Teaching jobs is a popular avenue for deaf students because it’s one of those few jobs where knowledge of sign language is a prerequisite. So, if a hearing person were to take the teaching job, it means a lost job opportunity for deaf people, as most of them aren’t likely to leave the school and stay there till retirement. Also, one most common difficulty for deaf graduates to get a teaching job is they’ll have to pass the teachers certification exam, which tends to be different in each state. So, for example, if a deaf student studied at Gallaudet University and got a degree in deaf education, it doesn’t mean they are ready to teach yet. They’d have to take additional courses in that state, and then pass the teacher certificate test. Whereas it’s a different case for hearing students, their path to becoming a deaf educator is marginally easier, as their in-state colleges have a closer designed curriculum, of what would be on the exam and by the time they’re seniors, they’re well-prepared to take the teachers exam with a relatively high success rate and they arrive at their goal much sooner than deaf counterparts. Then they take in one of the scarcest jobs for deaf people.

See this link – http://www.mac.edu/academics/catalog/current/education.asp – all set up nicely in steps 1 to 7, upon the completion of the Assessment of Professional Teaching test.

So, it’s not hard to see why the % for deaf employees remain historically low at the school.

That’s one thought I have. Another thought I have comes from a recent deaf event. Two years ago, I excitedly traveled to five different countries in the east Asia over the span of 17 days with my good friend, Bak. One of these highlights was attending the 2009 Deaflympics. I’ve had always wanted to attend the Deaflympics, after having heard from deaf peers, and ofc, I am a fan of sports. But I learned a couple of things while attending the Deaflympics. In my mind, I had thought that more than 10,000 fans would go to this event but not very many people went – I think only 500 fans or fewer. For the opening ceremony, the tickets were literally sold out. How so? were there that many interested fans? No, most of the “fans” were Taiwanese citizens who wanted to see the fancy grand performance by dancers and singers. Also, the president of Taiwan would make an appearance at the event. A deaf friend mentioned to me that there was a bit of politics and competition going on between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China, as the PROC recently hosted the 2008 Olympics. So, the ROC wanted to follow that up with its own grand show performance that ended with fireworks firing from the Taipei 101 tower. So, again, it’s in their own interests, doesn’t matter if you’re deaf or not. Though one deaf guy did mention to me that it was the best, most expensive opening show he’s ever seen. He’s gone to five Deaflympics before, so he has credibility.

The next thought I have, and the last one is a story told by my friend from South Korea. My friend recently flew to South Africa to attend the World Federation of the Deaf conference last summer. While there, she told me there was a big surprise visit made by someone. Guess who? It was four persons from North Korea coming to visit the WDF. However, none of them were deaf. As you may know, tensions between North Korea and South Korea still remain high, with no peace treaties formally signed, so technically, both countries are still at a war. It was the first time and an awkward moment for them to be meeting one another—there’s even a law that disallows citizens from meeting each other due to the risks of espionage. It was an interesting experience, she said, although it felt like something can go off at any minute and they rush to defend their ideologies and what they stand for their country. Patriotism, you know. Yet I’m not sure what’s their business visiting the WDF and it’s not like they are going to improve life conditions for their deaf citizens in North Korea after they go back. So, my question is what are their interests toward deaf people? and hearing people whose sign language skill is barely fluent enough truly want to teach to deaf children? and do they want to truly host an international event for the deaf people or for their own interests? To be, or not to be, that is the question, my friends.

-nathan

5. Song Hye-kyo. She’s not necessarily the sexiest woman in Korea but a classic type of actress that brings certain softness to the movies. I feel she carries a sense of tradition and culture, embodying what Korea society is all about. She seems to be on the luxury side and can be perceived as coming from the rich class, maybe a bit like Paris Hilton in her own entitled American way. She has that rich class look going, with her traditional Korean face. What is more evident than being the first Korean woman to be on the Vogue cover?

4. Jeon Hye Bin. She’s the rising star who started off modeling and has started to appear in TV drama. She reminds me a lot of Jessica Alba, with her unbelievable body and face. She’s more of a model than an actress, so she’s great for photography and if Victoria’s Secret or Sports Illustrated mag. is ever looking for a model, she would be perfect for it. I can’t say much about her personality, though. She is into athletics, which is great.

