Official government expenses covered Park Jin-young's trip for the first six days (November 13 to 18), after which he stayed in the US to conduct personal schedules. ^[1] Park Jin-young personally bore the full cost of expenses incurred during his personal schedule and paid for his return flight, ensuring no additional public funds were used. ^[2] Park Jin-young, the joint chairman of the Presidential Council on Cultural Exchange, visited the United States from November 13 to 23, 2024, staying for 11 nights. ^[3] The National Assembly's Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee issued a 'caution' measure on November 1, 2024, stating that clear distinctions must be made between official duties and personal schedules for private committee members traveling abroad. ^[4] Singer Yoon Deok-won was born and raised in Changwon, Gyeongnam, and his parents currently reside in the neighboring town of Changnyeong. ^[5] The author describes a traumatic experience during his military service where he was forced to move homes urgently due to family circumstances, only to discover later that his parents' old rural house had disappeared. ^[6] Yoon Deok-won observes that the first 2 to 3 years of living away from home constitute a critical period where the intensity of homesickness is maximized before an individual fully adapts to a new environment. ^[7] Yoon Deok-won notes that while his family still possesses a commemorative plaque from the city of Changwon for residing there for over 20 years, his own life has shifted its center of gravity to Seoul. ^[8]