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i am a Canadian traveler. i have worked and lived in South Korea off and on since 2006, and i'm kind of crazy about learning Korean.

find me @www.cyworld.com/kerribang

"자기 소개"
3년 동안 한국에 살고 있어요. 엄청 좋아요~ 2년 동안 한국어 공부하고 있어요~. 그리고 저는 캐나다에서 왔어요. 정말 반가워요!

let's meet in korea!

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i love music and creativity, and languages. i've been studying korean by myself for 2 years. 독학했어요! i can speak french, and i want to learn spanish and japanese and many other languages too... i believe learning new languages can bring people together, create friendships and truly help us better understand seemingly foreign places.

경남도 진주시에 살아요: 한국에 살아요. 만나고 싶어요? ^^

here are some Q&As about me:

~how did you learn korean?
i taught myself how to read and write in 2006, and starting in 2009 i began to teach myself to speak korean. i ask a ton of questions, sit reading the dictionary for hours, study with korean dramas and pause them to write down new phrases, and experiment with new phrases and words i learn everyday. now korean is a hobby for me, and i get really excited every time i learn a new word. i have posted some videos teaching some basic phrases. check them out and start teaching yourself!

~how do you afford to travel so much?
honestly, i save save and save. i also try to travel to places off-season to save on flights, and i try to travel to multiple destinations in one trip to make more of the flight money. i also believe the best thing you can do is quit your job in order to travel. you can get another job, but can you get photos of yourself on the beach with new friends eating fruit you've never tasted after visiting a 500 year old temple? no, you just can't replace the memories you'll create.

~are Koreans accepting of foreigners?
even in the short time that i've been in korea, i've seen the number of foreigners around grow rapidly. there used to be so few foreigners around that we would greet each other on the street with a "hello" or a smile and a nod. now there are so many everywhere that it is less common to greet each other, but we still sometimes exchange smiles. as far as the way that koreans treat foreigners, i can speak for myself and say that on the most part i have been treated very well by most Koreans that i meet. i've had countless meals purchased for me by strangers, and i've had people come up to me to ask me where i'm from and say "welcome to Korea". the downside is of course, as a Caucasian person, there is no blending in, and no matter how much korean i learn and use, i'm still a foreigner in korea, and i always will be considered an outsider.

~where have you been?
i've been to 35 countries: 1.Canada 2.USA 3.Barbados 4.France 5.Belgium 6.Spain 7.Italy 8.Germany 9.Monaco 10.Austria 11.Hungary 12.Czech Republic 13.Slovakia 14.Denmark 15.Sweden 16.Finland 17.Estonia 18.Latvia 19.Lithuania 20.Poland 1.Holland 22.England 23.Scotland 24.Ireland 25.Portugal 26.South Korea 27.China 28.Vietnam 29.Romania 30.Bulgaria 31.Turkey 32.Malaysia 33.Australia 34.Thailand 35.Myanmar
.. up next, i hope to visit India & Nepal.

~what's the coolest place you've traveled?
this is really difficult, because i love many places for many different reasons. [i'll leave korea out of this section, as it counts as more of a place that i lived rather than traveled.] so, if you ask me.... the best food was in Vietnam. the cheapest trains were in China. the most beautiful architecture was in Poland. the most charming accents were in Australia. the hottest men were in Turkey. the best pizza was in Italy. the most amazing graves were in France. the wildest beach parties were in Thailand. the most smiles were in Myanmar. and the coolest hairstyles were in Japan.

~can i be your friend?
YES!! of course!! i love people! i'm very open and curious about other people and their experiences, so add me as a friend and let's get to know each other. i think building bridges between people is so valuable, and you never know what you might find in a new connection. so add me ^.^