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Gwangju-Jeonnam Voices Coronavirus Version Interview by William Urbanski
While there is without question a veritable deluge of media coverage surrounding the coronavirus situation worldwide, most of this information takes a bird’s-eye view. The Gwangju News felt it was important to hear from individuals in our community about how this ongoing situation is impacting their lives. Many thanks to the five individuals from Gwangju and around Jeollanam-do who took the time to answer the following four questions:
2. How do you feel about Korea’s response to the coronavirus outbreak? Do you think it is reasonable or is it too much? 3. Have any of your family members back home been concerned? If so, what do you tell them? 4. What precautions are you taking to protect yourself against the coronavirus?
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1. How has the coronavirus affected your professional and personal life? Have there been plans you have had to change or trips you have had to cancel?
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J Asare is an American, who has been here for over six years, and works in Suncheon as a public elementary school teacher. EJ’s responses follow.
book (Johnny and Joshua Coming to Korea, available on Amazon) at festivals this spring, and that has been cancelled. Korea has so many wonderful festivals, and I was going to be a vendor at several events, but because of the virus and social distancing, that will not happen this year. But on a personal level, I have followed all instructions from the Korean government. I stayed home 1. I had professional plans for two weeks after traveling back from the U.S. Personally, to promote my English- I had to stop watching the 24-hour news stations. Now, I language children’s picture check in twice a day to see what is going on and just live my life.
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