Week2 Paragraph-Final Draft/KIM Juhee

200703910 KIM Juhee

 

My Lovely Cousin

 

I have many cousins, but most of them are younger than me. So I usually have to take care of them, or sometimes help them to study or do assignments. Those things sometimes bother me, to be honest. Thinking of what my cousin sister, Kyeong-a, has done for me, however, I just can't stop caring for my younger cousins. Kyeong-a is only one elder cousin sister for me, and I love her so much. She's 3 years older than me, but she has always been like my best friend. There are so many reasons that I like her. Firstly, she is very humorous. Whenever and wherever my relatives gather together, she starts to make conversations and makes everyone happy easily. She knows many funny stories of herself and her friends, and her way of telling those stories makes them much more fun. Everyone loves to talk with her, so she gets along with many people, regardless of their age. And also she is a very optimistic person. When she failed to pass some exams or couldn't get a job, everyone worried about her. But even then, she always said that she was ok and that she is just going to try harder than before. At last, she got a job in a library which she wanted, and all my relatives were so happy about that. Above all, she's so thoughtful. When I was a child, I was a quiet and shy kid, spending most of time at home alone. She and I lived in the same apartment at that time, and she started to take me with her when she was hanging out with friends. At first I didn't like her doing it, but as time goes by, I realized that she was trying to make some friends to me. Thanks to her efforts, I could make many friends and my personality changed a lot. Since then, I grew to prefer playing outside with friends to staying at home. She's still living in my hometown, Pyeongtaek, but since I'm staying in Seoul, it's hard to hang out with her recently. Still, she's my best relative, sister, and friend of my mind.

The Way to be A Driver

 

Many Korean people want to get driver's license as soon as they can, because driving is such a useful skill to learn. But as we all may know, driving can be so dangerous that we should learn it carefully. Here are the steps we should take to learn how to drive and obtain driver's licenses. First, we have to register for a driving institute. Some people may hesitate to do it because it costs quite a lot of money. But in order to acquire the driving skill in the right way, you need those professional teachers and the systematic process. An institute is the only place where offers those things, so do not hesitate if you really want to be a driver. When you are done registration, you will receive some books to read through. You should study that book to take a written test. The test is needed because before you start driving, it is essential that you know the basic rules and signs on the streets. Actually the questions in the test are almost the same with the ones in the book, so it is not that difficult to pass the exam if you read through it. Only after you pass the written test, you can start driving inside the institute. Beware that you are not yet allowed to drive outside, because you don't have a license. The courses in the institute consist of easy roads and some complicated ones like S-shaped course or parking lots. Since it is the first time for you to drive a real car, I highly recommend you to follow the instructor's direction when you get started. You can practice there several times and then you can take a test. It is also not so difficult because it's the same course where you practiced many times. After you pass it, you can finally go out on the real roads. But it still does not mean that you can drive on the roads by yourself. You must accompany your instructor beside you, or it is very likely for you to get in some trouble. Once I was driving on a road with my instructor, I couldn't see a car coming toward me. I just tried to keep going forward without noticing that, but fortunately my instructor stopped my car. It was really a close call. As you can see in my experience, with the instructor's help, you can learn how to drive on the roads safely. After a few days of practice, you finally can take the final exam on the roads. You should observe all the traffic signals, speed limits, and many other things. If you pass it, you can finally obtain your own driver's license, meaning that you are now a real driver. But don't forget that the safety should always come first when driving!