Guk Toe Dae Jang Jung for college students!

  This is third time to post my blog! Today i will introduce somewhat special festival. This festival can be participated only by college students! So this can be one of our festivals! Have you ever heard about Guk Toe Dae Jang Jung(국토대장정)? There is no appropriate english name. Guk Toe Dae Jang Jung(국토대장정) means to traverse our country on foot not using any transportation. only walk!

 

  This festival is so popular among college students. But only a few students can do it.

To participate in this, applicants need to be checked up their health.

Because when this festival is starts, participants have to walk 30km per day!! So applicants require to be checked up their health. Also The competition is too high.The competition rate is one out of a hundred!

 

  In spite of these difficulties, Why many people want to participate in?

I think there are 2 major reasons why want to participate in.

  First, want to know how we have strong spirit and test our ability.

Like the preceding, only healthy participants join this festival. one person that had participated this festival said "We could realize how much we had spent our lives in vain. We always had gave up what we wish and complained easily before. Traversing our country on only foot is really hard. But cheering up each others, we learn what cooperation is"

 

  Second, build our career.

In korea it is too difficult to seek for employment. so future job seekers build up their career. They think that special career like this can be a help to have a job. Actually some of interviewers for a job choose job seekers who experienced various things. It's enough to their draw attentions.

 

  Incluing the north face, a Dong A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd ect, many companies work on this festival.

I will link some sites

http://www.kukto.co.kr/ - Dong A Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd

www.ygk.kr - Y.G.K

dodreamkukto.co.kr -SKorea Sports Consulting Association

 

  I hope all of you guys participate this someday! :)