DATE NO. 23
NAME: Lee Edward aka Eddie
INTERESTS:
Social Entrepreneurship, Banking, International Justice Mission
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
United States–Korea Business Council Internship
EDDIE: You can just call me Eddie, by the way.
Jisu: Okay! So, Eddie.
EDDIE: So, Jisu.
Jisu: What was the last movie you saw?
EDDIE: Hmm. I don’t really go to the actual theater often...
Jisu: Oh, me either. I usually watch whatever’s on Netflix or Hulu. So, what’s the last thing that you watched then?
EDDIE: You’re going to think it’s boring.
Jisu: I won’t!
EDDIE: I wouldn’t blame you if you did. It’s about Watergate and the whole scandal during the Nixon presidency.
Jisu: I learned about that in US history! That was wild. In Korea, we don’t get that in depth into American history when we’re doing global studies, but I’m glad I learned about that.
EDDIE: Yeah, it’s actually interesting, right?
Jisu: Wait, I think I know what movie you’re talking about. We watched that movie in class and it was like the best thing. The movie was so long, we spent two entire class periods watching it. All the President’s Men. It’s like a super old-school movie.
EDDIE: That’s the movie-movie. It was pretty good. But the real thing is better.
Jisu: Real thing?
EDDIE: The documentary. It’s on Netflix. I had the flu a couple weeks ago and I couldn’t do anything but rest in bed. So I watched a million documentaries.
Jisu: You watched documentaries. In bed. When you had the flu?
EDDIE: I know. It’s super lame.
Jisu: No, I don’t think it’s lame! I think it’s more like a feat. Documentaries are like visual class lectures. I’d probably fall asleep.
EDDIE: This one was really good. Actual interviews with the real Woodward and Bernstein. Real footage, pictures and documents.
Jisu: What else do you watch? Outside of Ken Burns.
EDDIE: Ken Burns is a genius. But that’s a whole other conversation. And I won’t bore you with that. I like Anderson Cooper 360. Chris Hayes’s show is good, too. Also Rachel Maddow.
Jisu: So basically news shows?
EDDIE: Yeah but those are all my favorite hosts right now. And The Daily Show, of course. Sometimes I’ll even check out what’s happening on C-SPAN.
Jisu: C-SPAN?
EDDIE: Yeah, it’s like...hmm... I actually don’t know what the Korean equivalent of it would be. Basically, it’s a network that televises a lot of the federal government procedures. It’s public affairs programming.
Jisu: Oh...sounds...really informative.
EDDIE: It’s pretty dry, but every now and then something crazy will happen. Basically, The Daily Show takes all the interesting parts and puts it on their show.
Jisu: Gotcha. But you watch both The Daily Show and C-SPAN?
EDDIE: I find them both interesting enough. I’m more interested in global affairs, so it’s cool when they air their news conferences or general assemblies.
Jisu: Interesting...
EDDIE: I’m totally boring you, aren’t I? God, why am I talking about C-SPAN? How did we get here?
Jisu: No, it’s okay! International studies is one of my favorite classes in school.
EDDIE: Yeah, but in school. Not, like, in life. We probably shouldn’t even be talking about school. We should be getting as much of a break from it when we can.
Jisu: So, do you want to go to school in DC and move there? Sounds like that city would fit you the best.
EDDIE: I did apply to some schools there, like Georgetown, American and GWU. But we’ll see. Living in DC would be great though. I could probably actually attend the actual public hearings that I’ve been watching.
Jisu: That sounds...thrilling?
EDDIE: Yeah, actually! For me at least!
Jisu: I’m glad you know what you like. I’m still trying to figure my own thing out.