Green Tea

I mainly drink tea and water. I try to stay away from soft drinks and artificial flavored juices. From all the teas out there, green tea is absolutley my favorite. Not is it only tasty, it has many health benefits. From my experience it has helped my skin clear up and relieve stress. From my knowlege, green tea improves memory and learning ability, helps weight control, lowers cholesterol, and prevents stroke. Personally why would you drink something that can destroy your body? Such as coke, energy drinks, and beer. Sure it tastes good, but in the end you'r body's going to be ready for the consequences. In my family, high cholesterol is a normal thing. Drinking green tea has reduced their's a whole lot. Now they are lot more healthier and a lot more leaner. Researchers believe that one of the underlying mechanisms by which green tea lowers blood cholesterol levels is by reducing lipids absorption in the digestive tract and promoting their excretion from the body. My grandma has diabetes and green tea has been helping regulate the blood sugar. It also prevents diabetes! To be honest, I've only started drinking green tea reguarly for a year now. Remember, a cup a day keeps the doctor away! :)

Koreamerican

Being a Korean American made my life a little more interesting. Born in America, and as a Korean you have to adapt to both cultures. Korean being my first language, it was hard to speak english in my pre-school and elemantary years. I remember speaking "Konglish", which is putting korean and english together in a sentence. In other words, I was not speaking fluently but it was enough for my teachers and classmates to understand. For example, I would say, "goh-gee (meat) eat mug-uh mug-uh." Which means, "eat meat." As I was growing up, I began to speak english more often. This led me to forget my native language. I was quite embarrassed when Korean adults were speaking to me in Korean, but I couldn't understand them clearly. It wasn't till High school when I was determined to learn how to write and speak in Korean. I was envious of my other friends that were from a different country that knew how to speak and understand both lanuages. I learned by watching a lot of Korean sitcoms, mini dramas, and talk shows. Day by day, I was gaining knowledge and confidence. Not just the language, but their culture. It was not very difficult learning about the culture since we still practiced it at home. Korea and America are very different cultures. We eat different foods and celebrate different holidays. For example, In America we celebrate Mothers Day, Fathers Day, and Grandparents Day. In Korea, we celebrate those days too, but we also have a Childrens Day. It's a day where we give gifts to children and give thanks for their birth. In Korea we are very respectful to ore elders, even if we do not know that person very well. Now it is fairly easy for me to approach a Korean and start a conversation. Sometimes I believe I'm speaking to much Korean. Nowadays, my friends tease me that I have to learn how to balance out the two. Anyways, I don't believe anyone can be perfect at one language. Culture is something that is changing everyday. We are still learning everyday and are trying to improve.