Neila CP#6

October 19th at 5:30pm, I met with Keunhwa and Aviv at black dog café. The coffee shop was packed, so we had to sit outside. This led to the discussion of the weather. We talked about the fact that when Keunhwa goes back to South Korea, she will have to get used to the weather there. She explained how there is a lot of pollution in South Korea and when she goes back, it will irritate her throat. Somehow, we changed topics and talked about education. Keunhwa shared that her mother was the first of 9 kids and wasn't able to get a good education. When her mother was already a grandmother, she went back to finish middle school. In South Korea, they have alternative schools for older women to finish their education. That way, no matter their level, they won't have to be in a school with young kids. I found this very interesting. We also discussed the army in South Korea. Aviv shared that he was in the Israeli army for 3 years because in Israel, men have to do 3 years of service and women have to do 2 years and 4 months of service. Keunhwa told us that men, in South Korea, have to do 18 months of service, but women don't have to do service.