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Name: Lee Esther n early 2015, after completing the now, and we are becoming a part of USK.
Origin: South Korea Indonesian language course within 7 In addition, there are Aceh people who
Nationality: Korean
Status: Vice director of Korea Culture Center months, my husband and I came to Aceh. love Koreans and Korean culture, so we live
Aceh Lecturer of Fine Art It felt like a long time ago and was like a here without feeling like it is a foreign country.
Email: esther1313@hanmail.net
Idream. That experience was so different Before we came, a teacher from Korea
ACHIEVEMENTS from the one that I had when I first came to taught taekwondo, and now the students
2016-2022 Aceh several times in 2008. The sky was full of have become great instructors. Taekwondo
Directing Art Exhibition and Creative Art sheep-like clouds, and the vast paddy fields on activities are still actively underway. Moreover,
Competition as Director of Esther’s Fine Art
the way from the airport to Universitas Syiah there were also teachers who taught Korean
2015-2022
Organizing Korea Culture Center Aceh Events Kuala (USK) looked serene. Since then, Aceh at the Korean Cultural Center and language
and Korea Camp has become our home and a hometown we institutes. My husband and I, who came in
2015-2020 want to visit wherever we go. later, are grateful for the opportunity to share
Guest Lecturer at USK The first time I set foot in Aceh was in May our little knowledge and skills in art and the
2008. The Aceh at that time was still strewn Korean language. In the meantime, we held the
2020
Speaker of Art Seminar “Arts in Our Life” with tsunami debris and that broke my heart. public art exhibition annually, and also conduct
2008-2011 In October 2008, after attending the invitation Korean language education and cultural
Speaker and Organizer of Art Education from the Department of Architecture USK, I exchange activities. Currently, Sejong Institute
Seminar for Acehnese Teachers and Lecturer started to hold art seminars and meet students is being prepared to host a more professional
at Architecture USK
at the university and through the invitation of Korean language education and cultural
2005
Establish Fine Art School at University of the governor’s wife. I met beautiful children academy.
Nations, Jeju from Aceh. They are all adults now, but their Looking back, I can compare in my
sparkling eyes were deeply imprinted in my memory how much Aceh has developed, and
heart. Due to that encounter, I started going to imagine how Aceh will develop in the future.
Aceh again on a short-term basis every year for We experience becoming more and more
Lee Esther an art seminar and then my husband and I have Acehnese, although we are still lacking in the
been living in Aceh since 2015 till now.
Acehnese language. Even if I happen to go to
The first art class was started at the Korea by chance, I believe I will find a desire
entrance of the old Office of International to return to Aceh as soon as possible. If the
Affairs office. Among the students I was with time comes later when I have to leave, I will
at that time, Silvia and Tete, who are now probably be very sad. But no matter when the
developing their expertise as painters and art time comes, I want to enjoy my current life in
teachers, are still with me, and my husband Aceh and do my best. Why? Because Aceh is
teaches Korean at a language center up until my home, and Aceh is in my heart. []

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