Knitting Love with Save the Children
Jung Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
December 6, 2013
This time of every year, I would recall what efforts I made for someone who is colder than I am in the winter. When I was a freshman, I participated in knitting woolly hat for the Save the Children with the recommendation of my RA. Actually, even if I thought that I am dexterous, that was t...
Alcohol Awareness Week alerting Mercy to attention about the alcohol
Jung Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
December 6, 2013
Alcohol awareness week was held from the Nov. 4 through Nov. 6 at Mercy College. During the three days, the event discussed three topics and raised desirable awareness and attention about alcohol by drawing many students to participate. The first day of the event was a “Walk-the-Line,” used for students...
Korean saying “Ppalli Ppalli” need composure
Jung Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
November 19, 2013
Foreigners coming to Korea learn a word for the first time is “Ppalli Ppalli”. It is clear that many Korean use this word. “Ppalli Ppalli” means “hurry up hurry up” or “fast fast” in English. Why are Koreans always in a hurry? This is because the word is related to Korean’s impatient...
First step for a baby face, “Facial Yoga”!
Jenny Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
November 14, 2013
Traditional yoga originated in India. We know commonly it is a method to calm and purify the mind and body. However, new yoga techniques which are being used for health and diet have introduced a modern flow to the practice. Regardless of region, all desire a beautiful face. Isn’t timeless beauty...
A Warm Heart Can Melt Cold Weather
Jung Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
November 5, 2013
As the end of the year approaches, the temperature drops causing concern for people in need. On October 23th, I followed the volunteering work of The Rotaract Club, a volunteer organization at Mercy. The Rotaract Club is a global service organization that I knew had previously been familiar with, so w...
Facial Yoga, the Key to Beauty?
Jung Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
November 5, 2013
Traditional yoga originated in India and is a common method to calm and purify the mind and body. However, nowadays new yoga for health and diet has introduced various types of yoga with a modern flare. Regardless of where you're from, the desire for a beautiful face is universal. Hasn't timeless beauty been consid...
Early Thanksgiving Day, ‘Chuseok’
Jung Hyun-Jung, Impact Staff
September 30, 2013
From Sept. 18 to 22, was Korean Thanksgiving Day, ‘Chuseok’. Chuseok falls on August 15th by the lunar calendar and is the biggest national holiday in Korea. Every ‘Chuseok’, relatives living far gather at the house of the eldest son of a family and they make different kind of food and eat together. ...
“Blue Man Group”, comparing with “Nanta”
Jung Hyun-Jung, The Impact Staff
September 29, 2013
Those who did not see the “Blue Man Group” performance on October 8th would be regretful. A little more than 20 Mercy students got on the bus at 5pm, and then the bus headed to the Bronx campus to pick up other students. An hour later, students arrived at concert hall, near the Washington Square Park. Me...
