DaSeul (Kate) Kang is Hutchinson Rotary’s current foreign exchange student from Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Kate turned 18 shortly after her arrival in Minnesota, and she is currently in the 11th grade at New Century Academy. Kate’s interests include photography and music. Kate joined the “School of Rock” where she gets to play her ukulele and write music with a group of peers and local musician Jason Schooler. Kate is also getting ready to compete on the school’s Math League Team.
Since her arrival in Minnesota, Kate has attended the Renaissance Festival, shopped at the Mall of America, and of course, toured the World’s Largest Ball of Twine in Darwin. Kate has had the opportunity to fish and kayak for the first time on a Minnesota Lake, make lefse with her host family, and ride with pheasant hunting in western South Dakota.
Kate has presented to Hutchinson Rotary once already, during an October meeting. She will present again in a few months, which you’ll want to make sure to attend. Kate brought many interesting pictures, stories, and information with her to share with her new friends. She is willing to share her culture with others, and has made many ethnic Korean dishes for her host family and friends at school, including Korean sushi, kim chi, and barbequed beef and chicken dishes.
Isabelle (host sister) and Kate
Kate will be in Hutchinson from August 2011 until June 2012, staying with three host families. Her current host family is Steve and Beth Gasser.
If you would like more information about the foreign exchange program or are interested in being a host family in the future, please contact Joel Kraft.
[...] fall we’ve had the pleasure of hosting our foreign exchange daughter, Kate. It seems like yesterday she arrived and we talked about doing so many things. She leaves next week [...]