Happy new
year! I am waiting for the airplane at Incheon international airport. I am
going to Mozambique! It would be 5th African country I visit during
the 2nd year public health master degree student.
I give my
sincere condolences to victims of AirAsia crash. Tragedy always happens.
AirAsia Flight 8501 left Surabaya city in Indonesia on early Sunday (Dec 28,
2014) crashed in the Java Sea during the storm. The pilot might try to land on
sea’s surface after his requested permission for flying higher. AirAsia wanted
to fly higher, but air-traffic control could not give permission because there
were six airplanes at different altitudes in that area at the same time.
<AirAsia Pilot’s
Final Request Was Met by Two-Minute Radio Delay>
A total of
162 people in the airplane are assumed to be all dead in the sea, and the
forces have been searched the wreck of the plane and began to find to the dead body. My heart is so heavy from the
beginning of the new year. Human being cannot control death at any time. I
thought for a few moments about canceling to go to Mozambique because I was
afraid to get on the airplane. It seemed to be better for me to go back to the
U.S. directly to start 3rd term at school. However, I want to keep
my words on all accounts, so I have to visit Mozambique. 2-week work over there
would be a refreshing experience in new January.
I have
crowds of things to do. I will not forget my original intention when I was in
Sierra Leone. Although I am not in the Ebola epicenter anymore, the disease is
still there and people are suffering. I will cheer the Korean medical service
team who was dispatched to Sierra Leone to stop Ebola. In Mozambique, I will do
the best to contribute to develop World Vision water, sanitation, and hygiene
(WASH) project.
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| I am leaving my home country a few hours later. |
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