My name is Yacki. My real name is actually Yacquelin but I go by Yacki. It’s funny actually because a couple years ago I hated being called by that nickname but now I grew to accept it. I grew up in Beaverton, Oregon and was raised there for most of my life. I did live in California for a while but don’t remember much about it since I was a toddler when it happened.
I’m currently a Sophomore at UO with a plan on majoring with Asian Studies. It took me time to declare this major since I was unsure what I wanted to do as a career but now I’m sure about what I want to be in the future.
A little fun fact about me: This person right here is a K-pop idol (from NCT & SuperM) that goes by the name of Mark Lee. Both Mark and I are birthday buddies since we both have the same birthday. We both were born on August 2nd but the only difference is that he was born a year earlier.
As you can tell, I am a K-pop fan: The pictures below show my experience at the BTS Love Yourself; Speak Yourself concert on May 5th at Rosebowl Stadium.
Their concert was the first concert I attended. I have never gone to a concert before this one. It was a very fun and chaotic experience. Waiting lines were the worst part and lasted longer than the concert itself. Besides that, I was glad my parents let me experience this and I’m glad I was able to meet the artist that I really love.
BTS is currently my ultimate K-pop group that I support and love.
What interested me in East Asian Languages and Societies is the culture of East Asia as a whole and Korea’s culture. As a career, I want to become a teacher in Korea so being able to learn about the culture of the country will help me in the future when I live there. If that doesn’t work out, I’ll become a video editor for an idol company. I’m excited for what the future gives me.
About the course:
There really isn’t anything challenging for this course, besides the fact that the iclicker questions give me anxiety. What I love about the teaching in this class is that most of the information spoken in lecture is on the slides which is a goof way to stay organized in my eyes. Due to this it makes it easier for me to study and learn the information since I like being able to see and read examples clearly. One thing that this class intrigued me is the Korean and Japanese language origins. I always believed it had a base/originated from Chinese since that’s what I heard but knowing that Japanese and Korean are their separate language made more sense to me. As well as the information that Korean and Japanese words were borrowed from Chinese made me realize where my misunderstanding started. This class has really changed my perspective of the culture to a better path.
Even though the iclicker questions give me anxiety, it is a good way to learn better. Being able to be tested and repeat important information is one way I can capture information better. I have to say that this class will really help me learn and understand cultures better.
I’m excited for what other information we’ll learn in class.
~ Yacki C. 🙂