이번주에 성파구에서 열리는 문화축제에 초대를 받아 참여하게 되었습니다. 전 세계사람들이 모인 축제에서 새로운 국제 친구들을 사귈수 있었습니다. 축제에서는 여러 활동을 분담 하였는데, 다문화 활동과 뜨개질, 등 같은 만들기도 있었습니다. 그리고 전통 의상을 입어 보는 체험도 하였고, 춤과 아크로바틱 공연들도 보았습니다. 축제가 시작할때는 성파구 의원님이 오셔서 사진도 다 같이 찍었습니다.
축제를 통해 새로운 서울의 지역을 여행하고 한국 전통 문화를 같이 즐길수 있어서 좋았습니다.
저는 미래에 서울뿐만 아니라 다양한 지역에 있을 한국 축제들도 참여하고 싶습니다. 공연을 본 후에, 저는 춤, 공연이나 만들기 같은 새로운 기술을 배우고 싶어졌고 또한 새로운 기술들을 다른 언어를 배운다는 것이 가치있는 경험이라고 생각합니다.
This week, I was invited by a tourism organisation in Seoul to take part and join in on a cultural festival in the region of Seongpagu called the ‘Songpagu Baekje Moonlight Trip’. I was able to meet many new friends who are also foreigners residing/studying in South Korea and we were able to enjoy a unique experience together. We took part in many traditional activities such as arts and crafts, hand knitting, lantern making and we also even tried on some traditional clothing. I was so surprised to see that there were such talented acrobatic performers and dancers showing their skills, you could really see how hard they must have practiced! In addition, when the festival was in full swing, the mayor of Seongpagu approached us to talk about our experiences in Korea so far and whether we were enjoying the traditions of the country. It was a really fun and great experience to immerse into the the culture and take part in something that I wouldn’t have previously had the opportunity to do. I am glad to be using my language skills to communicate with the local and really see my language skill progression. Apart from myself and the rest of my small group of friends, the whole audience consisted only of the local residents, so I felt really lucky to be able to see something so special and not so known to tourists. Hopefully I can take part in more future events and experiences like this and perhaps visit other cities far away from Seoul to get a broad sense of the lifestyle here, rather than just stay in one region.