ABOUT ME: I'm a 21 (22 in Korean age) year old undergrad student in Korea majoring in English Literature and Political Science in Seoul National University. Korea is a small but a unique country. Its history, geopolitics, economy.. It's a country that went through a lot. What interests me is how to make this country to a better place. It sure has lot of valuable assets(long history and cultures..) and I don't want those to be tainted. I guess that naturally leads me to have interest in politics as it's the most direct way to affect this country.
We live our life only once. So it's good to enjoy our lives and Carpe Diem. But it's also important to do something meaningful that will impact lives of many. I hope to do so.

PHILOSOPHY: When one door closes, opens another. So don't stare too much at the one closed. Move on.

LIFE GOAL: Paint my life with multiple colors and write a book about it.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

When I travel, I have a few standards. Can't name them all. But one thing is to localize. Although visiting museums and seeing famous architectures are worth it, it wouldn't be much of a memorable experience if that's all I do.
To make travel memorable and to make it different, I like going to local places meeting local people and sharing with them what I think, know and feel. Localizing change me and also the one I interact with.

Interests

I have interest over pretty much everything. Name it and I'm interested!
But to briefly mention a few..

Happiness: What makes me happy? And how can I make others happy?

Politics: I have vast interest in diplomacy, international organizations, economics. Probably because my home country is geopolitically complex state.

Technology: Technology will definitely change the world we live in. I wonder what it's going to be like.

World: Different cultures, different stories.

Arts: Recently started studying western arts. It's actually more interesting than I thought..

Photography: Bought a cheap DSLR to capture the world around me. Still working on how to do it best.

• arts
• culture
• books
• literature
• photography
• politics
• technology
• traveling
• painting
• scuba diving
• economics
• geopolitics
• history
• political science
• science

Music, Movies, and Books

MUSIC: Maroon5, Coldplay, One Republic, Eminem, Hans Zimmer, Jaurim, Michael Jackson, Michael Buble, The beatles, The piano guys, etc..

Movies: Dark Knight, Batman Begins, Memento, The Prestige, Interstellar..( I'm a big fan of Christopher Nolan), Shawshanks Redemption, Leon, Dead Poets Society, The Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, 3idiots, Gladiator, The Truman Show, Good Will Hunting, My name is Kahn, The Pianist, Joint Security Area, About Time, etc (The list goes on..I've watched too many.. )

BOOKS: Works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Lu Xun, Murakami Haruki, Kim Hoon.

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

I learned scuba diving last summer. Although I drank some water along the way, it was great to see how underwater world looks like!

What I Can Share with Hosts

Sharing Korean culture, possibly some basic Korean lessons, my personal experiences. Whatever I can afford to give you.

I might be able to host some friends from this year's end.

Countries I’ve Visited

Bahamas, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, United States

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea, United States