù´Ï´Â Çб³¿Í´Â ´Ù¸£°Ô ¼ö¾÷ ¶§¸¶´Ù ±³½ÇÀ» ¿Å±â¸ç ¼ö¾÷À» µè´Â´Ù.
¡°We stay in classes, and teachers come in,¡± Bae
said.
¡°ÀúÈñ´Â ±³½Ç¿¡ ¸Ó¹°°í, ´Ù¸¥ ¼±»ý´ÔµéÀÌ µé¾î¿À½Ê´Ï´Ù.¡±¶ó°í Çö¹Î ÇлýÀÌ ¸»ÇÏ¿´´Ù.