Testimonials 7 Prologue 21 Act 1 I Wish to Fly High in the Sky like the Clouds Scene 1 Growing up with Strict Upbringing 37 Growing Up with My Grandmother Since Kindergarten 37 “You Need to Get 100%, Not 95” 40 Scene 2 In Love with Dancing 42 My Nickname, ‘Chairman Khrushchev’ 42 Student Director of Dance Competition 44 Scene 3 A Familiar Path and an Unfamiliar One 45 The First Taste of Freedom as a University Student 45 Preparing to Study Abroad in the U.S. 46 Beginning My Studies at FSU 47 Act 2 Receiving Professional Education in the U.S. Scene 4 Too Focused On Studying to Noticethe Passage of Time 53 Culture Shock Across the Pacific 53 Losing Sleep for My Studies 54 Scene 5 Changing My Path to Educational Technology 57 Start-Up Founder: Educational Reformer Dr. Morgan 57 The Fateful Encounter with My Life’s Teacher Dr. Morgan 58 Savior of Korea’s Education 59 Gaining International Project Experience 60 Soldiers at Fort Benning and a Pregnant Asian Lady 61 Scene 6 Getting Married and Giving Birth Abroad 64 Getting Married in the U.S. 64 Receiving My PhD and Giving Birth 65 Scene 7 From a Professor to a Consultant 68 Dr. Morgan’s Advice to Me, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” 68 Receiving the ‘Distinguished Alumni Award’ from FSU 71 Leaving the Ivory Tower Behind to Enter the War Zone 71 Giving Education Consultation to Global Corporation AT&T 72 Taking Countless Flights 73 The Swan Pedals Ceaselessly under the Water 74 Subject of Envy of All My Colleagues 75 Getting Scouted by Another Company 75 KBS Chooses My Husband and Me as ‘The Most Successful Koreans in America’ 76 Cooking Skills I Mastered While Living Abroad 76 Act 3 An Opportunity to Serve in My Home Country Scene 8 A New Beginning at the Educational Development Institute 81 Back to Seoul with My Husband 81 Building My First Nest at the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) 82 Busy Days Attending International Events 83 “We Need to Pay Extra Kindness to Our Guests from Developing Countries” 84 Scene 9 Playing Multiple Roles Is Challenging 85 When in Korea, Do As the Koreans Do … 85 Father-In-Law I Admire 86 Act 4 My Beautiful Connection to Hanyang University Scene 10 Founding the First Educational TechnologyDepartment in Korea 95 Laying Down the Bridge to Hanyang University 95 Six Months of Teaching Experience Lost 96 Founding Korea’s First Educational Technology Department 98 Busy Spreading the Word about Educational Technology 98 Opening the Computer Educational Research Institute and Corporate Training 99 Mistaken as a Female Employee at a Corporate Lecture 100 Developing the First Educational Software with Hyundai Electronics’ CEO Jung Mong Hyun 100 Samsung SDS Aspires to Be EDS 103 Nothing Is Impossible. Jerry Dawson Allows a Visit to His Company 104 Service Is More Important Than Technology 106 Completing the ‘Huh Unna Matrix’ 106 The Korean Army’s Training and the Doctrine Command Project Cancelled at the Last Minute 107 The Rising Status of Our Department and Getting Our Students Employed 108 An Institute That Gives Monthly Stipend 109 Our Department’s Duumvirate, President Kim Jong Ryang 110 Many Sparrows at the University 111 One Should Never Fix Their Hat String under a Prunaria Tree 112 Modesty Tops in Korea 113 Cutting Edge IT Equipment Even the Airport Customs Didn’t Recognize 114 Scene 11 Enchanted by European Scent in Cambridge 115 Being a Researcher at Darwin College 115 Dinner Time Full of Live Tradition 117 Watching a Shakespeare Play in His Hometown 119 Cambridge, a Place of Formality 120 An OECD Seminar That Made Me Feel the Pains of Coming from a Weaker Country 120 Cool Friends Edna and Martin 121 A Danish Gentleman with Three Adoptive Korean Children 122 Denmark’s Astoundingly Advanced IT Technology 123 Lego Blocks as a Creative Learning Tool 124 Wife in the Living Room and Husband in the Kitchen 125 Being with the Royal Family at the Royal Opera House 126 Looking Around English Universities 126 Once Thriving Industrial City NewCastle 127 English Doesn’t Work in Edinburgh: Scottish and Pinchas Zukerman 128 Young Koreans at University of Edinburgh 129 Woman of Steel, Prime Minister Thatcher 129 Scene 12 Flaming the Fire of Korean Cyber Education 131 Meeting the Head of German Educational Institute Deter Kaam at a Sydney Conference 131 A Reunion on the Way to Czechoslovakia 133 ‘Online Educa Korea’ Accelerates the Founding of Cyber University 135 Preaching the Importance of Online Education 136 Scene 13 Receiving the Presidential Nomination for the Advisory Committee and Servicing My Country 137 Taking Part in the Informatization Promotion Committee under President Kim Young Sam’s Administration 137 A New World: Cyber-Space and EduNet 138 President Kim’s Tears That Touched My Heart 138 Touring the Country as a Member of the President’s Educational Reform Committee 139 Sending PCs to Schools by Using Unused Coin Money