Noona Neomu Yeppeo

Now we all know what happens if you get the Book of Peace. You return it to Syracuse and save Proteus. But if you don’t get the Book, you have a choice to make. Either sail to paradise with the woman of your dreams, or return to Syracuse to die. You’re either a thief or a hero. So here’s my question: If you don’t get the Book, will you go back to die?

“Think you’re the only ones who dream of better things? Of adventure? You’ve got your reasons, and I’ve got mine. Let’s not make it personal, okay? It’s just business.”

For all you international kpop fans out there who’d like to learn Korean (for multiple reason I guess?), I have collected a large collection of online textbooks, websites, resources, and blogs that can help you achieve your goal!

online textbooks: [ all the downloads are pdfs, no .rar files! ] 

My Korean – book one

My Korean – book two

Dirty Korean

Using Korean

Basic Korean

Korean from Zero! – book one

Korean Grammar for International Learners

Using Korean: a Contemporary Use

Intermediate College Korean

Living Language Korean Course

Continuing Korean

Handbook of Korean Vocabulary

Korean Grammar in Use

Korean for Dummies

Korean Made Simple (not a download)

websites:

how to study korean

Sogang Korean Program

learn korean

talk to me in korean

lets learn korean

free korean lessons

korean for dummies cheat sheet

korean class 101

korean class 101 (youtube)

talktomeinkorean (youtube)

sweetandtasty (youtube)

seemile (youtube)

common vocabulary

useful korean phrases

grammar + vocab reference

vocab games

quizlet

Apps: [ some may only be available for iphone or android and not both so bear with me ]

pop-popping korean (iOS + android)

tengugo hangul (iOS + android)

kdrama talk (iOS only) 

Neme Korean (iOS + android)

KORLINK by Talk to Me in Korean (iOS + android)

Learn Korean by Bravo Language (iOS + android)

Korean Flashcards (free on android only, $4.99 on iOS)

Learn Korean 6000 words (android only)

TOPIK One (iOS + android)

Dongsa (iOS + android)

POPYA animals & fruits + vegetables (iOS + android)

misc. resources:

korean keyboard

culture notes

text slang

crash course on honorifics

children’s books

the chosun (news in korean)

korean class 101 podcast

talk to me in korean podcast

blogs: [ most of these seem pretty active as far as i can tell ]

unyounglearnskorean

study-korean

translating korean

letstteok-korean

onestopkorean

learnkoreanwithmusic

hangeulit

learninghangukeo

way-to-fluency

snubiwriteskorean

easykorean

cassarilla

teachmykorean

The Air Nomads, unlike all of the other nations, have their culture so intertwined with Airbending that it’s almost impossible to fully understand the importance of airbending to them. Now, Aang did make his own family with the Gaang and eventually with Katara, but they were their own people with cultures and lifestyles completely different from his own. And Aang loved them for that! But he also must still have felt the isolation of being the last true connection to his old life. So when Tenzin showed that he could airbend, Aang must have felt for the first time some of that great loneliness of carrying a culture could be shared and how exciting that must have been for him. His culture is so intertwined with who he is that he may have went overboard with sharing it, and in turn unintentionally leaving his two kids to feel isolated as a result. 

For those who may have trouble grasping this idea, think of how Katara was whenever she got a chance to become connected with waterbending or Water Tribe culture. She wanted so desperately to connect and learn from other waterbenders as she felt that loneliness of being the last waterbender of her people. Now imagine that for Aang x100. Katara got the chance to rebuild the Southern Water Tribe and connect with other waterbenders, something Aang would never have been able to do. The Air Acolytes were his attempt to pass on his culture and teachings to others, but as I said, Air nomads were so intertwined with Airbending, Aang still had that loneliness inside of him until Tenzin.

I also like from a writing perspective this choice, as it helped to give Aang some more nuance to his character as he grew older. Aang in the fandom is often depeicted as this perfect sweet, fun loving kid who grows up to become the embodiment of a great avatar. He always seemed to make the right choice when it came to helping the world. This legacy is passed onto Korra as she is always living in his shadow and constantly compared to Aang as the avatar to live up to (an essay I will save for another time). Having this flawed aspect to his character shows that he didn’t always make the right choice as everyone, including his children, believed he did. While that may be hard for some people to grasp, but it shows another side to him that may have been overlooked.

Now I want to end this saying that Aang loved his family and his children. Even after Bumi, Kya, and Tenzin got out all of their grievances, they still admit that they had a happy family and felt loved. Nearly, all families have complicated relationships when it comes to their kids. Aang did love all his children, but his eagerness to finally have this chance to pass on his culture to a fellow airbender, made Kya and Bumi feel overlooked by comparison. Meanwhile, Tenzin now has also inherited Aang’s burden of being the last of their people, something he may have took too much of an extreme at times. Parents make mistakes and kids resent them for those mistakes, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t love each other or can’t move on. I’m not trying to excuse this mistake, but rather give it some more context and explanation as to why it still fits in with his character. Aang’s family dynamics in LoK may have seemed to ruin his character for some, but for me it humanized him and his “untouchable” legacy that it was in The Legend of Korra fade just slighlty. Just because he grew up and made mistakes along the way, doesn’t mean he’s a fundamentally different person as a whole. He’s still the same, but albeit more complicated, avatar that we love