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About Me:
Hello! My name is Henry Yoon, (@twotoedsloth), and I’m writing from the Sndbox office. Currently in my 5th year in the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University, I am Sndbox’s first experimental intern! I’ve learned about the Steemit community through a colleague of @hansikhouse, Eddy Man Kim, who is a professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
Born and raised in Queens, I am Korean-American, while my mom and dad come from South Korea. Even though I was born in the States, I’ve always felt a connection to my culture and heritage in South Korea. After visiting my grandmother in the Gwangju district of countryside Korea, I’ve felt my ambition to help people, and provide a comfortable place of living for those that are less fortunate. By heart, I’ve always felt happiest when I am helping people, so I primarily focused on sustainable and affordable housing. But as I’ve learned more about politics and society, I am leaning towards more of the public policy realm, where I can think of new proposals to change our existing public policies for the benefit of the people.
As of recently, I have taken a “Thesis Prep” class this past semester, where I cultivate my thesis proposal and find what I truly want to research and design. I’ve focused on the reunification efforts between North and South Korea and zeroed in on the role of architecture in terms of how it can help facilitate the assimilation of North Koreans into modern day society. With recent events between leaders Moon Jae-In and Kim Jong Un, Korean reunification is not just wishful thinking anymore. An increase in progressive thinking alongside Moon Jae-In represents a turning point in South Korea and provides a more open mind to peaceful talks with North Korea.
Thesis proposal in more detail.
Current precedents, bibliography, and advisers.
My Steemit Goals
This blog is meant to document my journey through my thesis development. In preparation for this coming final year at Carnegie Mellon, I intend on getting a head-start on developing my thesis by documenting research blurbs and progress on this blog, in addition to interning for the @sndbox blockchain startup. Posts will include revelations, discoveries, diagrams for infographics, or anything that would help facilitate the understanding of Korea’s history, and how it influences the proposal that I am currently working on.
Listening to @sndbox and their thoughts, it really opened my eyes in terms of redefining what cryptocurrency is, how different it is as a decentralized system, and how it can help other people. I’ve wondered why there was a discrepancy between what I’m learning here at @sndbox and what I’m hearing from friends and colleagues when I ask them about cryptocurrency. In addition to the growth of my understanding of blockchains and cryptocurrency, I feel that there should be more transparency about what cryptocurrency is and provide a better understanding of the subject instead of remaining ignorant to the assumptions made, “too risky or volatile”.
There are two main themes to cover in daily/weekly updates:
- How can I document and process my understanding of the research that I am finding for the sake of my own due diligence, while facilitating what I am finding to Steemit users?
- What does it feel like to be the first intern for a relatively new startup about something that is alien to me? How can I mirror the understanding of someone that doesn’t know much about cryptocurrency and blockchains, in order to assist how @sndbox reaches out to the general public and teaches them about cryptocurrency and blockchains?
What can I help you learn?
I feel that this is going to be an experience where everyone learns as a collaborative effort! I’ll post something that I have been researching, along with a couple of questions that I am curious about. Your comments are very important to me, as they provide feedback, while gauging the general understanding on the topic that I am presenting. Thank you in advance for your feedback. I am looking forward to your responses!
Welcome to Steem @twotoedsloth! :D
Hi there I'm still setting up my steemit. Just visit my blog and don't forget to comment and vote. Thank you!
Welcomee to steemit! Looking forward to your journey on here :)
As I already said on the slack - @sndbox is not stopping - the gathering of the most creative people is indeed happening my friends...interesting times ahead community...interesting times ahead indeed:) “UNLEASH THEM PROJECTS!” I say.
I look forward to meeting your expectations!
@twotoedsloth Welcome to Steemit. Thanks for posting something interesting to discuss.
I've read the proposal and the article about the underground bathhouse. What are your thoughts on Kaesong Industrial Region? How do its successes and failures relate to plans for urban reunification architecture?
Hello @bullhashbear! Your question is interesting because the Kaesong Industrial Region was shut down when South Korea's president was Park Geun Hye, around the time when North Korean provocations were at its highest. When Moon Jae In was elected, he stressed reopening and expanding this region in hopes of reunification in the near/far future.
What else is interesting is that there are only two ways of getting into the region: road and railroad. Thorough analysis of these existing road systems and how it connects with Panmunjom, the truce village. When considering the scale of the project, these two areas can potentially link together and involve urban planning for its own city.
Greetings, twotoedsloth! Wish you a very inspired experience here in this wonderful community :) Life is good!
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Welcome to the Blockchain! Good references you have in there man :)
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Welcome to Steemit and sndbox! get ready for a nice rideeeeeeeeeeeee ;)
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Welcome to steemit Henry ! Looking forward to read about your journey of writing your thesis. I know the pain. Had to write 2 during my bachelors and another one for my masters haha :D
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Welcome to Steemit Henry
I saw your #introduceyourself and its nice to meet you. I hope to learn from you and look forward to your blogs.
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Welcome to the Steemit platform. I wish you good luck and many good things as you join us :) Nice picture :)
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hi there!! thank you for your reply in my previous post https://steemit.com/nature/@amirulhakimjamil/kuala-lumpur-urban-botanical-society somehow I do think south and north Korea case would be very similar to Malaysia and Singapore. We are used to be as one country, but Singapore took capitalist economic approach to a higher level as a global hub.. keep in touch!! looking fowrward for your next post
Thank you for looking through my research! Ill be sure to look at Singapore and Malaysia as a precedent study.