School festival

In Korea, from middle school to university, students study hard at ordinary times and enjoy their freedom to the fullest at the school festival. During the festival, a lot of events are organized and offered. On October 27th, Hannam’s festival began. The motto of the festival is “Good, Better, Best.” It means “we challenge ourselves and become different in a good way. The atmosphere of the campus started to get more excited. The festival ran until October 29th.

During the festival season, one of the most interesting events for students is the performance of famous singers. This time, Seven, Rainbow, Geomy, Ruby, Mighty Mouse, and 4men came to our campus and sang amidst hearty cheers. Hundreds of people were gathered and united as one. Sweet music touched hearts of the people packing the square.

Plus, there was special event zone which gives opportunities for students to experience various activities. There was a booth which is made for collecting money to help people who suffer from malaria. This picture shows sweet messages which deliver hope and love. Right next to this board, volunteers were making hotteok (a delicious, chewy kind of snack which is stuffed with brown sugar) and trying to sell them for fundraising to help Africa. It was very touching that most of the festival events are held just for fun, but this event was really impressive.

There were also other booths for getting your nails done and getting your hair cut. It was good chance for girls to get their nails done for free. Pastel-colored nails made every girl feel great. Plus, in Korea, trimming one’s hair is quite different from place to place. Some beauty salons which are famous or located downtown have high prices for trimming hair. However, this event booth also gave chance to get a free hair cut from professional hairdressers. These two booths were mainly crowded with girls who were interested in getting a makeover.

Besides this, Superstar H, a singing competition (similar to the famously broadcasted TV show ‘Superstar K’) was also part of the festival. If you didn’t attend this time, don’t worry. It’ll continue next year. The more years pass, the greater ideas come true.

A lot of events were successfully and safely organized. The hidden heroes of the Hannam festival were the Marine Corps who controlled and managed traffic. Without them, the three days would have been out of control. Also, I want to give a big hand to the student body of Hannam, who managed all of these events.

-- Hyojae Lee