Hi! My name is YOUNGMIN KIM. I was born and grew up in Seoul and have been working in alcohol retail related industry for about a decade. As you can imagine, I love alcohol and travel.
Have a check on my facebook and instagram to see more of me!

Instagram : @ymkim1631
Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/soolyoungmin

I’ve been closely working with wine, Korean traditional alcohol and Japanese Sake related marketing as well as brewing some Korean alcohols.
I am having a sort of gap year off traveling all around the world.
I’ve got a craving for meeting various people and experiencing different cultures with open arms.
A tiny main theme of my travel of a whole globe this time could also be visiting breweries trying to absorb all sort of foods and drinks.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am a firm believer of that food and drinks is the key leading splendid life, so I am jumping into the culture of your own rather than as a tourist. Moreover, you’ll get to know little about Korean food and drinks!

Interests

• cooking
• wine
• beer
• coffee
• fine dining
• drinking
• pub crawls
• traveling
• outdoor activities
• scuba diving
• swimming
• jiu jitsu
• wine tourism
• food
• freediving
• craft beer
• whiskey
• whisky
• korean food
• brewing
• make friends
• brazilian jiu jitsu
• all food
• distilleries
• breweries
• drinking beer
• sake
• winery
• makgeolli
• distillery
• craft spirit

Music, Movies, and Books

Korean band music, rock music in general and Island bands, I go to concerts taking place in Korea

I love films too, spending any spare time on watching films. The favourite is the Lord of the Rings.

I am keen on the Game of Thrones TVwise, reading books especially Murakami Haruki.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I quit wine related job since I felt a bit upset that my own food and alcohol cultures are getting forgotten or even taken for granted. I’ve visited all around countryside to find more and new of my own dining culture and worked on letting young generation know about it planning various projects.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can endlessly talk about Korean alcohol, food and the culture of Far East.
I can cook some Korean food for you but the taste is not guaranteed.
I am willing to learn about your own food and drinks.

What I Can Share with Hosts

How to brew a Korean traditional alcohol with rice

I do want to talk about Korean dining culture. My English is not perfect but hey! I’ve got a google translater!

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Lesotho, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea