Trisha CP #2

For my second conversation with Do-jun, he talked most of the time. I asked questions about his career, which he was passionate about and so wanted to tell me a lot about it. He talked about it for a long time, in detail, of what he does and why it is important. We bonded over the fact that parents in South Korea and the U.S. want their children to have nice careers, which Do-jun referred to as "famous", it sounded like he meant what was popular and sought after. He works in aviation, in a behind the scenes type of role. He mentioned that 10 years ago, South Korean's didn't travel much by plane and that now young people like to travel a lot and so his position is more popular. It was wild to realize how small South Korea is and how it's development is different from the U.S. I feel so privileged and ignorant at the same time. We started talking about politics, but just a little bit, on the historical aspect when Do-jun mentioned he was traveling to Japan with his mother next week. His perspective really made me see things in a different way. He was talking about how he feels like Japan represents the Asian countries and that the Asian countries don't like it because Japan attacked them all at one point in history. But that he understands Japan is a wealthy country and why it is viewed that way. I felt even more like a pampered American who doesn't feel threatened or unnoticed as a country. I was happy Do-jun is being open and non-judgmental to teach me.