Final Project

(1) Funny quote
  - An archeologist is the best husband any woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her. - Agatha Christie-


(2) Wise quote
 -  All that we are is the result of what we have thought." -Budha


(3) Surprise quote
 -  JUST DO IT

ASSIGNMENT(5/25)

(1) find 3 quotes from chapters 9 and 10 (total of 6) from What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.

CHAPTER 9
  -  There's a big difference between trying to do something and actually doing it.
  -  There's no excuse for being late, for not handing in an assignment, for failing and exam, for not spending time with your family, for not calling your girlfriend, and so for
      If you really wanted to deliver you'd figure out a way to make it happen.
 -  Life isn't a dress rehearsal, and you won't get a second chance to do your best.

CHAPTER 10
 - Give Yourself Permission to challenge assumptions, to look at the world with fresh eyes, to experiment, to fail, to plot your own course, and to test the limis of your abilities.
 - The message that we each determine how we view the world was driven home to me in an unexpected way.
- Our failures, aren't as important as we think they are at the time.


(2) Post your art critique on your blog.

☛ Description
It is a painting. Subject matter in this picture is one woman, maybe herself. Behind her is a scattered dessert and stormy sky. The lines are curvy; the shapes are organic; textures are bumpy. Dominant colors are yellow and black.

☛ Analysis
She is in front view and almost symmetrical and balanced except her skirt. Dominant colors are yellow and black, which are dull and dark. It used shading and shadows which give a sense of three dimensions. She is in the foreground, the dessert in middle and the sky in background.

☛ Technique
It is painted on canvas by oil using brushes with blended strokes. It seems that she made a plan before starting to paint. She might have looked at herself in the glass and thought how to draw.

☛ Interpretation
We rename this picture as ‘the broken heart.’ We can feel her physical and mental pains from many nails stuck into her body and her tears. Dominant colors make us feel sad and depressed. The dark yellow and black desert give us a sense of isolation and loss. But we also find the hope from white doves in her pupils. The main theme of it is about her painful life and hope. It shows her strong will to live despite her pain.

☛ Judgement
The painting isn’t representational like picture. We cannot see a column in our bodies. It is not real and abstract one. It expresses her pain, sadness and hope. (She got more than thirty times of surgeries and could not have a baby. The larger nail piercing her heart represents the emotional pain caused by Diego, her husband.) Many group of people or institution that would appreciate this painting the most because her strong will for life and positive mind show us how little woman overcome the obstacles in her life.

ASSIGNMENT(5/16)

Choose 3 quotes of inspiration from Chapter 8 in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20.


(1) You aren't going to like everyone and everyone isn't going to like you, but there's no need to make enemies.


(2) If you wait a long time to apologize, the damage continues to grow.


(3) The key to a successful negotiation is to ferret out everyone's interests so you can maximize the outcome for everyone.


=> never forget that the world is very small and you will likely bump into the same people time and time again.

assignment(5/11)

Q. Find 3 examples of lemons being turned into lemonade

(1) Quyen Vuong's story
   => "you can make your own destiny by focusing on your goals and working incredibly hard."

(2) Steve Jobs' story
  =>  "you never know when your experiences will prove to be valuable"

(3) Perry Klebahn's story
  => Many people would have given up along the way, balking or even stopping at each new obstacl. But Perry saw opportunities in every challenge, and as each hurdle was overcome and all the pieces were put in place, his chances of seeing a positive end result increased.

And  here is the other example.
Frida kahlo. One of the my favorite artist.

Assignment(5/4)

- 7 Questions to Finding Your True Passion -

(1) What puts a smile on your face?
 - Chatting with my friends and family. Watching TV show.  

(2) What do you find easy?
 - Sleeping, Only planning a day without action, helping others to figure out something that I know better than they.

(3) What sparks your creativity?
 - Thinking business items, Planning my vacation...

(4) What would you do for free?
 - Teaching korean to foreigners, Planning an itinerary for my friends.

(5) What do you like to talk about?
 - Travel experience, about future plan, blue ocean.

(6) What makes you unafraid of failure?
 -  When I feel I don't have any family to take care of  and anything to lose.

(7) What would you regret not having tried?
 -  Not establishing education foundation.

  These questions help me to think about my passion and I could reflect on myself.
  I asked these questions to myself many times when I was traveling alone.  I tried to find what I would do in my future and what I want to be, but I couldn't. Instead of trying it again I decided to think what I could do right now for me and someone else. I didn't have anything to give other people and I only made decision to learn more practice until I would have ability to help someone else and myself. 

ASSIGNMENT(5/2)

(1) create your own life metaphor.

LIFE IS LIKE A BACKPACK

 You can put whatever you want to bring in your back pack, but you have to bring it on your own. That is, you must be responsible by your decision in your life.

(2) Choose 3 quotes of inspiration from Chapter 6 in What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20. 

 
 - It's important to keep experimenting, trying lots of things until you find out what works. Being too set on your path too early will likely lead you in the wrong direction.

- Planning a career should be like traveling in a foreign country.

- Great people support each other, build valuable networks, and create a steady stream of new opportunities.

- There isn't a magic number for the amount of time you should stay in one role before evaluating whether it's right or not.

 

Mid-term presentation

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain

“Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen.” – Benjamin Disraeli

“Adventure is a path. Real adventure – self-determined, self-motivated, often risky – forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind – and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.” – Mark Jenkins