Blog Post #2: Describe a place which is ideal for you to think deeply, study, or concentrate

June Choi

EW2-020

October 3, 2015

 My Own Peaceful Place: Café Hafoom

The café, Hafoom is nice and cozy to sit around for a whole day. It is such a small café that only 8 tables are available, and I could hardly find people in the café during weekends. The café is located in Gongneung-dong which is an hour away from the downtown of Seoul, so I can easily access to the place with ten minutes-walk. On the first floor, the entrance of the café is very neat and organized; a wide open space and a clear door make the place spacious. A coffee machine and a blender are arranged in a line on the shelf. Above the shelf, the hand-written menu is clearly shown in a black board. Rectangular tables are neatly lined up with lamps attached on the wall, and I used to do my works all day long on the table with the light. Right next to the tables, the wooden antique chairs are lined along the tables. On the way up, there is a five meter long wooden stairs connecting the first floor and the second floor. On the second floor, comfortable one meter long sofas are positioned right next to the big wide window and takes me to fall asleep for a while. In short, the café Hafoom is a great place to relax and chill out as well as to help me to concentrate on working my stuffs.  

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Stanford Y2E2 | Coupa Cafe. (n.d.). Retrieved September 26, 2015.

 

Blog Post #1: How does where I live (have lived) influence how I live?

Seoul has influenced convenience in my lifestyle for two reasons. First of all, the transportation system of Seoul is well-structured with easy access. For example, I don't need to pay double when I transfer from a bus to a subway in 30 minutes and vice versa. Because Seoul charges with the moving distance, the system automatically recognizes the distance and the time that I get on and off. Also, I can easily find the stations closely located near my house, even the suburbs of Seoul. Second, Seoul is very technology-oriented. For instance, I can easily approach to free Wi-Fi zones anywhere in Seoul. Back in 2010, I had to deal with free Wi-Fi for a couple weeks. However, I could find nothing inconvenient to use Internet with my phone. Seoul offers not even free Wi-Fi but also good quality of technology based systems such as the electronic display that informs you when the bus is going to arrive. In brief, Seoul offers easy access of transportation and good quality of technology everywhere.