Gwangju International Center

SPEAKER: KIM Eunjoo & PARK Sua

CO-WRITERS:​ Kim So-i

GIC TALK DATE: Februay 27, 2016

GIC TALK TITLE: From the Youth Hope Project to a GIC Talk, the Amazing Experience of Two High School Girls

They are two pretty highschool students. Do you wonder who they are? Today’s speakers are two young girls named KIM Eunjoo & PARK Sua. They shared some of the amazing experiences they have had at GIC events working as youth volunteers and sometimes participants. “Youth Hope Project” is the first experience they started with.

In 2014, they participated in KF-GIC Youth Hope Project. The project is for multicultural students. Youth Hope Project includes a camp with many activities, and some presentations. They went on tours in places like Tangheung Market and Haenam. In many activities, Park Sua and Kim Eunju were selected as the best participants. As the result, they got the chance to go to Australia.

They went to Australia with the other best participants from other cities. Today’s speakers participated in a forum with Australian students at Ad Altiora Place Our Lady’s College, where they discussed differences in life and studying habits. Also, they attended the Brisbane Youth Ambassadors Forum, and an Indigenous Cultural Exchange program. They went to many places in Australia and even stayed with Australian homestay families.

How wonderful were their experiences! All those experiences and places in Australia became unforgettable memories for them. They were also able to think more about what they want to be.

When they came back to Korea, they participated in various programs at the GIC such as GIC Day and Adios Day as volunteers with their amazing experience background. All experiences helped them go further for their future. They said that they have learned many things here at the GIC. These amazing two students put an importance on “Experience”. With your passion, you can improve yourself like these two girls regardless of your age! By far the best proof is experience.