Hi, I'm Haesung Choi. I love it when you call me TREY!
So nice to read my introduction, because It's the first time to meet you!
I was born & live in (South) Korea. I really love to travel all over the world, because travelling give me a bunch of inspirations through people who I met, buildings, land-marks, and everything I experience in there!
I've worked with airbnb superhost in Paju, Korea. So, I know how much it is nice to spend my time with hosts. I could learn more about life when I talked with hosts. Every host I met give me ideas how to live well and prosper.

*Travel

I've been to Laos, Shanghai, Spain, England(UK), France, US.
1. I've been to Laos in August, 2015 to think much deeply about LOVE. At that time, I broke up with my ex-gf and suffered aftereffects. And I had other complicate matters I had to solve to grow up as a person. So, I've been to Laos and earn more about LOVE and different ways of life. And I met many friends in Laos, so I still keep in touch with them. It's AMAZING!
2. In January 2016, I went to Shanghai. The motivation to go there is to see how big a person's ambition can be. It was literally great. one of my friends lived in Shanghai, so she told me about almost about real economics in SH; the rich, the poor, the gap between them, how they make money, and so on. Buildings next to Hwangpu-river are shapes of people's ambitions to me.
That's why I wanted to be a ambitious, huge dreamer. Still, I'm trying to realize my dreams and chase my goals.
3. I've been to Europe from December 2016 to January 2017.
3-1. Firstly, I was in Malaga and Nerja, Spain for 10 days. It was what I really want to see in my lifetime. I felt that I'm so lucky to experience them when I'm young. And I met 3 hosts in Malaga, one of them, named Pily aka Pilar, is a PERFECT airbnb host. I lost my way to her airbnb so I made her wait. So, I felt sorry to her. But when I just arrived to her house, It became my home. It was literally the same what I expected from airbnb. So, I talked with her for 1~2 hours without rest, and smoked a cigar with her(I only smoke a cigar when I feel really happy). I have my place in Malaga, that's her airbnb. She's malaga itself to me. It was phenomenal days in Malaga, Nerja. I'm sure that I never forget sunny cities, warm-hearted people.
3-2. After that, I've gone to Ossett, West Yorkshire, England to celebrate Christmas with my friends who I met in Laos. It's a dream to make friends when travelling, but It's an unrealistic dream to visit their place! They are so nice people. I cannot write how much they are good. They told me what is love, family means. Still I cannot write how many things they told me without words. I'll never forget it and invite them in a very best time in my lifetime and celebrate with them. It's amazing.
3-3. I only have 3 days to stay in Paris, but It's so nice. I used Airbnb near Monmarte. And one of my friend who is a girl was travelling Austria and going to come to Paris. By the way, it's quite unusual to share room with different sex as a Korean. But, the airbnb was so spacious, cozy, and tidy that it's not even matter! We spend three days like kids.
4. When I was middle school student, my mom brought me to US with tour guide and other travellers; Package tour. It was just a package tour, so It's quite hard to earn what I want. But I also learned some things. It was my first time to travel foreign, and I've seen Grand Canyon first time. I never forget to see the first time to see well-known mother nature. Secondly, I suffered jet lag almost of the days in US, so i can handle how to overcome it now.
Next trips are maybe Cuba, Singapore, Bahamas, and everywhere!!
*Books
I love to read books except fictions. It's quite hard to start reading books but when I started to read, it feels like meditation. All the book is simliar as travelling to me, because it gives me something new and inspirations to live. I lived 5 months keeping things I learned from "the 7 habits of highly effective people". It helped me to be a better humanitic person. And also I review a column of a best selling book, named '여행자의 하룻밤(A night of travellers)'.

*Films
In 2016, I was mad at watching movies. So, I watched every kind of movies every night, and it became one of my hobbies.
I'm a big fan of 007 series, especially Daniel Craig's James Bond. And same as my book preference, I'm not a big fan of fiction movies like Star Wars, Wall-E. I used to watch bit more realistic films.
Furthermore, I like to take videos for very short music videos. It's one of my killing-time measures. It's quite interesting!

*Photography & Videography
I really love photos & videos. Because it make me remember a lot of precious moment vivid. It makes me remember what I felt at that time, what happened at that time. It's so important to me, because life is all about small things in it.
I have a dream to study photography in foreign college. Through that, I can show you how I see the world, people. I can show you how I think about my life. It's over just a job. It's about my life.
Actually I'm a electric engineering student in Korea having gap year. So it's quite hard to start my dream but I have to make it. Cheers!

*Musics
I'm a big fan of Black music! So, Hip-hop, Blues, Jazz, everything! also nowadays i often listen house musics, and pop music.
1. Hip-hop
Desiigner, Ma$e, JAY Z, Lil Wayne, Drake, Ear Drummers, Pusha T, A$AP Mob, Future, Meek Mill, Rick Ross, The Quiett, Beenzino, Big L, Big Pun, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Young Thug, Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, Fetty Wap.
2. R&B
The Weeknd, R Kelly, Ella Mai, KR, Tory Lanez, Charlie Wilson, Jhene Aiko, Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz, Lany, Feist, Jess Glynne, HAIM,
3. Blues & Jazz
Nina Simone, John Coltrane, Louis Armstrong, George Benson, Eddin Harries, Julie London, Tony Benett.
c.f. it's quite ridiculous but I like musics except almost of K-pop. haha!

*Meals
I love to eat every kind of foods all over the world, because I'm quite an adventurer!
I used to eat italian meals but also I love to eat local foods. When I was in Spain, I sought for very traditional Spanish restaurant and had tapas and sangria. When in England, I tried English breakfast, Yorkshire puding, steamed sprouts, and very traditional meals!

*Motif of my life
1. Minimize the relationship between money and happiness
2. spread love

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

U can see it in "About Me" xx

Interests

• dogs
• books
• fashion
• photography
• seafood
• beer
• reading
• painting
• music
• jazz
• r&b music
• engineering
• visual arts
• solo travel
• sightseeing
• travelling
• friends
• adventure
• learning languages
• sleeping
• reading books
• sea
• bike riding
• learning new things
• ocean
• exploring
• learning
• money
• cuba
• hiphop
• bycicle
• korean
• seoul
• girls
• jazz music
• korea

Music, Movies, and Books

The Godfather 1,2
The Dark knight series
Herman Hesse
Rap, Hip-hop, Jazz, R&B, Neo-soul
Rick Ross, The Quiett, Jay Z, Big L, The Notorious B.I.G, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, Maxwell, Prince, Jay Park, Beyonce, Big Sean, Bryson Tiller, Chet Baker, Corinne Bailey Rae, DeBarge, Desiigner, Drake, Future, Earth, Wind & Fire, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, The Game, The Isely Brothers, J Dilla, James Brown, K Camp, Leon Bridges, Lil Durk, Lil Wayne, Lynden David Hall, Mac Miller, Marc E. Bassy, Marvin Gaye, Migos, Nina Simone, Omarion, Pharrell Williams, Rihanna, Sam Dees, Snoop Dogg, Trey Songz, The Weeknd,

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

You can see it in "About Me"
Actually, it is not whole thing in my lifetime.
There are more thing hidden haha xx

What I Can Share with Hosts

I really love to communicate with people from different culture.
It inspire me a lot, and I feel interesting to have that moment.
xx

Countries I’ve Visited

China, England, France, Laos, Singapore, Spain, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea