Last Thanksgiving holiday, I stayed in my dormitory because I didn’t want to hear my family scolding me. I was so bored because almost all of my friends, including my roommates, had already gone back to their hometowns. So I went to the internet café and played computer games. While I was playing computer games, one of my best friends called and asked to me if I'm open to getting a part-time job. I accepted the offer and spent holidays in the countryside.When he called me, he said, “if you want to get this job you have to come here right now”. This prompted me to hurriedly meet him in Yeouido. He brought me to KBS. I saw many people there who wanted to get the job. Suddenly someone asked me about my personal information, and he told to me to get on the bus. I didn’t know what was happening, so I asked my friend, and he answered that we will take part in a historical drama, playing an extra part! Unfortunately it was already late to go back to my dormitory, so I had to take that bus.
After a few hours, I got off the bus. We were surrounded by a mountain. I don’t know where it was, but I know it was located in the countryside. Anyway, they gave us some costume to wear, some armor and a spear. After I had put on my costume, we went up the mountain and we were running, running and running in front of the camera. We had to act like we were charging in a battle. It was too hard for me, and I was so thirsty because they didn’t give me enough water. I really wanted to quit that job at that time but I couldn’t because I didn’t know where I was…
After that, my friend and I, together with some other young people, were selected and we took off our upper body clothes and stood in front of camera. I was so embarrassed but I couldn’t do anything.
Finally, at night, my friend and I came back to Seoul. We thought we had wasted our time during the holiday. A few days later, we saw the funny pictures that my friend took. It was then that we realized that it was a wonderful experience. We surely made an unforgettable memory. We even earned extra money and made some good friends! It was a indeed a different way to spend the Thanksgiving holiday!
by Lee Gi Ho ,from Professor Tom Kim's class
