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SOUTH KOREA
12/3/08 10:14 AM
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SOUTH KOREA 2008
TEAM SOUTH KOREA
Team South Korea Team Bio
September 1, 2008
We (Some) of team Korea stand under the team line that Minjae would like to
have a baby—soon, because he is going to Yonsei University in the spring.
The other four girls of the team will follow all the rules their benevolent
coaches lay out, of course. Team Korea 2008 practiced mostly by debating
with their coaches on when they were going to have lunch and by arguing (I
mean, debating) over which Pringles flavor is the most superior. There is a lot
of team love in the air, especially between roommates Dohyeong and Minjae:
as a friendly reminder to the hotel employees, they will need a pink heart sign
on their door (“Do Not Disturb”). Does Hyatt serve kimchi? If not, In Doritos
We Trust while in DC.
Debater #1: Ewon Baik
Miss Baik attends Korea Minjok Leadership Academy (KMLA) and wears bulky
but beautiful traditional Korean dresses. Her vast experience in wearing these
hanbok means she will be tying the dress ribbons for the other four girls. She
should be ferociously finishing off her college applications now, but is instead
going to chill with the rest of her degenerate teammates. Will Miss Baik return
to the straight and narrow? (Unlikely.) We will see.
Debater #2: Dohyeong Kwon
One word: inexplicable. Three words: eats tea bags. Seven words: goes to
Daewon Foreign Language High School. Oh, Dohyeong. He has a
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