Hello friends, welcome to the first episode of ABAO podcast. Our first guest today is Jennifer Lee. Jennifer is a friend, fellow nerd, and someone who I admire greatly. She was the Salutatorian of our graduating class of 2024, and my rival candidate for student council just this year. In school we rarely had time to talk, but when we did it was as though I had someone who understood the pressure and expectation I needlessly put upon myself. Dare I say, a fellow high achiever. Some examples of what we talk about in this episode are: The moral dilemmas medical school students are about to face, the ‘concrete utopia’ as Jennifer puts it, of Korea, the pitfalls of korean society, how anxiety and self care conflict, the appeal of paperback books, our favorite documentaries, and much more. Join us on the first episode, the first step of this podcast’s journey!

01:12 Introduction and Jennifer’s Summer Vacation in Korea

08:15 Pursuing Medicine and applying to Medical Schools

14:33 The Moral dilemma of medicine18:30 Sleep and time management

25:53 Reflections on Korean Society and Work Culture

33:20 The Cultural Pressure to Succeed

37:41 Our Parent’s generation versus us

41:43 How politics creates obsessive societies

45:18 Random school life

53:13 Prioritizing self care over anxiety

57:10 The joys of reading and the majesty of physical books

1:01:26 Dystopian novels and a greek mystery novel

1:11:13 The fascination of dating shows, documentaries, and medical horrors

1:25:06 What’s your favorite highschool memory?

Intro and outro song: UFO - Lipstick Traces - Fingerstyle Cover by Phil Jakes