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I did an interview with Newsweek Korea.

I’m always the one asking questions, but yesterday I was the one being asked questions. I met up with a reporter from Newsweek Korea, to talk about my experiences as a 유학생 (yoohaksaeng, a student studying outside of Korea). He asked mainly about my college life, what it’s like to study in the U.S. as a (technically) non-native English speaker. He asked me whether I thought U.S. universities offer a higher quality of education than Korean universities. He also asked me if there were any support systems the Korean government could create, to further nurture these so-called “elite” students.

These are all very important questions which must be answered, or at least dealt with in a constructive manner. I should have felt like I was contributing to tackling these serious issues, but in all honesty, I mostly felt uncomfortable. My unease, I think, was a combination of my personal opposition towards being approached as an “expert” on education judged entirely upon my so-called “success,” and feeling like I’m having words put into my mouth.

The article won’t be out for another two months, because it’s part of an investigative feature for the magazine launch anniversary. I’m curious to see how he incorporates yesterday’s interview into the rest of his piece.