Epilogue to the Journey, 안녕!

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안녕!

I would like to thank you for having a nice journey with me for the past 5 weeks.
This time, I have learned a lot about this particular type of writing and communication, 'blog'. Every week, I had fun challenging myself to think hard to decide on topics for my posts and actually take time to write them! Born and raised for my entire life in South Korea before coming to college, I was not 100% sure what 13 to 15 year old American girls would be most interested to read about, but I tried to put myself into the readers' shoes and imagine what I would like to read about at that age.

When it comes to writing, the writer should be conscious of the readers or the audience and the nature of the medium through which the writer is communicating with the readers. For the 'blog writing' genre, I have learned I need to be concise to the point, and make my sentences short and clear. Also, I have learned that posts could become more attractive with visual materials such as video clips, photos with short captions, etc.

Over the course of writing for this blog, I tried to make my posts engaging, personal, and empowering for girls. The following are key messages I would like for you girls to take away from this blog:

• Dream big. 
• Do not be afraid to explore more, experience more, and get out of the comfort zone.
• Do not limit yourselves in any way.
• I believe all of these points should apply not only to travel per se but to 'life.' With a proactive, open-minded attitude, I would like you to throw yourselves into all those great opportunities out there.

Do not forget to dream big, and let possibilities open to you. Make your own bucket list and dreaming about places you would like to go to, career you would like to have, people you would like to meet, or changes you would like to bring to this world. It is fine if you feel you do not yet have enough money, time, or chances to travel abroad or achieve a goal to become a star in a certain industry. Please do not lose heart, and let your passions, your dream open up the paths for you.

In the Korean language, you can say "Hello" and "Bye" between friends with the same expression: 안녕 (An-Nyong). With 안녕, I say bye to you for now, but it is going to be a hello for another amazing journey that awaits you.

안녕!

Love,
Hyuni