Message from yreynoso

[Anonymous]

This field trip to the Korean Cultural Center was very educational and interesting to visit. The whole experience was very fulfilling for me since I knew very little about the Korean culture; I was very honored to be part of this visit and learn about their flag, alphabet, amazingly beautiful places to visit, their gastronomy, and some ancient traditions that are still in place in the Korean community. I always enjoy learning about the stories behind civil and historic symbols representing a country, for instance our presenter mentioned that the South Korean flag is white because it represents the Korean traditional attire (hanbok) that represents peace and purity; while the circle in the middle is derived from the philosophy ying yang that represents the balance of the universe. The color red symbolizes the negative cosmic forces, and the blue stands for the opposite positive cosmic forces. She explain that the black symbols around the circle are called triagrams and represent the four natural elements:heaven, fire, water, and earth. I will definitely bring my students to this place that is full of rich information and traditional ancient history. It will facilitate their understanding and awareness about other cultures, places, food, and religions as part of the curricular activities I am planning to crate for future classes in high school.