Letter for the OTHER Lee Young-Ae, Juwangsan, Part 4

Dear Miss Lee Young-Ae,

I'd like to say Gamsa-hae-yo for your friendly welcome when I dropped by the Juwangsan National Park Information Centre. I noticed your name on your badge and asked quizzically, "Dae-jang-geum?"

Photo: Not THAT Lee Young-Ae!

You laughed in delight because this foreigner recognised you had the same name as the actress, Lee Young-Ae who plays the heroine in the hugely popular drama series, Jewel in the Palace, also known as DaeJangGeum. Don't know if that's why you were so kind and generous in giving me a drink and some candies as a parting gift but I was really touched by your spontaneous gesture.

Would've liked to ask you more - if the name was a common one among girls in Korea, if you enjoyed your work with the National Parks organisation in Juwangsan and if you enjoyed the MBC drama series as much as I did. Sadly, I didn't speak enough Korean to satisfy my curiosity but the memory of your kindness and your smile remains with me.

Thanks once again!
Ajumma

Source:
 http://news.stareastasia.com/2007/12/lee-young-ae-to-open-coffee-house/
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_1_1_1.jsp?cid=264150
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/CU/content/cms_view_304714.jsp