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=Opportunity Cost of Participating Soccer FAREAST Tournament in Japan =

I believe that all of you would understand what this page is all about if you look at the title. What is the purpose for writing this? Well, for one, obviously because this is for the AP Econ project!!! But also I am writing this because I was a member of KIS boys soccer varsity team this year and I think that I've lost too many things due to the FAREAST trip in Japan. Below is the complete list of things that I gave up, in other words, the opportunity cost of participating FAREAST Tournament in Japan!!! I may unintentionally exaggerate on some points, but I promise that all the elements of this list are true to certain extent.

Money
Yes, obviously. Tons of money were lost during the trip.ㅠㅠ

1. Airplane Ticket If you've never experienced airplane yet, I'm telling you the tickets are really expensive!! This time, it cost me (or my parents) 343,000 Won.. Had we gone to Daegu instead like the girls, transportation would have been much cheaper. 2. Hotel This year, unlike last year, we stayed in a descent hotel although the rooms were really small. We stayed there for six nights, and it cost me (or my parents) 22,500 Yen..It's about $225. 3. Food Food is one of the most important thing for the athletes!! I don't exactly know how much I spent but..we ate many things such as sushi, curry, ramen, okonomiyaki, Tacobell, Burgerking, Subway, snacks, drinks, etc. 4. Souvenir We can't forget this since we came all the way to Japan.. Not just for me but also for family and friends in Korea!!!

GPA
GPA...probably the most important thing for the juniors.. I know it's my fault, but it's also partly because of the trip!!!!! Although the coach gave us mandatory study time, we didn't really feel like studying even in Japan!

1. Missed Class Since we have a troop great teachers in KIS, we gain tons of new knowledges in just one class. How many days did we miss school? 5 days. . . . . = 20 classes.

2. Missed Homework/Classwork Obviously, we must complete all the missed homework and classwork after we come back. It's not something very fun to do.. And since we have little time to complete them compared to other students, the quality of work inevitably falls..

3. Tests/Quizzes Do you think you can take them properly after missing all the classes, classwork, and homework? It's a disaster. (ex. I didn't know I had a test for biology the day I came back. I realized it the moment I stepped into the classroom.) (P.S. I didn't even know which chapter the test was on.)

Weather
Weather was crazy while we were in Japan. Since Iwakuni is located in the south, it was extremely hot although it was still May. Think about playing soccer for 3 days in that weather..We played at least two games each day!! I missed the nice, warm weather in Bundang.

There is one more thing I lost relating to the hot weather. Actually, it is better to say I gained it because my skin got darker!!!!! Everyone was surprised when they saw me after coming back from Japan. My skin was..literally a mess. My mom couldn't even bear to stare at my face, she immediately took me to the skin doctor and spent 10,000 Won trying to whiten my skin just a little.

Leisure
I could have done so many other things to entertain myself instead of playing soccer under the fierce sunlight..like reading manga!!!

Others
-Because of the harsh schedule, we were all tired after the tournament was over. We lost our energy. -When I was in Japan, my family went to the expensive restaurant and enjoyed dinner. This is also one of the opportunity cost.