The Stony Brook Press – Shan Lin
“Have you ever tried living in a foreign country while learning a third language? As crazy as it may sound, it is not Mission Impossible because people at Stony Brook University are enjoying it, including me. Being a Chinese born-and-raised girl for 22 years, I have never imagined that one day I would be studying the Korean language in America. Two years ago when I just got to the States I could not even understand the Starbucks cashier because she spoke so fast! But now I have a bunch of American and Korean friends. Yes, the magic of language! Indeed learning a foreign language through another is something hard to imagine, but when I first started my KOR111 class a year ago, I found myself actually enjoying the challenge it brought to me. I got an A- in the class, which encouraged me to claim a Korean minor and continue my effort on it.”(more)