CURRENT MISSION

Do something that I am scared to do before. : )

ABOUT ME

Hello my name is Hyojeong Park, the girl who loves traveling and challenge. I was studying architecture design in Korea for 2 years and after that I came to Ireland and working as a volunteer for 10 months. In here, Ireland, I am working and leaving with special needs (we call disabled people as special needs) in Camphill Ballytobin. After 2 years study in Korea, I was so tired of every routine and wanted to have something really valuable experience which I can never forget in my life. I started to think about the thing which could be valuable for somebody else because I always used to leave only for myself. So I decided to work for people in care and found the Camphill community. For 10 months, of course it was challenging work but I learned so many things which I couldn't learn before in school or university. In addition, I could meet many friends from all over the world. I learned the value of 'sharing is caring' and way to communicate with people, and also got the confidence that I can do. I am ready to challenge everything and always open to meet new friends.

PHILOSOPHY

Impossible -> I ' m possible.
I am very enthusiastic person and I really think there is nothing to be impossible except drawing the time back. If there is something that I really want to do, I won't hesitate because time is not waiting for me forever, and I know that I will regret if I give up to do something which I thought impossible and I also know that actually, that is not impossible. :)

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

After my volunteering work, I want to travel and keep studying in Europe. Of course I love traveling, but I think the way to experience the real culture is to meet the people who is in the culture. So I found that this couch surfing is perfect for me. I want to share the culture not only yours but also mine!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

This is my first couch surfing through this site. But I visited lots of the other Camphill community and we have also gotten many visitors from the other camphill community. It is so common in our community to have visitors and share all the work and experience. That's why for me, meet new people and get to know each other is not a awkward moment but a joyful moment!

Interests

I love drawing (my major is part of art, which needs lot of drawings. ;) ) and cooking. I also like playing piano and harp. Especially I really like cooking for people! In camphill community, I always cooked lunch for 10 people three times per week!

• arts
• culture
• architecture
• design
• dining
• cooking
• traveling
• drawing
• piano
• surfing
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

book : Harry Potter series, Veronika Decides to Die
Music : Traditional Irish music, Yiruma's songs.
Movie : Love actually, Lord of the ring series.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

For me, amazing thing that I've done in my life is now. After my volunteering work, I will prepare to study in Germany. Before I came to Ireland and do the volunteering work, I never imagined to study in the other country which doesn't use English. Not only because of the language but also I was afraid to make very new friends who speaks the other language. Now I realize that if I open my mind, I can have new good friends and also the language skills.

Teach, Learn, Share

As I mentioned about my interests, I love cooking so if it's possible I'd love to cook for you and share the food! I can cook a lot different kind of fusion, Italian, and Korean food! It will be so fun and nice.