It was when we were attending a class with the exchange students from Korea that we saw her. At the age of 21, Claire Jeesung is currently taking her degree in TESL in Malaysia. There were many other exchange students but she was the one who caught our attention. We had an opportunity to talk to her after we attended their Methodology of Listening and Speaking class with Mr. Adlan. She is very interesting and we got to know about her passion, her interests and her experience in Malaysia.
Firstly, we asked her about her passion. She told us that growing up in Seoul, Korea, she has always admired English. Even in school, her friends would seek for her help in English. She also voluntarily helped her friends. Not only that, she was even the best student for English back in her school. This made her interested in learning more about English and teaching others. This is one of the reasons why she is interesting
Besides having a passion in teaching English, Claire also loves the entertainment. She has an interest in international bands. Her favourite boy band is Maroon 5. One of her favourite songs by them is Sunday Morning. Not forgetting her roots, she also likes 2PM, a Korean boy band. She even watches Running Man and her favourite in the game show is Yoo Jae Suk. Having an interest in both international and local entertainment industry made her interesting for us.
After talking about her passion and her interests, we proceeded to ask her about her experience in Malaysia. During her 5 weeks stay here, she managed to visit several places around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. She went to i-City in Shah Alam, Putrajaya and Pantai Banting. She also visited the famous Petronas Twin Towers with her friends. We also got to know that she really likes the food here. Some of her favourite Malaysian food is fried rice and roti naan.
As a conclusion, Claire has a great passion, interests and was willing to share her experience in Malaysia. We hope that she will achieve her dream in becoming a teacher and will visit Malaysia again someday.