I am a graduate student majored in Persian/Iranian studies and Arabic in South Korea and Iranian history in Iran. I am finding research topics before applying for a PhD program in Middle Eastern Studies.

What I am interested in while traveling is local people’s daily lives, daily food, historical sites, local specialties, and beautiful natural environments. I like to walk, look around local markets, nature, historical sites, and buy local specialties. I also like to go to museums and think about old people’s lives. Sometimes when I see poorly managed historical sites, I get very sad.

These days while traveling in Iran, I’m into Iranian handicraft(carpet, gilim, minakari, qalamkari, khatamkari, etc.). Sometimes I need travel companion to stop me when I buy too much.

I take pictures and upload them on Instagram for archiving(instagram id is @viyodd).

INFP😄

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Experiencing local life and foreign culture

Interests

• culture
• photography
• walking
• history
• travel
• food
• nature
• museum
• handicraft
• mbti
• middleeast

Music, Movies, and Books

🎧 NewJeans, Chungha, Viviz, BoA, Red Velvet, aespa, Crush

🎧 Ava Max, Dua Lipa

🎧 Mahasti

📖 Park Wan-suh, Bae Suah, Murakami Haruki

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Studying in Iran

Teach, Learn, Share

🇰🇷 Teaching Korean language
✈️ Sharing travel experience

What I Can Share with Hosts

Korean food, Garlic spagetti(aglio e olio), Eating food with chopsticks🥢

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahrain, Egypt, India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea