Hi! My name is Heegon and from South Korea. Glad to meet you all.

I am an enthusiastic travel geek. I go places to places whenever I have free time and try to find out some hidden stories of the local in order to understand the people living in the area.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

One of the difficulties that travellers have, I think, is that we often fail to understand the town where we visit because we are living in a very different context compared to the locals. Turns out Lonely Planet does not cover all the stories that necessary to travellers.

Understanding the foreign place within several days is obviously a tough task, but I always felt that I might get at least a glimpse if I can have chats with local friends.

So, through couchsurfing, I do wish to make friends with stories and allow me to share what I saw and felt throughout the travel.

Interests

Youtube, start up, history, hidden stories, arts

• arts
• history
• nature
• storytelling

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Visiting Tibet was one of the best things I’ve done. It was my first backpacking when I was 17. Ever since that mind blowing experience, I started to pack my luggage whenever I have a spare time to go around places that I’ve never been.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can speak Korean, Japan, and English. And now I am learning basic Chinese Mandarin. Hope we can make connections!

I majored in Japanology in university. so I could probably tell some untold stories in East Asian region- this place is as complicated and interesting as your place, I guarantee.

Also, I am very into youtube thing and alcohol. I’m not a binge drinker, but I do like to try different things. Pub crawling seems nice. :)

What I Can Share with Hosts

My own experiences and a can of beer!

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Cambodia, China, Ireland, Japan, Laos, Netherlands, Turkey, United Kingdom

Countries I’ve Lived In

Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom