On the last issue of The Argus, I wrote an article on the “Inside Museum” column. It was the main article of page 10 so I was excited, yet anxious whether I will be able to manage it or not.
The museum I chose to introduce was the Bank of Korea Museum. Since I had already called and informed the museum that I am going to visit, the staff gave full support and help.

I was comfortable with just covering the features that were exhibited. However, I had to do an interview with the curator of the museum. I was dreadfully nervous and when the interview started I could not carry it out as smoothly as I wanted it to be. I made a lot of mistakes, even forgot what the question was and kept on looking at my notebook. I was so nervous that when the interview was over, the interviewee smiled and said how will I manage as a reporter with such a shy attitude.

This was not the end of my foolish acts. Although I visited the museum several times, I always forgot something that I needed to write the article. After I came back from my official visit to the museum, I realized that I did not get an interview of the visitants. I visited the museum again to do an interview. Yet I could not get an interview easily so I visited there twice. When I finally got the interview and came back home I noticed that this time, I did not bring the English brochure, which I needed for the English terms. I let out a long sigh and once again made another trip to the museum.

It is a shameful memory. Nevertheless I hope that these immature experiences will add up and help me grow into a skilled reporter.