Morality

My theme was Morality and I chose this theme because this is one of the most important aspects to understanding oneself and others. I want to create a diverse world where people are able to speak many languages and understand many cultures, the art in history, culinary arts, music, and literature, are what make up nationalities and I think that it is important for people to be able to learn and understand it. Using the Korean language as a stepping stone, I continue to grow and learn Korean culture, traditions, and communication. I wish to become a bridge for the people in my life. Someone that’s able to be more than just one race or nationality. I want to become a person of the world. When all of us immerse ourselves in a foreign culture, each of us will grow a new mind, we will become a new person. We won’t be American, or Korean, we will simply be Human. When you know many languages, you will, as a part of human nature, teach those around you, spreading the knowledge and adding an understanding of the wide world. This will strengthen community and social life, expanding universal knowledge and kinship. 

Hello, I am Katya. I am an APIS 10th grader. I am American and Laos. I am learning Korean right now. My hero is my father. This is because my father often displays perseverance and selflessness. He worked very hard as a single father. It was very difficult to work all the time to provide for me. However, He has taken very good care of me. He has given me amazing opportunities to thrive in life. He is very selfless and will often help those who are in need. He is very kind and is always ready to give me advice when I need it. Something that I can learn from my father is the importance of integrity. Being able to do good things during hard times is important. To yourself and others around you. So I hope to be someone who often displays integrity.

안녕하세요, 저는 카티아입니다. 저는 APIS 10학년 학생입니다. 저는 미국인, 그리고 태국인입니다. 제 영웅은 아버지입니다. 아버지의 인내심과 이타심을 자주 볼 수 있기 때문입니다. 그는 미혼부로서 매우 열심히 일했습니다. 저를 위해 항상 일을 하는 것은 매우 어려웠습니다. 하지만, 그는 저를 매우 잘 돌봐주었습니다. 그는 저에게 인생을 번창할 수 있는 놀라운 기회를 주었습니다. 그는 매우 이타적이고 종종 도움이 필요한 사람들을 돕습니다. 그는 매우 친절하고, 제가 필요할 때 항상 조언을 해줄 준비가 되어 있습니다. 그리고, 아버지에게 배울 수 있는 것은 성실의 중요성입니다. 힘든 시기에 좋은 일을 할 수 있다는 것은 정말 중요합니다. 자신과 주변 사람들 모두에게 말입니다. 그래서 저는 저의 아버지처럼 성실함을 삶으로 보여줄 수 있는 사람이 되고 싶습니다.

Katya’s Mural Project 2024

Honesty is crucial for maintaining relationships and leading a happier life. Being truthful with yourself aids in finding a path to greater happiness, while honesty with others builds trust and fosters strong relationships. Therefore, embracing honesty as a virtue brings rewarding benefits to both yourself and those around you.

Honesty helps improve yourself by changing your mindset to be more susceptible to other perspectives while staying true to your thinking. When you’re more honest with yourself you feel less stressed because with the mindset of being true to yourself your actions will also be more honest, in which the case of you being happier are higher. Your self respect gets higher and so does your understanding. You worry less about most other peoples and opinions, because the only thing that truly matters is that you are honest with yourself. When you are truthful to yourself, you are truthful through your actions. This helps your personal environment because by being your true self, you can make true friends. 

Benefits to your personal relationship with others will rise when you are honest. The actions you take are influenced by your honest brain and mindset, therefore, when you are feeling a certain emotion you can honestly express yourself and the relationship will naturally grow. Sometimes you might fall out with some of your friends when you are acting upon your honest self, but there are still friends who stayed and friends to be made, these friendships would be stronger and last longer when all act and think honestly. Honesty relieves the burden of having to shoulder all the lies that people have to hold in order for them to think they are happy or to fit in. Honesty brings about peace for mind and body. 

           Ohana Project Reflective Writing 

The most essential learning throughout this project was finding out ways to help our community. We’ve learned about what we need to do in order to hold a fundraiser. We’ve thought up creative ideas. We made postcards with our hearts. We wrote poetry to the cause. All this is in the name to support the recovery for the Maui Wildfire recovery. We’ve done an amazing job. And I really think that throughout this project we’ll have learned how much of an impact our small actions can have on our communities. We sell our Hotteok and postcards at school, getting support from our own small community to help one that’s larger. I think that that’s really amazing. 

This quarter I have done well to communicate with Ms. Kim and Nohyoon with my learning. Because of our small class, it is much easier to accommodate each other’s needs and because of this I feel that my learning is very proficient. I have really grown because of our Ohana project. The process of this project had me communicating with my classmates and teachers, thinking up ideas, organizing and planning, and getting involved with other students. Seeing something that I planned out be put into action is amazing, and knowing that I had a part to play in the help of Maui Fire Victims is a blessing. Knowing that what we did helps out a part of our community.

I feel very glad that we were able to do this project, and I think It’d be a good idea to do something like this again sometime in the future of our class. I think it’s amazing that we were able to organize a fundraiser while also focusing on our studies. Though I wish that I could’ve practiced more on making sentences. Even so, I feel that my learning through this project has been very productive. I was able to work really well with my classmates. While helping Jared learn Korean, it also strengthens my ability to speak, read, and understand Korean better too. When I am with Nohyoon, I am better able to understand a little bit more of the different koreans there are. The similarities between him and other Koreans are noticeable and so are their differences. So I’m grateful to be a part of this class.

We need to have peace in school and in the world in order to have balance, acceptance, and serenity.

Hello, I am Katya. I am American. I live in Hawaii Hauula. I go to APIS as a boarder. I am in 9th Grade. I go home during spring break.  I work a part-time job during breaks. I see friends at work. I eat fruit when I go home. I like strawberries. 

I like studying Japanese and Korean. I study hard languages. I will soon be able to communicate with a lot of different people.  After college, I will (maybe) become a Lawyer and bring peace and justice to people. I value peace because I want to make sure people feel justified and happy.  Thank you.

균형감, 수용, 평안을 얻기 위해 ‘평화’는 우리에게 반드시 필요하다.

안녕하세요. 저는 카티아예요. 저는 미국 사람이에요. 저는 지금 하와이 하울라에 살아요. 저는 기숙사 학생으로 APIS 학교에 다녀요. 저는 9학년입니다 저는 봄방학 동안 집에 갔어요. 쉬는 시간에는 아르바이트를 합니다. 일하는 곳에서 친구를 만납니다 저는 집에 갈 때 과일을 먹어요. 저는 딸기를 좋아해요

저는 일본어와 한국어 공부하는 것을 좋아합니다 저는 두 언어를 열심히 공부합니다. 앞으로 저는 다양한 사람들과 소통할 수 있을 것입니다. 대학 졸업 후, 변호사가 되어 평화와 정의를 실천할 거에요. 정의와 행복을 느끼며 평화롭게 살았으면 좋겠습니다. 감사합니다