Saying goodbye. That's a hard verb to perform when you are so caught up in the culture you are about to leave behind, when the people you see everyday won't be there anymore, when your daily routine will completely change, when you have experienced something never known to you before. It will be sorrowful, to leave something you are so accustomed to. Well, that's life, right? You find something special, you become very fond if it, and sooner or later you have to let it go. Sigh, the memories will have to be enough.
I would like to express my gratitude to the NSF program for allowing the International REU to take place. Then, to the three head professors from the U.S. institutions-- Dr. Christenson, Dr. Yun, and Dr. Caicedo. I can't forget all of our REU's. Without them these 6 months would not have been as fun, and as educational either.
I can't tell how much I have learned from the other 5 students. They taught me to be PATIENT, to be a good friend, and most importantly to TRUST. Besides the research and the material, we had to work together-- quite a lot. We got into arguments, sometimes desperation. Every now and then we were annoyed with each other because we had to see each other every day. It was just like having a brother and a sister for our Control group. Haha, but we sure had a lot of laughs together. It was important to collaborate, or else we would have never gotten anything done.
Finally, a huge thanks to all of the graduate students and the graduate professors at KAIST. I know how busy this summer has been for you all. It's been a complete privileged to have worked with you. haha, thanks JeongSu for dancing for us to Girls Generation, and showing us how to
play your traditional instrument. BoMi, for inspiring me to be more of a lady like you. (She's the sweetest person you'll ever meet). "Alexander," I know I never learned your real Korean name but thanks for letting me bug you during your research. For example, helping me buy the Daejeon Philharmonic Orchestra tickets on line because I didn't understand any Korean. HaeMi, I know you tried hard to understand my research on LQG (with LQR and Kalman Filters) so thank you for everything. DD! Haha we know you're married but that shouldn't stop you from smiling more often! Thanks a bunch for all of the help on our research! I know I never actually used the circuits problems I made you help me with, but hey I learned from something so simple! Oh and Sap, I know you weren't part of our project but if you ever become a professor before I'm a PhD candidate and you begin your research on sensoring buildings, remember me! :) I am very grateful for singing side by side with such astounding vocalists such as you and JeongSu. So long my friends, and please stay in touch.
I have one more day in Korea. My flight leaves at 7 pm, I think. I will be leaving at 2 pm from Daejeon. What a beautiful country with such beautiful people!
Goodbye Korea. "Dae han min guk!!" Haha and Thank you Jisung Park, number 13 in ManU and number 7 in the Korean international team. You made me cheer, cry, and jump out of my seat during your game. I'm buying your ManU jersey when I get back to the states.
-Allie R.
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