from Public Telephones 141 Working on the Presidential Advisory Committee for Science and Technology 142 The President and I Are Alumni of Cambridge 142 Meeting Mrs. Lee Hee Ho Through the Information Movement 143 Entering Politics as a Proportional Representative for Information and Communication Technology 145 Act 5 Receiving My Call to Work as a Member of the National Assembly Scene 14 Founding the IPAIT 151 Three Objectives as Novice Congresswoman 151 Creating ‘Wednesday Forum,’ an IT Study Group for Assembly Members 153 Enacting the Charter for Cyber Information & Culture 154 Movement to Make a Personal Webpage for My Fellow Representatives 156 Discussing the Digital Divide with Bill Gates 156 Creating and Being the First President of IPAIT 157 Representative Jang Young Dal Whom I Admire 157 Scene 15 Conducting Congressional Diplomacy All over the World 162 Helping Small Businesses Move Abroad Through Sales Diplomacy 162 Visiting East Timor with a ‘Friendly Delegation’ 163 Not Drinking at Social Gatherings 167 Winning with Specialty and Policy-Making Skills 168 Scene 16 Introducing the world’s FirstElectronic Voting System in Politics 170 All International Eyes on Electronic Voting for the Presidential Primaries 170 Working from Mutual Understanding with the President 173 No Funds for the Presidential Election Campaign Committee 177 Operating the Internet Election Headquarter Has Many Costs 178 Appealing for Help to the ‘Roh Sa Mo’ Group 178 A Dramatic Decision to Have Roh as a Single Candidate 179 “Beef Up Roh’s Campaign Team!” 182 Memories of Kim Jong Pil Grow Stronger 183 The Miracle of $100K Donation 185 An Emergency on the Last Day of Election 186 Election Committee in a State of Emergency 188 Bad Luck Strikes the Night before Election 189 Turning Misfortune into Advantage 191 Korea Beats America in Having the First Internet President 192 Cautious Eyes Fall on Me after the Election 193 Being Out-Casted for Having ‘Different Credentials’ 195 Running for National Assembly in a Grand National Party’s Territory 197 Working as the President of ICU-Information and Communications University 199 Act 6 Working with Young Geniuses in Daejeon Scene 17 Specialization and GlobalizationAre the Key 205 Giving Away My Campaign Donation and Returning to Being an Educator 205 Becoming the President at the Same University I once Lectured at 207 Bringing Corporate Funds to Build a Joint Research Center 208 Focusing Greatly on Students’ Character Development 210 Scene 18 Daejeon into the World, and World into Daejeon 212 Korea Can Be a Mentor to Developing Countries 212 Recruiting Talents from Resource-Rich Countries 213 Exporting Video Education to Sultan Qaboos University in Oman 214 King Saud University Is Off-Limits to Women 215 Receiving the So Called ‘Indian Nobel Prize,’ the Priyadarshni Award 217 A True Intellectual Is Not Prejudiced 219 The Brazilian Ambassador Approves of ICU’s Foreigner Degree Program 221 Launching the International Forum for Presidents on Information and Communication Technology 222 Scene 19 A Veteran Doesn’t Die but Just Moves Backstage 223 Political Community Questions ICU’s Identity 223 “ICU Cannot Be Integrated into KAIST” 225 Asking For Support from the Prime Minister 227 KAIST’s President Eyes ICU 227 ICU Is Finally Integrated into KAIST 228 Act 7 You Need a Comma in Life Scene 20 Good Times with Good People 239 Finally Having a Break at 60 239 Meeting with My Students from Hanyang: Huh-She and Huh-Dang 240 The Huh Sa Mo Group 242 Daejeon Blues Meetings 244 Ex-Assembly Members’ Meeting 245 SNU’s Enlglish Literature Major Alumni Meeting 246 Gyunggi Girls High School Alumna Meeting: Hue (休) De Mong (夢) 246 Mijisu (美知秀) Meeting 247 SNU AIP Meeting 248 SPC (Seoul Photo Club) Meeting 248 ‘Kolon Sporex Aerobics’ Meeting 249 Becoming the Chairman of National Patriot and Veterans Culture and Arts Association 249 Fabulous Times Spent with Artists 250 Lamenting Resident Roh’s Death 251 Act 8 Making New Contributions to Songdo International City Scene 21 Educating Young Leaders at Chadwick International School 261 A Letter from California 261 Deciding to Help Open the Chadwick International School 264 Moving Through Ups and Downs to Lay the School’s Foundations 265 Finally Getting the Approval 268 Becoming a Full-Time Advisor to Chadwick International School 269 Chadwick’s Student-Centered Learning 271 Students as Owners of Their Own Learning 271 Emphasizing Core Values 272 “Never Stop Asking Questions to Yourself” 273 Korea Needs This Kind of Advanced Education 274 Scene 22 Making My Contribution to Songdo’s Development 276 Songdo as an Ideal Future City 276 Mayor Song, a Reliable Advocate for All of Incheon Residents 279 Scene 23 Life Is about Learning and Loving 281 Starting and Chairing Start-Up Forum 281 Selecting the Top Ten Start-Ups to Support 284 Dreaming of a Life of Service 285 Huh Unna That I Know 287 Epilogue 305