CURRENT MISSION

To enjoy life, outdoor, culture, beauty, happyness.

ABOUT ME

I was born and raised in Seoul, Korea.
When I was 15, my family moved to the United States, and I have stayed here since.

I like clean, pleasant looking things: I used to be quite obsessive-compulsive growing up. (You know, like Jack Nicholson's character in "As good as it gets") I have grown out of that phase thank goodness, but some of the remnants still linger, and I can't stand the sight of dirty dishes or laundries hanging out and about.

That being said, I'm not saying I'm not a slob. In fact, I'm a real pack-rat. I have WAY too much stuff. I HOARD stuff. My eternal quest for inner serenity is to make it look like I don't have too much shit. (which I do)

I'm into conversing about life. I'm into meaningful conversations. I try my hardest not to talk in cliches or trivials. And I try to avoid people who can only talk in cliches and trivial things.

My favourite subject is ofcourse, relationships (whether romantic or platonic, or in between), happyness and personal achievements/goals. It's intriguing how they all affect/come back to each other.

I am not into partying or drinking (can't drink much, it's the ancient Asian curse). I quit smoking my cloves due to health reasons in 2008 and I don't miss it much, except for very rare occasions.

I like going out once in a while, going to dances (Samba and Salsa dancing new york style is my thing now) and loud concerts sometimes and have a blast.

But what I really enjoy is spending a quiet, quality time with a good friend or company, sharing thoughts and experiences, having nice cup of tea or a long walk together as often as possible.

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I had been diagnosed with overuse injuries of Chondromalacia, runner's knee and lower body tendonitis in late 2008, and was bed-ridden for nearly 6 months caused by the pain resulting from them.
Around the same time, I was also diagnosed with depression, and suffered from mysterious stress related illnesses such as dizzyness, muscle spasms and aches, just to name a few.

I have spent many hours at physical therapy, and am still on the road to recovery. It has been over a year since the onset of the illness, and while I am so grateful just to be able to WALK again, I still can't run, kneel, squat or use stairs very well.

This is a relatively new on-going project I have for myself, to learn to really take care of myself and my body, and to really focus on what is important in my life that makes me happy fundamentally, by being selective of what I am doing and how it will affect me and my body.

I am eager to hear about and share all kinds of musings and tricks from anyone who's had any similar experiences or thoughts.

PHILOSOPHY

Progress and happyness. While it is necessary to allow imperfections in our lives and let them make us happy, I believe it shouldn't stop us from exploring improvement upon ourselves and for the betterment of the human kind.

Warum ich bei Couchsurfing bin

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I would like to enjoy good companies to share experiences and thoughts, to broaden my life's spectrums by making my couch/living room available to people who want to explore the world, and vice versa.

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

I am new to this website, but I have definitely couch surfed on my friends' couches all over the world in my life :)

Interessen

Music, particularly classical. I attend symphony concerts/operas regularly, and also play in a local volunteer orchestra called Salt Lake Symphony.
Jamming with friends (I guess you could categorize my style as instrumental)

Beauty of life, and the world.

Tasty food - Mostly into Thai food lately, but my favourites include Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean ofcourse and fusion cuisine.

Decorative arts, theater arts

Moving my body and waking up to the senses - Walking, hiking, swimming, yoga, bicycling, hugging, kissing, dancing, smiling and making weird faces

Dancing is my new passion, namely Salsa (NY style) and Samba/Orixa, also trying Modern Jazz dance and delightly surprised to enjoy it so greatly.

Good books. Oscar Wilde. Erich Fromm. Jane Austen...
Good movies. Gone with the wind. Gladiator. LOTR...
Good music. Classical Guitar. Lute. Chopin Nocturnes. Madeline Peyroux. Norah Jones. Bosa Nova...

Becoming efficient, sufficient at anything.

• arts
• culture
• books
• singing
• theater
• design
• interior design
• fashion
• beauty
• concerts
• dancing
• salsa dancing
• ballet dancing
• dining
• recipes
• bbq
• yoga
• running
• walking
• partying
• drinking
• shopping
• movies
• music
• jazz
• guitar
• piano
• violin
• outdoor activities
• hiking
• sports
• swimming
• volunteering
• beaches

Eine tolle Erfahrung, die ich gemacht habe

I sat on a long strip of a sandy beach near LA with my best friend to watch the summer sunset, and we ended up having great, quiet and completely open-hearted conversations all night. At dawn, several dolphins joyfully swam and jumped near the horizon and the gentle breeze warmed us up like a blanket that was made out of a spell bound with overwhelming quiet joy that I felt my life was fully beaming with.
I felt complete.

Lehren, lernen, teilen

I'd like to share:

Erich Fromm's teachings in the book Art of Loving
Healthy/yummy Thai curry recipe
Healthy/yummy Korean barbecue recipe
Some simple anti-inflammatory food preparing/shopping ideas
Playing music together (I play violin, piano, small Korean flute, some percussion and sing)
My (strange) taste and artistic training for interior design/fashion dilemmas
Very basic Kendo/Iaido intro for those interested in trying it out
Kick-ass hand massages

I'd like to learn:

More simple, inexpensive and yummy anti-inflammatory food recipes/shopping ideas
Secret to green thumbs
Outdoor/outdoor sports knowledge -
Dancing - Modern Jazz/contemporary/Ballet/Belly dance/Ballroom/Latin/African/Whatever really, I'm very interested in learning all kinds of dance movements.
Music - I'm interested in finding out more about Traditional Latin/Afro music to dance to.

Länder, die ich besucht habe

Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Philippines, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Länder, in denen ich gelebt habe

South Korea, United States

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