Waipahu students expand worldview at South Korean summit

They are the first from Hawaii to attend the Jeju Youth Forum

By Marcie Kagawa / mkagawa@staradvertiser.com

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Nov 18, 2012

~~<p>Waipahu High School sophomores Cara Phillips and Jessica Fernandez learned about other cultures and their young people as the first Hawaii students to attend the Jeju Youth Forum, an annual international student conference held entirely in English on a South Korean island from Oct. 26 to 28.</p>
<p>"Meeting with a diverse group of people that come from different places and think so differently, I was forced to be more open-minded," said Phillips, 15. "I always thought one way because I was raised that way, but listening to others' personal experiences, I was able to get new ideas and empathize with different types of people."</p>
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Waipahu High School sophomores Cara Phillips and Jessica Fernandez learned about other cultures and their young people as the first Hawaii students to attend the Jeju Youth Forum, an annual international student conference held entirely in English on a South Korean island from Oct. 26 to 28.

"Meeting with a diverse group of people that come from different places and think so differently, I was forced to be more open-minded," said Phillips, 15. "I always thought one way because I was raised that way, but listening to others' personal experiences, I was able to get new ideas and empathize with different types of people." Login for more...