Flight one down!

Well I survived my first airplane ride. Take off and landing was not as bad as I thought it was going to be. It felt like I no longer took off and we were landing in Detroit. It's been fun so far we rode the tram, ate all you can eat pancakes and played Dutch Bliss. Getting ready to attempt my second flight in one day. Wish me luck!

Let the Flying begin, South Korea here I come

Hello, with a little over a week till I leave for South Korea my mind is driving me nuts. I must say that I have been all over the United States but going out of the country was something that I never thought that I would get an opportunity to do. Let alone be on a plane. Since I started to attend Penn State University the chance for me to travel abroad came about twice in one year. My choices were to go to Germany or to South Korea. I chose South Korea because it relates most to my major as an Ag Educator.

When the opportunity for me to travel to South Korea came about I could not believe it. I have been thinking, since I started attending Penn State, how could I use my education to better the world. Going to South Korea is just one way for me to do that. I found a source from the Library of Congress Country Studies on how South Korea's agriculture has changed over many of years. Here is the link: http://countrystudies.us/south-korea/52.htm

After reading this I was most impressed with how much the land and the number of agricultural workers numbers have changed. South Korea has gone through many rough spots from a major land reform and the growth of urban areas. It shows that the percent of South Korea's contribution in agriculture has been dropping a great deal.

Through-out this trip I not only hope but know that I will be gain the knowledge of how others around the world do agricultural along with how different/alike the FFA and FFK's are.

Please keep following our blog and see what great knowledge and fun we all will achieve from this great opportunity