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Overview

  • 3 references 1 Confirmed & Positive
  • Fluent in English; learning Korean, Spanish
  • 31, Female
  • Member since 2016
  • Native English Teacher
  • Bachelor's
  • From Chicago, IL, USA
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About Me

Hello guys, gals and non-binary pals,

I'm an English teacher in Korea. Which means that I'm in charge of helping 300 miniature semi-adults better learn how to communicate with a foreigner and feel more comfortable speaking English. I love my kids and I've been doing this for 2 years already with another year to come. If you've got questions about teaching or living in Korea, I'm your girl.

I'm a lover of language learning and a homebody by nature. That being said I love exploring and spending time with friends. I'm cool with giving hosts/surfers space or hanging out together. I'm a bit of an introverted extrovert. I like being around people but I'm also cool just being on my own.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

While traveling, I have met really cool people who have opened up their homes to me. I was able to experience new cities through the lens of people who lives it every day. Oftentimes, as a tourist, that is not the easiest thing to do and tourist sites in Korea are always very crowded. Learning about a city's hidden treasures is sometimes way more valuable than the known hot spots. I hope to continue traveling and meeting new people and having new experiences.

Interests

  • animals
  • books
  • festivals
  • desserts
  • shopping
  • movies
  • languages
  • travel
  • food
  • cafès
  • hair

Music, Movies, and Books

These days I'm obsessed with anything Hyukoh sings, Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur, Shape of You by Ed Sheeran, and a slew of things by Charlie Puth. Rihanna's whole ANTI album is fiyah.

I've been reading a bunch of Korean (or Korean American) authors recently: Han Gang (The Vegetarian), Krys Lee (How I Became a North Korean, Drifting House), Shin Kyung-sook (Please Look After Mom), Sung J. Woo (Everything Asian), etc...
Kate Chopin's The Awakening is always up there for favorite books though.

As far as movies, I've always been a comic book nerd so I'm enjoying all these Marvel movies. Kinda wish DC would step it's game up though. Wonder Woman did a good job but I'm still kinda hurt over how bad other films were.

Teach, Learn, Share

Teach
*card games
*basic-intermediate Korean
*best Korean chicken

Learn
*Conversational Korean
*Must see places in the city
*Korean culture

Share:
*stories
*Jeon and Makgeoli spots in my city(Savory Korean pancake and rice wine)
*drinks (let's have a drink and talk about life!)

Countries I’ve Visited

Japan

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States

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