3. Lee Hyori. She’s probably the most well-known Korean woman on this list, having appearing in countless soju CFs. She’s the de facto queen for soju drinks and mobile phone commercials. Although she’s starting to age a bit, she’s still sexy as ever, the Britney Spears of Korea, with her wholesome smile.

2. Ha Ji Won. She’s an actress with a lot of energy who has performed in many TV dramas and movies. She’s the athletic type, versatile actress who likes to challenge guys. I often compare her to Angelia Jolie. From what I’ve heard, she has a great personality, making her a well-rounded woman who can easily command guys’ attention like me.

1. Lee Min Jung. I practically fell in love with her after watching her perform in the TV drama, ‘Smile, you’. She’s a whole package, has the personality, an easygoing smile, a radiant look, and body. She has a shy, dreamy look going, like how Katie Holmes can be and has a radiance of Scarlett Johansson that guys couldn’t help but look at her twice, thrice. What I like about her the most is that she’s not afraid of anything and is perfectly comfortable being herself. She has a very bright future ahead of her and both of you and I are going to see more of her.

It’s hard to believe that I never encountered a woman from Korea till in college, due to my adoption upbringing in America. Needless to say, I’m glad to have gotten know them!

My mission in life is to listen to my own voice as much as possible and follow my instincts. Whenever I do this, I always feel good about myself eventually and I get the glimpse of the freedom of being outside the Matrix. It’s a hard thing to do, but it’s worth it every time. I never lose when I trust myself. -Ji Lee

I got to the Seoul station without too much problem, though there was a bit of walking to do and during the rush hours, of course, subway cars were packed and I could see that smartphones especially the iPhone 4 was quickly finding its way into the Koreans’ hands and hangul characters rapidly flashing in front of them. Even when I got myself to the Seoul station stop, there was still some walking to do, to get to the tickets booth area where KTX was. Step after step, stairs after stairs, escalators after escalators, and there would be the humid air that blew at your face as soon as you got out of the subway, then you smell the sweats of those pedestrians. You wonder if you smell like them too. I got myself into the line and being deaf myself, out of habit, my eyes tried to gaze to find a service desk for people with disabilities and see if the line is fewer than the one I was in. There was a bunch of old people and it seemed like they can’t quite understand their ticket stubs and needed a further assistance like a personal guide. I decided to stay in my line anyways.

I finally got a KTX ticket and I was getting a little excited because I’d be getting on one of the fastest trains in the world, in fact, only one of three trains that can go over 300 km per hour. Japan and France are the other two. The wait wasn’t too long so I killed time by strolling around the convenience store and see what food I’d like to have on the go. Also one of my habits was to do some people-watching, especially women and why that woman is more attractive than others. It’s amazing how far Korea has come. When I first visited Korea in 2002, 18 years later since I was adopted, I don’t remember there was that many women who were well-dressed. But now? it’s more than I could count. Ugg boots, short shorts well above thighs, short skirts, tight jeans showing their long legs, sunglasses, watches that glitter, high heel shoes, and purses made by Prada or Burberry. Women seemed taller, slender, and many had a beautiful hair and you could see that they do take care of themselves well. I suppose they do have a motivation, in hopes of attracting guys or maybe they’ve already got boyfriends who treat them well. Either way, it’s not the same as it was in 2002.

I seated myself in the train and still more beautiful girls came abroad on the train, often carrying their favorite handbags. I glanced through the windows and I saw different kinds of people like businessmen, couples, and some guys in solider uniforms. I popped a beer can, Hite by Korea, that I had bought from the store and gulped some. The train finally started to pull and by then, the Sun had disappeared into the horizons. The train rolled easily and we’re zipping through the city of Seoul and across the Han river. The train had a TV attached to the top ceiling–I think there was 3 or 4 TVs per car. The TV would show different news, weather, and there was one show with a magician doing different tricks. Also, it had an odometer at the top right of the screen and I’d look at the corner to see how fast we’re going. Once we passed Daecheon and onto the next leg towards Daegu, that’s when the train started to really speed up and the odometer finally hit 300 km per hour. I don’t think I’ve ever gone that fast at a sea level before and it was a cool feeling, seeing how quickly things get passed outside the windows. It reminded me of the lights in the subway tunnel that would keep flashing at you except you’re moving 300 km an hour. It took only about 2 hours and 40 mins to get to Busan, the second largest city in Korea and that’s where my sister and her family lived.

The air felt even more humid when I stepped out of the train, though seemed less windy than it was in Seoul. I basically followed the crowd that was getting on the escalators, then stepped off and walked down the floor. I tried to look for my sister and her family and somehow, they were right there in the exit area.

“There you are! You’re really here!?” said my sister and we hugged. Her husband, also deaf, said welcome to Korea, we’re happy to see you again. I replied yea, me too. Then I saw my niece and said hi but she was shy and stood close to her mom. I asked “she doesn’t look like she remembers me?” My sister said a few words to her daughter and she shook her head. I said well, I guess not. And we all walked out of the Busan station together.

In their small home that’s up on the hill and close to the bay water, the house was of a Korean traditional style and we all sat on the linoleum floor as there was a little furniture around. My sister was serving some kimchi and rice. We were having some tea and we chatted in sign language. I was trying my best to remember some Korean sign language but not really having much luck and realized that I’d still have some ways to go before I could talk with them at ease. But we can understand each other just fine. We were just trying to alter our radio frequencies till we find the right frequency that we could understand in.

We chatted for a while, then out of curiosity, I asked my sister and her husband if anyone else had made a visit to their home in Busan? To my own surprise, my sister answered no, just friends, no relatives or family. I said you mean I am the first to come visit you in Busan? my sister nodded. They have been living in Busan for about 4 years. It’s just hard for me to believe that I’d be the first one from family to come visit them. That’s when I thought about our deafness and it is strange in many ways like it was the reason why I was given up, it was also the reason no one else in our family wanted to make a visit and yet it was my deafness that brought me back to Korea and made the first trek to come visit them in Busan. It was that point that I made a decision I would learn Korean sign language deeper and would start with fingerspelling first. I said I’m glad to be here and I will be visiting you guys often as I will be staying for one year. Then my niece jumped in with her doll and wanted to introduce her friend and we played.

-nathan

In criticizing, the teacher is hoping to teach. That’s all.

All know the Way, but few actually walk it.

~Bankei

Since then, the subway added 10 billion more passengers every seven years, reaching 20 billion in 2000 and 30 billion in 2007. As of 2010, 1.48 billion passengers used lines 1 through 4 each year, which boils down to 4.04 million users a day.

The number of people using the Paris Métro, which started operating in 1900, stood at 1.15 billion in 2010, while the London Underground, which began running in 1863, has 868 million people using it every year. The New York Subway has 490 stations, four times more than the Seoul metro system, but has only 1.13 billion users per year.

Yep, it’s always full when I take subway in Korea for one year. I remember reading somewhere that it was 3 million riders a day but really it’s 4 million riders.

via The Chosun Illbo

As a reader, man is unique among living things. The ability to read—-and, more broadly, the ability to express complete ideas through language——distinguishes human beings from all other life forms. Without language, complex thought is inconceivable and the mind remains undeveloped. The inability to speak and write imprisons thought. In the same vein, sloppy imprecise thinking begets sloppy imprecise language. Language and thought are interconnected, and the written word is the vehicle which best advances both. Therefore, I count reading and its associated skill writing among the most significant of all human efforts. Good writing is simply the result of enormous reading, detailed research, and careful thought. It means studying to gain a good vocabulary and practicing how to use it. These kindred skills should be developed and nourished from the very first for man to grow intellectually. And unless he can express himself well, he can exert little influence on others.

I found it interesting that KBS news channel used Google Maps to show where the flooding was, so I am thinking that Google products have broken into Korea’s public mainstream as they get the information quickly.

There are some good big pictures on boston.com.

My parents looked adventurous!

1. That it has jurisdiction of the parties to this cause and the subject matter hereof.

2. That the Petitioners reside at Hennessey Street, Box 25, New Berlin, Illinois, and have been residents of the State of Illinois for several years; they are of legal age and under no legal disability.

3. That the Petitioners desire to adopt Nah, Jong IL, an unrelated male child, born on February 22, 1981, in Korea. That the said child is in the custody of the Petitioners and has resided in the home of the Petitioners since December 1984.

4. That the biological parents of said children are unknown in that the child was an abandoned child; Holt Children’s Services, Inc. of Seoul, Korea was appointed Guardian for the minor orphan; Holt transferred its guardianship rights to Bethany Christian Services, Inc., a duly licensed Illinois Child Welfare Agency.

