I wasn't really sure what to expect in terms of the students' attitudes toward foreign professors or their academic background, but I was delightfully surprised in many ways. In general, the students at PUST are friendly, eager, and curious both in the classroom and over meals. They are all happy to talk during lunch and like to ask about educational background ("what is your major" is a favorite question and many seemed surprised that one could major in statistics), family (pictures of my son on the iPad were a big hit), job back home, and thoughts about Korea and it's food. When they asked if I knew how to speak Korean, I just rattled off the names of every Korean dish I could think of. By the end of the week, I had learned a few names for ingredients I had only known in English (rice, radish, tofu). I have found through my travels that
it's easy to connect across cultures over food and DPRK is no exception. This time at meals is a very special opportunity to learn more about the students and their plans for the future. Most of them
like to practice their English, learn about a new expression, and there have been lots of laughs over meals.
- Justin Fisher, Chair of Statistics without Borders of American Statistical Association
it's easy to connect across cultures over food and DPRK is no exception. This time at meals is a very special opportunity to learn more about the students and their plans for the future. Most of them
like to practice their English, learn about a new expression, and there have been lots of laughs over meals.
- Justin Fisher, Chair of Statistics without Borders of American Statistical Association
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