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Taeho! Han! Welcome to Korea! Congratulations, you two have finally become semi-adults and are visiting Korea during summer vacation. My grandmother was hospitalized in a car accident in Yeongam, Jeollanam-do, and you came a long way from Los Angeles, USA, so she is rather grateful for the accident. When Grandma was having a hard time walking, she held Taeho and Hana’s arms one after another and shared skinship every day, so your visit to Korea was a great blessing that cannot be added to all of us. Although it was a one-month visit, it was only about two weeks, excluding two weeks of self-quarantine. So, for the rest of the time, I worked really hard to visit various places in Korea. When Taeho was living in Beijing in kindergarten, when he met Korean-speaking men, he called him ‘uncle’ and was happy. He said he wanted to be a ‘Korean’ like his mother and asked him to call him ‘Taeho K’ with his surname ‘Kim’. This time, I looked up Taeho’s Instagram and found that he was still using ‘taehokay’. I was worried that you, who have only lived in big cities, would be bored if you came to the rural areas of the southern provinces, but I was grateful for going to places such as the green rice fields and fields in front of Wolchulsan, the hanok houses and Todamgil in Gurim Village, and the ruins of Dr. Wangin. When Taeho said, “Gurim Village is really nice, it would be better if there was LA 5 minutes away,” I thought it was a very interesting expression. Taeho’s ingenious idea!

Daughter Una and her grandchildren are going to visit the May 18th National Cemetery in Mangwol-dong, Gwangju, last August. Provided by Ban-ah Kim, shareholder correspondent

Daughter Una and her grandchildren visited the DMZ Peace and Culture Center in Cheorwon-gun, Gangwon-do last August. Provided by Ban-ah Kim, shareholder correspondent

When I went to Gwangju in search of the May 18th National Cemetery, it was dark dark clouds, heavy rain poured down, and a beautiful sky opened up. It was like showing the darkness and light of the path that Korean democracy has walked. Standing in front of the tomb of Martyr Lee Han-yeol, I heard stories about what kind of person he was in the history of democracy in Korea. I also visited the Borderline Peace School in Cheorwon, Gangwon-do to visit the DMZ, which gives a glimpse into the history of the Korean War and division. It was also impressive to see the descriptions and photos of White Horse Gorge, and the scene to remember was actually going to an area where landmines were still buried. Your informative and colorful trip to Korea has just come to an end. You must be working hard at the new school you started in LA now. Thank you for growing up in good health. Once again, congratulations on your visit to Korea. Yeongam/Kim Ban-ah Correspondent of Shareholders