Gathering the Pearls

Jerry Wu
Ms.Guarino
English II
Nov.5.2015
    Sookan was Korean girl who came American to study. Between America and Korea, there was so many culture differences. It was hard for a Korean students to fit into this new environment very quickly, but Sookan did it. Although it was very hard, for instance, Sookan need to do scholarship and studying for most of the time, she still figured it out and made a lot of friends. In fact, she needed to work hard to get good education. Her mom provided her this ability to study abroad so that she need to be successful to pay back.
   Through the story, we knew that she made friends such Ellen and Marci, and they were good friend. They chatted all the time, and they concern and care of each others. Although Sookan did not have a lot time staying with her friends and having fun because of her busy. They will continue being good friends in the future, because distance makes out beauty. Everything here was fine, except Sookan was busy doing all her works. She enjoyed some of the works, for instance baby sitting for the Bennett family. She'd like to spend her time looking after their children Jimmy and Sarah, and playing with them. For Jimmy and Sarah, she was nearly like a big sister, and the Bennett were like another parent for Sookan in America. Sookan mentioned that in the story, she sometimes missed her mom a lot while she was staying with the Bennett. As there were so many difference between the American Culture and Korean Culture. Sometimes when She found out those difference, she usually thought about her own family. When she missed her mom, she wrote a letter to her. In the letter she sent to her mom, she talked about her life here, and told her mom don't worry about her. Through her mother's letter, she was told to take care about herself, and she knew the things happened in Korea, how were her family member and her best friends. Sookan's mother had a great relationship with her daughter. She supported Sookan's dream and sent her to America. Also she wanted Sookan to have Freedom. Besides her mother, Sookan sometimes exchanged letter with her sister. However, her sister was very different. She did not agree with American Culture that was why she always said to Sookan do not get too much influence by the American culture. She was more like controlling Sookan's idea, and wanted her to obey. That was why she always got mad when she heard about Sookan's life here.
   As the time going, Sookan will spent all of her time studying in America until she finished her education in collage. It will be a long time, and she must feel homesick sometimes. However, she could not go back and she knew that she shouldn't. She knew that she need to finish her studying first and be successful. Then she could go back to Korea. In my opinion, I think she will be successful as she worked so hard and at last she will achieve her dream.