Hi there! I’m Su, South Korean traveling around the world to find the place to settle down one day.

I grew up in Daegu, the 4th largest city of Korea. Going on to university, I moved to Seoul and lived there for 8 years. I studied linguistics, literature and anthropology in the uni. Since Seoul is a really populated city, (with 10million people... not a joke) I’ve always been wanting to have chilled time in small town. Therefore upon leaving school I spent an amazing working-holiday year in Ireland and Dublin became my adorable second home-city.
After that golden year I traveled Europe and Africa for 8 months on my own, which was the best thing I've done in my 20s.
In 2018 I started another long journey out of my home country. I spent 1 year in Australia, and traveled South East Asia until pandemic hits the world. And then I moved to Gothenburg, Sweden for 1 year and traveled Balkan for 3 months. Currently I am working and traveling in NZ. I love it very much so far and am looking forward to many more adventures in this beautiful country.

I'm not that big party-person, that being said, I like to hang out and drink sometimes.
I have met a lot of amazing guys through CS. They gave me great impressions and I hope to meet many more.

I love reading, cycling, learning languages, hiking, camping, scuba diving, tea and coffee, authentic cuisines, pets and wild animals. I support local activists. I dislike the people who are in any way prejudice (against any race, gender or sexual orientation).

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

Back in 2013, I traveled Russia for a month. That was the first time I join CS. I met super nice hosts by CS, and I could make new friends who are enthusiastic and sincere in their lives. Couchsurfing encourages us to be our best selves: giving and sharing what we can. Every couch I've surfed left a beautiful imprint on me.

Interests

I think getting new experience is one of the most important thing for life. I like the moment when people show their passion about what they like and what they live for.

also my interests: local street food, language, woodwork, cycling, swimming, scuba diving, Thai boxing...
Also recently opened my eyes to climbing/bouldering

trying to do my best for low waste lifestyle.

• literature
• traveling
• cycling
• scuba diving
• languages

Music, Movies, and Books

[Movies] Certain Women (2016) Moana (2016) Ladybird (2017) Faces Places (2017) Little Women (2019)
Dardenne brothers and Ken Loach, they are my preferable directors. I like most of their works.
[Music] Beatles, Regina Spektor, Damien Rice, Lisa Hannigan, Beirut, Ben folds, Janelle Monae, Boy Pablo, Cat Power, Kevin Morby
[Books] Bell jar from Sylvia Plath
Wild from Cheryl Strayed
Virginia Woolf, Flannery O'coner, Fernando Pessoa, Raymond Carver. Also love poems from Tony Hoagland and Mary Oliver.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I can’t pick one! 7months of Van-life in New Zealand is probably the best recent one. Diving at Red sea / Skiing at Slovakia / Seeing humpback whale in Mozambique / Bungee jumping at Victoria falls /Cycling and back to Utrecht from Amsterdam in 10 hours, with old rental dutch bike / Hiking Mt Hallasan twice, which is the highest mountain in South Korea / 243km Bike tour circumnavigating Jeju island / Hiking Kebnekaise, the highest peak of Sweden …..

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach you how to read Korean. I play Irish tin whistle and ukulele.
I love to learn how to cook authentic dish of your country. And of course, learning new language is always fun.

What I Can Share with Hosts

Big fat smile, food and conversation. Always willing to lend a listening ear. love to get to know my host but at the same time I am ready to be an independent traveler.

Countries I’ve Visited

Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Kosovo, Laos, Macedonia, Malaysia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Samoa, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Wales, Zimbabwe

Countries I’ve Lived In

Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden