Alexander Campagna and his wife, who rescued nine Korean tourists trapped in heavy snow in Buffalo, New York last December, will visit Korea in May.
Alexander and Andrea Campana will travel to Korea for a week from May 14 at the invitation of the Korea Tourism Organization (CEO Kim Jang-sil), the New York branch of the Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 6th (local time).
The Campana couple showed kindness by inviting unfamiliar Korean tourists who were in trouble on their way to Niagara Falls on December 23, last year, to their home after being trapped in a sudden snowstorm and heavy snowfall, providing them with food and a place to rest for three days and two nights.
The Campana couple, who were usually Korean food enthusiasts, became a hot topic when the warm story of spending Christmas together enjoying Korean cuisine with Korean tourists was introduced in the US and domestic media such as the New York Times and CNN.
The Campana couple were awarded the Buffalo blizzard hero medal by New York Governor Cathy Hochul for their good deed.
Consul General Kim Ui-hwan of New York expressed his gratitude to the couple, and Genesis BBQ, a Korean restaurant franchise, presented the couple with free BBQ chicken for one year.
The couple said that this incident gave them more hope for a trip to Korea. With the invitation of the Korea Tourism Organization, the couple’s trip to Korea was realized.
During their trip to Korea, the Campana couple had the opportunity to meet 9 Korean tourists they helped, visit major tourist attractions, as well as experience various K-cultures such as kimchi and other Korean food cooking classes, and K-beauty. are going to have
Park Jae-seok, New York branch manager of the Korea Tourism Organization, said, “We invited them as a token of appreciation for the couple who saved Korean tourists in crisis amid heavy snowfall in the United States.” I want to do it,” he said.
(Washington = News 1)
Source: Donga
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