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An ambassador who doesn't have a car
차량 없이 움직이는 주한 니카라과 대사
Posted : 2022-04-06 16:47
Updated : 2022-04-07 14:48
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Ambassador of Nicaragua to Korea Rodrigo Coronel Kinloch visits Namdaemun Market in central Seoul, March 24. The Central American country's embassy is located right across the street from the market and the ambassador, who does not have a car, knows the market like the palm of his hand. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk
Ambassador of Nicaragua to Korea Rodrigo Coronel Kinloch visits Namdaemun Market in central Seoul, March 24. The Central American country's embassy is located right across the street from the market and the ambassador, who does not have a car, knows the market like the palm of his hand. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

Nicaraguan ambassador tackles climate change in practical ways
실질적인 방법으로 기후 변화에 대처하는 주한 니카라과 대사


By Kwon Mee-yoo

Ambassador of Nicaragua to Korea Rodrigo Coronel Kinloch is a man of action.
로드리고 코로넬 킨로치 주한 니카라과 대사는 실천력이 있는 사람이다.


Instead of making flamboyant pledges to fight climate change, he makes small changes in his daily life. The most notable being that he does not own a car, which sets him apart from the typical image of an ambassador who is chauffeured in large sedans bearing small flags of a country.
코로넬 대사는 기후 변화에 대처하기 위해 현란한 공약을 내놓는 대신, 일상 생활에서 작은 변화를 꾀한다. 가장 눈에 띄는 것은 차량을 갖고 있지 않다는 점인데, 이는 해당 국가의 깃발을 달고 대형 세단에 탑승한 대사의 전형적인 이미지와는 구별되는 것이다.


"I don't have a car, either personal or official. I have been offered a car but I don't want it," Coronel said during an interview with The Korea Times at the country's embassy, March 24.
코로넬 대사는 3월 24일 코리아타임스와의 인터뷰에서 "자가용이나 관용 차량도 갖고 있지 않다. 제공 받았지만 원치 않는다"고 말했다.


"Many people say, 'It must be very inconvenient,' and I say 'Yes, it is extremely inconvenient. But you know what is more inconvenient? Climate change.' So if we as people are not willing to take actions that are inconvenient, there's no possibility of tackling climate change. So that's why I walk wherever I can, take a taxi, take the bus and take the metro."
"많은 사람들이 '매우 불편하겠다'라고 말하면 '매우 불편하다. 하지만 무엇이 더 불편할까? 기후 변화이다'라고 말한다. 그래서 불편한 행동을 감수하지 않는다면, 기후 변화에 대처할 수가 없다. 그래서 어디서든 걷고, 택시를 타고, 버스를 타고, 지하철을 타는 것이다."


The Embassy of Nicaragua is situated near Sungnyemun in downtown Seoul, which provides Coronel a better environment to walk around the city and visit other embassies or events.
니카라과대사관은 서울시 중구 숭례문 인근에 위치해 있는데, 이로써 코로넬 대사는 다른 대사관및 행사를 목적으로 서울 주변을 걷는 데 보다 나은 환경을 누릴 수 있다.


"Because I don't have a car, it does not limit the amount of things that I go to. I think that's one of the main concerns ― can you do your job without having a car? And I will tell you, I am a very active ambassador and I go to many different events and meetings. At the beginning, I was thinking maybe there has to be a car, but I have realized that you surely don't need one," he said.
코로넬 대사는 "차가 없기 때문에 가는 곳에 제약이 없다. 차 없이 일할 수 있느냐가 가장 큰 고민거리 중 하나인 것 같다. 나는 대단히 활동적인 대사이기에 여러 다양한 행사와 회의에 참석한다. 처음에는 차가 있어야 한다고 생각했지만 반드시 필요하지는 않다는 걸 알게 됐다"고 말했다.


"I live very close, about 15 minutes walking (distance). So I walk from home to here. And then if there is an event that is within a 25 to 30 minute walk, I will walk to the event unless it is ridiculously cold or raining. To events where I am not able to walk or I am in a suit and I cannot walk so much, I will either take a bus if it is possible to get there easily or my main transportation would be Kakao Taxi (a Korean transportation service application)."
"걸어서 15분 정도 되는 아주 가까운 곳에 살다. 그래서 집에서 사무실까지 걸어 다닌다. 걸어서 25~30분 거리에 행사가 있다면 몹시 춥거나 비가 오지 않는 한 행사장에 걸어갈 것이다. 걸을 수 없거나 정장 차림으로 많이 걸을 수 없는 행사에 쉽게 갈 수 있다면 버스를 타거나 카카오택시 등 주요 교통수단을 이용할 것이다."


The ambassador noted that not having a car is his personal way to put climate change actions into practice.
코로넬 대사는 차량을 소유하지 않는 것이 기후 변화에 필요한 조치를 실행에 옮기는 자신만의 방식이라고 밝혔다.


KEY WORDS
■ tackle (힘든 상황과) 씨름하다
■ flamboyant 대담한, 현란한
■ pledge 약속, 맹세
■ notable 주목할 만한, 눈에 띄는
■ set A apart from B: A를 B와 다르게[돋보이게] 만들다
■ walking distance 보행 거리

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