Megan Clancy's blog
Megan Clancy is a hearing impaired journalist from California. She in the process of making a documentary about Deaf Koreans during her stay in South Korea through the summer of 2010. Her blog follows her adventure and discusses how American culture differs from Korean culture.
Megan Clancy interviewed a Korean deaf child with a cochlear implant
I had the opportunity to interview a deaf child with a cochlear implant--Park Jeong-In, 10. She is in the 5th grade and attends a regular public school near her home in Seoul. Park...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy interviewed a mom of a Korean deaf child with a cochlear implant
Through Oh Dae Su, a dad of a deaf child with a cochlear implant, I met a mom, Jeong Mi Young whose daughter, Park Jeong-In, 10, is deaf and hears with a cochlear implant. I met them at a...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy interviewed two adult deaf Koreans about their cochlear implant experience
When I was at Lotte World in Seoul, I met Kim Yong Kil, 46. He had a great sense of humor and he was also almost fluent in American Sign Language besides KSL. He was kind enough to bring...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy met a deaf child with a cochlear implant in Seoul
I was on a train to Seoul. I noticed a cute little girl dressed in blue ordering beef jerky from the train cafe. I thought she was a normal kid. After she passed me several times, I...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy talks to two Deaf Koreans about their lives
I met a Korean woman at the 2010 mud festival, Yang, 51. She was with a group of friends who were deaf too. I told them I have cochlear implants, and Yang said her nephew, now 23, has one. Yang...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy attends a Korean Sign Language Dictionary Conference in South Korea
My friend Yung invited me to a Korean Sign Language (KSL) Dictionary Conference at one of the universities in South Korea. When I arrived at the meeting I couldn't understand anything however I met...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy visits the Gyeongbokgung Palace
Korea amazes me. Its palaces are awesome. I was so excited when I finally set foot at the famous Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul. As soon as I saw the palace itself I was finally convinced that I am...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy catches a South Korean baseball game
Baseball is one of the most popular sports in America. I went to my first Korean baseball game in June, and did not see any hot dogs anywhere. The food was very different. And kids were allowed to...Comments: 0
South Korea's Annual Mud Festival was a blast
I was never a fan of mud, but I was at the Mud Festival in Daecheon Beach, about an hour south from Seoul. There were water slides, pools, baths, and people covered with mud. I went to Mud...Comments: 0
Megan Clancy's continuing journey in South Korea: June 2010
I've been here in Korea for over a month and I'm starting to understand some of the common words in Hangul. For example, when I take the train to Seoul I look for the Korean symbol for...Comments: 0
19 July 2010
Megan Clancy gives some first Impressions of South Korea May 2010
The minute I heard that my summer internship for 2010 will be in Korea, I said “Yes” fast. On Mother's Day, my mom was kind enough to drag all of us to a restaurant in Los Angeles'...Comments: 0