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GYELS- A Truly Wonderful Experience |
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by Jeonghyun Lee | 23-02-2014 21:18
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Two weeks has passed since the GYELS (Global Youth Environmental Leadership Summit). Just as a lot of people including some of my fellow Tunza Eco-Generation members, I really enjoyed the event. I had a great time listening to interesting lectures and participating in events such as making Eco Meal Plans. Yet, the best moment was the time I had with you fellow E-gen members as well as Christy and other great teachers from both Eco Generation and the Green Fund.
It was truly an amazing experience meeting such good people from all over the world including Thailand, Saudi Arabia, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, UAE, Micronesia, Bahrain, Latvia, and Uzbekistan. (Phew! It?s hard to list them all J)
As a delegate to Korea, I was not able to spend the whole week with fellow members, but during the two days at the forum held at Seoul National University, I had plenty of great experiences. I was able to listen to lectures on Sustainable Cities, and how we can all take part to make cities more eco-friendly. One of the most memorable ones was the one given by Professor Robert Fouser about his neighborhood Seochon, especially because I was interested in Korean Traditional Houses. I also felt a bit embarrassed at the fact that a Korean tradition was being kept by a foreigner instead of Koreans.
Anyways, the best moment was participating in the GYELS and introducing Korea to fellow E-gen members with my dear friend Kim Sun. We introduced Taekwondo, Hanoks, Korean foods as well as snacks. It was so sad that the time was only five minutes and we couldn?t explain more. Still, I hope you guys got a chance to take a closer look at Korea. I really enjoyed other delegates? introduction to their country. Thanks to them, I was able to get a whole broader view about the world.
It was such a bad thing that the event was only two days long for me, and I couldn?t spend more time with you. Yet, the two days would be one of the best moments of 2014, and I truly hope that the members who took part in the GYELS enjoyed their visit to Korea for the rest of the week.
I would like to thank everyone who made this possible, including fellow E-Gen members from all over the world, great teachers like Christy who planned such unique events, and Samsung Engineering, Green Fund, and of course Tunza Eco-Generation. For those who weren?t able to visit the 2014 GYELS, look forward to 2015 as there are plenty of chance!
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Wow ,the knowledge you gained and friendships you made will surely benefit you.It seems like a very good opportunity.All the best for your future endeavors!
Posted 01-03-2014 19:51
Thank you for sharing your insightful and motivating experiences and thoughts in GYELS. It must have been really fun learning about Korean Traditional Houses, especially lectured by a foreign professor, which is of course very interesting! Although 5 minutes of introducing each other's country was short, I hope it was an invaluable time learning more about others' cultures and traditions! Nice work! :D
Posted 28-02-2014 20:58
great...thx a lot for the special gifts to all of us...I will cherish all these moments
Posted 27-02-2014 01:58
Great moment, thanks for sharing
Posted 26-02-2014 19:23
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 25-02-2014 19:41
Three cheers to Tunza & Samsung for organizing a rocking event. Is is possible to share the winning presentations for our information & knowledge enhancement?
Posted 24-02-2014 22:42
The outside weather was cool,
The GYELS auditorium was full,
All were gathered for Green mission,
Thanks to Samsung and Tunza Eco Generation.
Posted 24-02-2014 20:57
Thank you for sharing the sweet moments of the 2014 GYELS. The Prof. Robert's lecture must have been very interesting for you as one of your researches is about Hanok, Korean traditional houses.
Posted 24-02-2014 17:04
It seems very motivating experience for you. Tunza & Samsung have indeed organized a massive event. Congrats to them & all delegates.
Posted 24-02-2014 14:01
hope you had a great time there. thanks for sharing
Posted 24-02-2014 05:04
Thanks for sharing your experiences. Yes , it was really interesting to know about Korean Houses. Also I agree with you that 5 minutes was a very short time for introducing our individual countries.
Posted 24-02-2014 01:23
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Posted 23-02-2014 21:31
That looks incredible! GYELS seems like such a great opportunity!
Posted 23-02-2014 21:27