Hi, I'm Jaewon from Seoul, South Korea. I'm planning a trip for 108 days(Sep.2016 - Jan.2017) after discharged from 2 years of military service.
I want to communicate with local friends during my trip and before that, of course I'll try my best to be a nice friend of you.
Let's make great experiences together!!

-Current mission
To find my way to go. I hope this trip would teach me who I am really.

-My motto
"See the big picture of life and enjoy now."
"Find my own way and be happy on the road."

-Non-smoker

-I'm an optimistic and I usually talk in a soft voice.

-Try to be eco-friendly

-I'm majoring Material science & Engineering in university, but I also want to study philosophy, psychology, neuroscience.
(Because I want to understand human more)

-I have my own charity program : [Jaewon's Treat] which I wrote below.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To fill my mind with new possibilities from a new place, people, experiments.

Interests

Travel, Music, Environment

• arts
• books
• drinking
• traveling
• watching sports
• music
• guitar
• violin
• table tennis
• meeting new people

Music, Movies, and Books

-Music
I love almost all genres of music, especially pop & classical music.
I play violin(2012~) and guitar(2015~)
I played violin in the university orchestra(2012~2014).
My favorite pop musicians are
: Jason Mraz, Maroon 5, Adele, Damien Rice, Jess Glyne
My favorite Korean musicians are
: 김광석(Kwangseock Kim), 자우림(Jaurim), 버스커버스커(Busker Busker), 딘(DEAN), 볼빨간 사춘기(Bolbbalgane Sachungi), 뜨거운 감자(Hot Potato)
My favorite classical musicians are
: Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Dvorak, Saint-Saens, Rachmaninoff

-Movies
I like musical films and I don't like horror movies.
Best movies I saw in these days
: [Inside Out], [Begin Again], [About Time], [Whiplash!], [Her], [The Grand Budapest Hotel], [The Intern]
Best movies of my life
: [Dead Poets Society], [Her], [The Shawshank Redemption]

-Books
I usually read novel, but recently I'm reading poem & essay more.
My favorite writers are :
Alain de Botton - His books teach me how to live my life better
Dostoevskii
Bernard Werber
박지원(Jiwon Park)

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Just a few :
-My journey(27.09.2016~12.01.2017)

-The orchestra(2012~2014)

-Volunteering in Iceland

-Camino de santiago(24.10.2016~18.11.2016)

-Couchsurfing experiences

-My own charity program : [Jaewon's treat!] (2012~)
Once a week, I drew the winner among the applicants and treated him/her to a meal.

Teach, Learn, Share

-Can teach
A little of Korean cuisine.
A guide for trip to Korea.

-Want to learn
Basic etiquette in the city, recent issue...well, actually I think I can learn everything from the conversation :)

-Want to share
Thought of life & Each other's music field

What I Can Share with Hosts

Experience.
My own stories

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland, Vatican City State

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea