My name is Steven Junil Park. I was born in Korea but my family moved to New Zealand when I was six months old. I studied fine arts in Auckland but ended up becoming a designer, so now I spend most of my time making things and trying very hard to make a living from it. I run a label called "6x4" under which I produce one-off garments by hand as well as a few pieces of jewellery, furniture, and homeware. If you are interested, you can take a look here: 6x4online.com . I try to only wear garments that I've made.

Other than sewing and making things I like to read. I love food; I think cooking for people, drinking and eating with people are some of the best things in life.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I went for a short Whirlwind trip around Toronto, Montreal and Quebec city.
I stayed with 5 different hosts and had not one negative experience.
Couchsurfing is a great way to meet people and get to know a city, it makes a place come alive and linger with warmth in ones memory.

I'm on couchsurfing because I like to meet people while I am travelling but I am not very good at introducing myself to people in . It helps make you feel less alone in a new place. Staying with strangers is like a life lottery where someone is dropped into your life (or rather you get dropped into theirs) and you get to encounter their world. It's nice having this inside view into a place where you are only passing by.

Interests

walking, fabric, wood, trees, gardens, plants, food, cooking, drinking, stone, metal, music, noise, silence, reading, books, paint, paintings, paper, adventure stories, adventures, stories, space, black holes, rivers, streams, oceans, ceramics, furniture, night-sky, day-sky, stars, stargazing...

• arts
• humanities
• books
• design
• dining
• cooking
• running
• walking
• drinking
• clothing
• reading
• traveling
• socializing
• pottery
• painting
• music
• track and field
• rivers

Music, Movies, and Books

Let's talk about it when we meet

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Bu-yoh, Korea

Lake Benmore, New Zealand

Some friends and I pulled a man out of a subway track.

Christchurch Earthquakes

What I Can Share with Hosts

Haircuts, cooking, sewing/repairing clothes,

Countries I’ve Visited

Australia, Canada, China, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

France, New Zealand, South Korea, United States