Hello, fellow couchsurfers👋, I am glad our fates crossed🌌
And both of us will be lucky to know each other🍀
May you be safe, happy and peaceful🙏

My name is Rica(Yoon) and I am from Seoul, South Korea🇰🇷
I love travelling✈️, meeting new people🤝, becoming friends🤜, and learning new languages/cultures🌐.

Also a lover of Nature⛰️🌊, People🌍, and other beings🐶😺🌿🌹

I am an artist by nature 🎨🎶✒️ /🕺🎞🍴
An entrepreneur👔 / Global Trade (Korean Cosmetics)
And a filmmaker🎬 / Asst. Director,PD,SM,Prod.,Ed.
Along with many other occupations.

I am currently on a long journey🧭 starting from Netherlands. My possible destinations are listed at the end.

Looking forward to meeting beautiful people from all over the world✨️

Btw, if you have any question about Korea, feel free to ask me at anytime, I will always be willing to help out👍

Check out my instagram as well 📸@hsong1113

---Journey 2025 destinations---
Netherlands(~early Feb)
Turkey(~mid Feb)

---Journey for later---
-France(Paris)
-Portugal(Lisbon)
-Belgium(Bruges/Antwerp)
-Luxemburg
-Switzerland

-Germany(Berlin)*
-Poland
-Belarus
-Czech Republic*
-Austria*
-Hungary(Budapest)*
-Croatia*
-Romania
-Bulgaria
-Greece*
-Moldova
-Montenegro
-Ukraine
-Georgia*
-Armenia
-Turkiye*

-India*
-Thailand*
-Japan

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I love the philosophy of sharing and interacting with different people from all around the world

Interests

Its impossible and meaningless to write about my interests: I have so many🤟

Things that I am super into these days are
- Travelling✈️
- Meeting new people👥
- Movies🎞
- Dancing🕺
- Music🎶
- Paintings🎨
- Writing✒️
- Reading📚
- Cooking🍳
- Early Buddhism🙏 (based in Myanmar)

And of course much more✨️

• dogs
• arts
• culture
• writing
• books
• poetry
• dancing
• dining
• cooking
• meditation
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• painting
• drawing
• music
• languages
• beaches
• mountains
• travel
• art
• friends
• spirituality
• buddhism
• movie
• listening to music
• meditations

Music, Movies, and Books

Music🎶 is my oxygen.
I love any kind of GOOD music regardless of genres.
My current favorites are
Classical music(Chopin, Beethoven, Bach, ♾️)
Jazz(Keith Jarrett, Bill evans, ♾️)
Rock(Led Zeppelin, Queen, Nirvana, ♾️)
Old Korean songs(김광석, 유재하, etc.)
But I listen to any good songs from any background.

Movies🎞 are my source of insight.
My favorites are films by Jean-Luc Godard, Alfred Hitchcock, Christopher Nolan, and of course much more.

Books📚 are my teachers.
'Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince)' by Saint-Exupéry.
'Zorba the Greek' by Nikos Kazantzakis
The 'Nikayas' from early Buddhism
'Thr Gay Science' by Friedrich Nietzsche
Among many others of course📚📚📚

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Paintings🎨 are my source of inspiration.
Mark Rothko, Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh + thousands of other great paintings.

Poetry✒️ whispers the secrets of the universe.
Great Korean Poets, Rumi, Rilke, Keats, and much more

Dancing🕺 is expression and liberation.
House Dance, Lindy Hop, Techno, Latino, etc.

Cooking🍴 is my passion.
Korean cuisines, Italian cuisines, Japanese cuisines, etc.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Almost becoming a Buddhist monk(Twice), once in Korean tradition and then again in Burmese(Myanmar) tradition.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
I am willing to share anything i know: may it be Buddhism, Korean(the language, culture, etc.)

Learn
Always willing to learn anything👌

Share
The moment

What I Can Share with Hosts

Cook Korean Cuisine
Labor, Conversation, Warmth, Smile
Tell me what u need!

Countries I’ve Visited

Cambodia, Canada, China, France, Italy, Japan, Myanmar, Netherlands, Philippines, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

Myanmar, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, United States