CURRENT MISSION

To see the world

ABOUT ME

Laid back ordinary business person who likes
-traveling
-photography
-piano/guitar playing
-singing
-learning languages
-scuba diving
-design art
-craving interesting knowledge
-cooking
-culture of everywhere in the world

Traveled about 30 countries so far. Mostly Asia and Europe. Traveling is half of my life. Although I cannot say I've been to many countries, I've always tried to be in somewhere new if I got some spare times. Because I like it. I just like to meet new cultures, new people, new ways of everything,, when you're in a different place, even the smell of air is different you know. My ultimate goal is to travel all around the earth at least one time - sounds easy but not easy :)

Photography. I still don't know what it really means to me. After high school graduation, I accidentally started to do this photography thing and keep doing it til now. Photography reporter, Volunteer group media partner, Korean Navy photographer and so on so forth.. I didn't mean to do that but it came to me and now it is my number one hobby and sometimes I think it's more than that. But I want to fix it as just hobby coz I don't earn any money with it.

Actually, I'm not a person who's well on the paintings. Seriously I got no talent to it. So I thought art is not my way. But as time goes by, I realized that I'm kind of interested in designing. Not just about product or characters but about everything in our life. Even making good resume is part of a good designing. It's like packaging something so that it can be seen much more valuable than before. And I think that photography is one part of designing work too. We should know how to design our vision and make the structure to take a nice photo. How to design our vision and structure, that is a philosophy of my life these days. So I try to find something well-designed and feel it, take it.

A member of Korean Red Cross Society. I luckily went to the overseas volunteering program in Vietnam and found out that we can touch people without any communication. I was not a big fan of volunteering but that experience changed my thought. I want to do a international work camp program for another experience in the future if possible.

Discharged from Korean Navy. Spent 2 years on a Aegis battleship. Had seen a lot of national secrets... I won't tell you haha. If you're curious of North Korea or the complex relationship of North and South, meet me.

Spent a year for exchange student in Illinois. It was first time visiting the US and the first time living out of Korea, which made me sooo excited. Met a lot of good friends and experienced Americanized way of living.

These days I'm working at the finance department in a company. Money money and money :)

What would be next on my profile?
Can't wait to see my future.

PHILOSOPHY

Enjoy your life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

Surf and Host. Being a good guide :)

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Surfed a few times. Hosted a few time :)

Interests

Deep sleep on tranquil Saturday morning
Turn on the stove while listening never ending jazz.
Singing loud like a crazy freak
Learning languages,, practicing with me in the mirror (weird)
The moment when you take breathtaking photos after hours of waiting
Football is the best sports in the world.
Book collecting like a collector. And the book should be neatly put.

• arts
• culture
• singing
• design
• fashion
• photography
• cooking
• traveling
• jazz
• camping
• scuba diving
• sports
• communications
• journalism
• tourism
• volunteering
• football
• learning languages
• reading books
• playing guitar
• playing piano

Music, Movies, and Books

My music taste is true mixture of all kinds of music. Pop, rock, electro, jazz, classic whatever. If the song is really something, genre is not a matter.

Books..
Guns Germs and Steel : A history as scientific view. Interesting.
Patricia cornwell series : I don't know I just like her fictions :)
Evolutionary Psychology : Just like the title. Psychology based on Evolution by Pf. David Buss. Maybe not fit for creationist?
Metamorphosis : Still one of my favorites..a roach in the room
Currency wars : nice perspective.
Omnivores dilemma : you should read this. The best journal I've ever read.

Obviously I've watched a tones of movies so far but in my life, Free Willy series is the best. I literally watched it everyday when I was young and my daydreaming was always with Orcas

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Desperate people in North Korea, Beautiful Alpine villages, Peaceful Langson, Cleanliness of Japanese street, Imposing Spissky hrad in Slovakia, Gorgeous houses in Zakopane, World-cup final in Berlin, Jaw-dropping ice bergs in Ilulissat city, Endless horizon in Grand Canyon, Beautiful San Diego, Amazing sunset at the Rock Feller tower. Fashion people in Williamsburg, The Great Blue Hole in Belize, The Eruption of Volcan de Fuego, Guatemala.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Belize, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Netherlands, North Korea, Poland, Russian Federation, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States