1년에 몇주 안되는 휴가기간동안 남몰래 해외 봉사활동 갔다오기

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Some things you just don’t know

I recently went to Lima, Peru and did some mission/volunteer work in the poor areas. I went to a primary school, where the walls were all blue, there were kids flocking the staircases and balconies, excited to see the foreigners come with presents and fun filled things to do instead of school work. The school probably had 200 kids in it, ranging from Kindy to Grade 6.

The first thing we had to do at the school was to re-enact a parable from the Bible, then play with them. I was taken upstairs to Grade 4, where there was a class filled with kids with bright eyes and adorable smiles on their faces. They were all sitting on their little chairs, looking tidy with their uniform and smiling with all (or most) of the white gleaming teeth. It was adorable. After acting out a parable, I had the opportunity to talk to some of the kids and the teacher.

(credits to my friend who can’t take photos)

The teacher stared at me (because I was the only asian in the group) and told me, in broken english, “Yoona. Girls Generation. Come here to work.” I stared at him. Yoona? As in SNSD Yoona? Why would she come here? So I asked him again, ‘are you sure? Yoona from Girls Generation. The pretty korean girl.” And he said yes. He had a big smile on his face as he talked about Yoona and what she did at the school during her time over here. So, I found out that Yoona from Girls Generation had travelled halfway across the world, to an area filled with poor people, to help out and play with kids that are less fortunate than her, despite her high status in the real world. I was in shock. I couldn’t believe it. The teacher told me as well, “Many many koreans come here and help us, they are wonderful people. I love Koreans.”

I was and am still in shock. I went back to my hotel that night and tried searching up news articles about Yoona and her volunteer work in Peru, yet there was none. So (from what I know) I think Yoona went to do volunteer work for herself and for others, not for the public to know.

Yeah I just wanted to share it with ya’ll.

교사가(내가이그룹의 유일한아시아인이기 때문에)나를응시하고서툰영어로나에게 말했다,"소녀시대,윤아가봉사 활동하기위해여기에왔어요"

나는그를빤히 쳐다 봤다.윤아?소녀시대윤아?왜여기에왔지?그래서 나는다시그에게 물었다,"확실해요?소녀시대의윤아.?한국의예쁜 여자."

그리고 그는예스라고했다.그는그의 얼굴에큰 웃음을 지우며여기학교에서윤아가무엇을했던지를말했다.

그래서소녀시대의윤아가현실 세계에서그녀의 높은지위에도 불구하고,그녀보다운이없는아이들을도와주고함께놀아주기위하여세계를가로 질러가난한 사람들이많은지역으로 여행했던것을발견했다.

나는충격이었다.나는 그것을믿을 수 없었다.

교사는"많은한국인이 여기와서우리를 도와주고있습니다, 그들은멋진사람입니다.나는한국인을 사랑해요."라고도나에게 말했다.

나는충격이었고아직도충격입니다.나는그날 밤나의호텔에다시가서윤아와 페루에서의그녀의자원 봉사 활동에 대한뉴스 기사를검색했는데,아직아무것도없었어요.

그래서(내가 알고 있는 범위 내에서는)나는윤아가대중이알아주기보다,자신을 위해그리고 다른 사람을위해봉사 활동했던것이라고 생각합니다.

그래요난 그냥여러분과 공유하고 싶었어요.

아시아인이라는걸로 봐서 두번째 사진속 여자가 글올리신분 같아요

소녀시대 스케줄상 일주일에 한 번 이상은 해외 출국이 있기 때문에

페루에 갔다올 수 있는 시기는 휴가받았을 때 밖에 없어서 ... ^^

올해 4월 말까지 일본 아레나투어 하고 1~2주 정도 휴가였는데

다른 멤버들은 가족들이랑 여행중인 사진 아니면 휴가중인 사진이 다 올라왔는데

윤아만 아무것도 안올라왔었거든요

그래서 팬들은 그냥 집에서 쉬나보다 생각했는데 봉사를 갔을줄은 ㅠㅠ

소시 진짜 한국활동 안해도 쉴틈 없이 바빠서

휴가가 있기까지 몇회의 콘서트와 몇십번을 비행기타고해외활동을 거쳐야함

그리고 주어진1~2주 짧은 휴가 기간동안 국내도 아닌 해외봉사......

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2천만원 기부했는데 몇달동안 기사 한번 안뜨다가 나중에

중구 내 기사중 본문에 한줄로 윤아 언급되서 팬들이 알게됨.

데뷔 초부터 몇년이 넘게 월드비젼 후원한것도 기사 한줄 안나서 모르다가

월드비젼 연말 결산에 나와서 알게됨.

연기자 정애리씨와 봉사를 다니는 것도 아무도 모르다 나중에 정애리씨의 인터뷰로 밝혀짐.

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