I was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and because my Korean parents believed in learning through travel and cultural exchange, they took my brothers and I to the Middle East and other places around the world during summer breaks. Those trips made me deeply passionate for travel and cultural exchange. I am a first-year student at Minerva Schools at KGI, a university that aims to restart higher education by making it about effective learning rather than teaching. I plan to study social sciences, and in the next four years of my college education, my cohort will travel to seven cities across the world.

I love exploring new places, learning languages and dancing hip hop in Youtube-famous dance studios (although I'm not Youtube famous). I am very #open-minded to different ways of life, and I'm excited to become part of the Couchsurfing community!

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I am on Couchsurfing because I would really love to meet and form friendships with people from all over the world, with different backgrounds and experiences, who share my open-mindedness and international mindset. I really hope that becoming part of the Couchsurfing community will help me grow as a person, thinker and citizen of the world.

Interests

• education
• hip-hop music
• social science
• urban exploration
• dance

Music, Movies, and Books

Music: r&b, kpop/khiphop, Pentatonix-- anything that is my favorite
Movies: Interstellar, Guardians of the Galaxy, Unusual Suspect-- most movies unless they suck
Books: Sherlock Holmes-- I definitely read often but have a bad memory

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

In my freshman year of high school, I decided to take a break from high school to travel. I ended up dropping out and moving back to my parents' homeland of South Korea at 14 to pursue self-education and experiential learning rather than traditional education. Now I'm in college, without having even completed a single semester of high school.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach Korean. I would like to learn Arabic and German. I can share my experiences in travel, self-learning, unconventional education and learning dance.

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, India, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Palestine, South Korea, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States