CURRENT MISSION

Searching for anything inspirational & thought-provoking

ABOUT ME

I was born in Suwon, South Korea but moved (alone) to the US at the age of 15 to study abroad. Spent 10 years to get my high school diploma, B.S in Engineering and master in medical science. After having had some work experience in Boston, I moved back to my country where I am currently living with my family (mom, dad, 2 younger sisters). I recently quit job and am looking to travel New York, London, Paris and possibly Berlin. My goal is to explore the urban life styles around the world.

PHILOSOPHY

I was grown up in a typical, well-rounded family where I was demanded to live a 'successful' life: to go to college, get a job, do what other people do and be financially secure. Life that looks good to other people. But I wonder if that's the life I'd like to persist. I started focusing on inner-me, or authentic self, to figure out how to live well and be happy that matches to my own standard. I still want to live a 'successful' life, but now with a different point of view. Probably life with quality, rather than quantity.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Although I've been a member of Courchsurfing since 2008, I never stayed active. But when a few months ago my sister and a cousin shared with me their experiences with CouchSurfing, I decided to stay more active in Couchsurfing. I am looking to meet lots of good friends through this website.

Interests

Anything that are inspirational and thought-provoking. Examples: talking to people from different cultures, taking sensible photos, watching movies, reading books and magazines, updating a twitter and blog, cooking slow, healthy and vegan food and visiting exciting places

• books
• dining
• cooking
• vegan
• movies
• reading
• traveling
• blogging
• backpacking
• engineering
• science
• study abroad

Music, Movies, and Books

Favorite movies: The Sound of Music (1965), The Professional (1994), Before Sunrise (1998) & Before Sunset (2004). Recently I fell in love with Japanese slow movies

Favorite Music: I love Classical, folk and acoustic music. Lily Allen, Jason Mraz & Bruno Mars

Favorite Book: Alain de Botton and A.J.Cronin are my two favorite authors and love all of their books. I also enjoy reading cooking and cultural magazines.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

1. To live life as a foreigner for 10 years

2. To travel and meet lots of people with amazing stories. The time I spent in other countries became my life-time memory.

Teach, Learn, Share

Things I can teach & share as a couchsurfer: Korean if anyone interested, and how to enjoy and cook Korean food. Having lived in two different countries and travelled many countries, I can also share my life story as being a foreigner, backpacker and Korean.

Things I'd like to share: the ordinary life of yours, plus your personal experience and philosophy. Anything ordinary & inspirational :)

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Slovenia, Switzerland, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States