5. Bethany Christian Services, Inc. has consented in writing to the adoption of said child by Petitioners through its duly authorized representative.

6. That the Petitioners are reputable persons of good moral character with sufficient ability and financial means to rear, nurture, and educate the child in a suitable and proper manner.

7. That the allegations of the Petition are true and proven as therein alleged and it is fit and proper and for the best interests of the said child that the adoption be allowed herein.

It is therefore ordered and adjudged that from this date, Nah, Jong IL, a minor, shall be to all legal intents and purposes, the child of the Petitioners, Harold Wayne Kester and Pamela Kester, for the purpose of inheritances and all other legal incidents and consequences.

It is further ordered that the name of the said child be and it is hereby changed to Nathan Wayne Kester.

SOM had first entered negotiation with Lucky Development Company (an affiliate of the Lucky-Goldstar Group) in 1978. At that time, a 51-story office tower, with a program area of 1.7 million square feet, was anticipated. Khan had traveled to Seoul to meet with the client to discuss the headquarters project, and, as was his habit, he made note of lifestyles, local food, and important phrases in Korean. The job was put on hold at that point, but when it was resumed, the client had not forgotten his sensitivity to the cultural setting of the project.

Presentation of the final report on schematic design development was scheduled for March 1982, at which time SOM aimed to obtain authorization to proceed into the next design phase. For this meeting, the client specifically requested that Khan be present.

I lived near the capital of Illinois, Springfield, which was about 4 hours drive south of the Chicago loop, so when I placed my eyes on the Sears tower for the first time, I was instantly captivated by its design and structure. I knew it was different from any other building due to its bundled tube system, which was first of its kind and I investigated to see who designed the building. The guy would be Fazlur Khan. Then, I saw the John Hancock Center building. Simply beautiful; Batman would feel right at home in that building. I wondered who designed the building. It was Fazlur Khan again. And when I visited in Korea last summer, I saw the 63 building and this time, there was no need to investigate; I knew in my mind it was designed by SOM firm since one can easily see similarities in the architecture. I had no idea that Fazlur was a part of this project too and had visited the country. This has been stated by the reading of his daughter’s book. Plus, the 63 building was featured as a landmark in the SimCity 3000 and SimCity 4, and was on the cover of SimCity 3000 Unlimited. SimCity was my fave childhood Nintendo game. Awesome. :D

*The book also notes that it was Khan’s last overseas trip before he met his death in March 1982.

The language of mathematics and rational engineering, Khan maintained, could not give form to architecture of substantive quality on its own, no more than could ungrounded aesthetic inclination. Rather, by conjoining creative energies and different perspectives, better innovative and responsive design solutions could be developed than either architect or engineer might conceive in isolation. His own experience confirmed that openness of mind and dialogue between disciplines stimulate individual inspiration and creative conceptualization. The grace and articulate form of Chicago’s John Hancock Center, for example, was integral with a new and exceptionally efficient structural system; the versatile architectural vocabulary promised by the Sears Towers’ bundled tube scheme was derived from the search for logical and efficient structural organizaton.

This is precisely why John Hancock Center is my favorite building of all. :)

Then, one friend asked me if I had learned Taekwondo when I was younger. That brought some old memories because when I was younger and being the only Asian for the most part, “do you know how to fight like Bruce Lee” was one of those most common questions asked. I’d often have to answer no, I don’t. Then they’d ask “Why not? you’re Asian.” “Yeah, I am, but that doesn’t mean I’m required to take karate lessons.”

I thought to myself why do they always ask that. I suppose it’s because marital arts was originated in Asia and made popular by figures like Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and so on. It’s sad that Asian males had to rely on martial arts to succeed in movies and not much anything else. Another thought was why I wasn’t eager to learn Karate? Well, I remember one time my parents asked me if I’d be interested in taking a karate class or Taekwondo. I thought about the movie that I had seen, the Karate Kid movie and was obviously quite popular among young kids especially those had been bullied around and wanted to learn how to self-defend themselves. I told my parents that I don’t think I’d be interested. It’s funny that I could tell which is Coke or Pepsi but not with karate or taekwondo. Both arts even wore white doboks and color belts. My parents said ok sure, up to you. Then I picked up a basketball and went outside to shoot some hoops. After some bounces, rattles, layups, and swishes, I realized I wanna be just like Mike. Not Bruce Lee or others, although they still kick balls.

In agreement with the scenario, our results indicate that Japonic languages descended from a common ancestor approximately 2182 years ago. Together with archaeological and biological evidence, our results suggest that the first farmers of Japan had a profound impact on the origins of both people and languages. On a broader level, our results are consistent with a theory that agricultural expansion is the principal factor for shaping global linguistic diversity.

Researchers studying the various dialects of Japanese have concluded that all are descended from a founding language taken to the Japanese islands about 2,200 years ago. The finding sheds new light on the origin of the Japanese people, suggesting that their language is descended from that of the rice-growing farmers who arrived in Japan from the Korean Peninsula, and not from the hunter-gatherers who first inhabited the islands some 30,000 years ago.

First of all, I’m glad to be here and I truly think it’s the right time and I’m taking up on more work, trying to help expand Google products not just in Korea but around Asian regions, of which I’ve read will have the biggest growth in economy out of all countries and it’s only starting, so companies are taking notice and making plans proactively, which is why I’m here after all. There are lots of things on my mind that I want to articulate but one thing that I notice in here is the difference in culture and value. For some reason, maybe it’s the limited space like Seoul and Tokyo are very dense cities, and most Asians look the same, more or less, (black/dark hair, eyes), the only thing they can try to look different by showing their status in different clothes, wearing expensive accessories, and sporting dyed hair in the same sense that America likes to soup up their cars with tires and rims. I think America is more of property-oriented that Americans like to own home, cars, and ultimately, their space. In here, space is almost non-existent and the refuge you can find lies in the space of your own room on some high-rise apartment. So, as a result, Asians really do spend a lot of money on wearing trendy clothes, electronics, cosmetics and to try their best to differentiate from others and by looking cool.

I’ve been thinking about psychology and identity a lot too because I was born here in Korea but was adopted at age 3. For some reason, I didn’t really think about my Asian identity during the early part of my life because I’ve had communication and relationship with my parents who are deaf like me and we communicate in ASL. My parents never made a deal about my identity except for my birthplace in Korea so I never gave much thought about it. I was just busy playing Nintendo games or sports. That was till middle school when one kid really teased me abt my identity and made fun of my eyes. I remember it hit the spot and I was quite defenseless because well, that’s how I look and with absolutely no knowledge to Korea, I couldn’t talk back and I was the only Asian in the school so there was no “gang” to speak of. Now, that I’ve looked back, I think I know why he made such a big deal about my identity was because I was doing well in school (had made a perfect GPA in my 8th grade), a varsity starter on basketball team, a winning record in wrestling and an indebted support from my parents who attended my games as many as they could, so he was trying to bring me down and poked at my identity.

Nearing 12th grade in high school, I think that was when I’d started to think a lot about my identity and realized how little I knew of my birth country, Korea. I’ve done everything I could, to my best, at Illinois School for the Deaf, from elementary to high school. I was Valedictorian of my class, helped the football team qualify for the state playoffs with a record of 6 – 3 after a combined 0-27 my first 3 years, held a 800×4 relay school record (8:13) in track which still stands to this day. I also remember I did not socialize much that year because I was studying intently in school and had wanted to earn an A in AP math course at a public school (JHS) with hearing peers (I was only deaf student at that time), which I did. I suppose it helped to have a good logic that I was able to figure out some problems and I also made additional notes so my math teacher can review and make some comments. Calculus was fun because you can estimate rate, range, and derivatives, of which are very applicable in computers.

I remember there were questions in my mind about my family in Korea like do I have siblings. I wasn’t really concerned about the birth parents because I already have my parents and kind of understood the reason why they gave me up due to my deafness and to have a better life in America. Ironically, it’s also the same reason why I decided to come back here because both my sister and her husband are deaf too. I must confess if they weren’t deaf, I’d be less inclined to come and live here. I recently was in Incheon where I was born so it was interesting to see where I truly came from and thought abt how long I have come so far. When I looked at some of baby pictures that the mother still had, I realized how normal I looked as a baby, just another Asian baby, along with millions of other babies that were born during that time. There is a growing sense of acceptance in myself that I’m from here after all and that’s precisely how we all have come to be.

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1. When you get in your car and turn on your ignition switch, you expect your car to start. You don’t just sit there and think about whether it will start or not. You just do it and expect your car to successfully start. Well you must use this same mentality when approaching, meeting, and attracting women. You must expect success and expect good results when pursuing single women. Practice this “expecting success” mentality and you will achieve amazing results in your love life.

2. When you have a vacation, I’m willing to bet that you plan it out in exact detail – where you are going, how to get there, where to stay, places to visit, etc. Well, you must do the same thing with your love life. You must plan your success with women. Create a detailed game plan and take action! It’s really sad, but a lot of guys put more effort in planning their vacation than planning on how to be more successful with single women. After you have developed your plan to turn your love life around, you must put it into action and never look back! Don’t let anyone or anything stop you! Keep plugging away until you’ve met that special lady you’ve been dreaming about…

Way back when you had no preconceived notions of who you had to be, or that other people’s opinion of you mattered, you tried things. If you were good, you did well, and you kept doing it and got better. You took a chance, got rewarded, and felt the confidence that comes with success. Even after small failures. If you failed, or didn’t do well, chances are that the failures didn’t bother you as much when you were younger. So, you were also likely to persevere long enough to get good so that you built that confidence anyway. If you didn’t persevere, you dropped that skill and got no confidence.

This is typically what happens to most men with women. Without knowing the basic rules of engagement (military engagement, notmarriage engagement), they stumbled into the arena of women and fell flat on their face. Some persisted, others didn’t. The ones that did would figure some things out, but not always understand why certain things worked. That’s the problem with early successes is that you never get the analytical understanding of WHY things worked. The ones that didn’t persist fell into a gloomy pit of despair, often taking the first woman they could find, and very often marrying her.

Make your move with confidence. Don’t fumble with her underwear; that’s for adolescents. Just ask if she prefers a bath or a shower.

Be very selective. Pick someone you think is way out of your league and raise your game.

The initial publicly visible preparatory steps were in the creation of a website. After four months of test runs, the online venue became a platform for announcing the choice of a summit logo, which was chosen out of 2,279 entries in an open contest. The Korean lantern logo represents light shining in the dark and also the light which welcomes guests. This forward-looking theme is repeated in the official Korean slogan — “with people to the world; with the world to the future.” The logo incorporates an image of the sun rising over the sea, and the 20 rays coming from the center represent the 20 members of the meeting.

It’s amazing what you might get out of pictures as you snap them.

The Shining is simply a heightened feeling of anticipation that you’re able to read someone’s mind and know exactly what is she/he thinking of. It’s almost like reading the person’s face in a poker game and try to determine which hand he has or whether he’s bluffing. You get that heightened feeling of anticipation; your mind is “shining.” Stephen King took that concept into a horror story in which the boy has premonitions of what is going to happen next and how the hotel pervades Jack’s mind with weird visions and turns him into an insane person.

The Shining.

I set a foot inside a convenience store, GS25, similar to a 7-11 store and I browsed around and eventually came to the front of a glass window where there were bottled waters. There were only two brands—Evian and Jeju SamDaSoo. Evian was a lot more expensive, with all the taxes Korea could impose on imported goods, so I had no choice but to try the Jeju SamDasoo water. It has that typical Korean folksy art and it shows a little picture of the volcanic mountain that’s in the Jeju Island. To be honest, I had expected that the taste would be sub-par, similar to an Aquafina or Dasani. So, after the purchase, I opened the cap and gave myself a big chunk of a shallow. Gulped. My mind said, “Wait a minute, this water is actually pretty good. It doesn’t taste like Aquafina at all and is more similar to the SmartWater. It has that clean taste.” I finished the whole bottle and told myself that’s the one I’ll be drinking often.

Later, I decided to do some quick Google research on the brand and learned that it’s actually highly rated. The water is a pure bedrock water that’s undergone a natural process through volcanic rock.

“Jeju Samdasoo” is groundwater obtained from volcanic aquifers located 420m deep in Mt. Halla, the national park of international recognition. Not only the taste of very refreshing and light, but also the quality is uniformed. Due to the natural self-purification characteristics unique to volcanic layer, water quality is very pure and clean. Jeju Samdasoo has satisfied the water quality test standards of FDA of US and Japanese Ministry of Welfare, thus has been recognized of its outstanding quality throughout the world.

If you ever visit Korea, please be sure to drink this water!