안녕하세요 여러분!
Welcome to my blog! I’m just an American who loves everything about Korea. Just to give you a quick overview, I have been studying Korean since October 2005. Two of those years were dedicated to teaching Koreans who live in Canada how to integrate into the culture and learn the language. I’m American, but I loved living in Canada all that time and wish to go back some time. I’ve never been to Korea yet, but that just makes me try to learn and understand harder (as Koreans would day, with a heart of passion – 열심).
This blog is part of a personal project of preparing me for arriving and living in Korea sometime in early 2010. I have applied to 서울대학교 (Seoul National University, info here), so hopefully I’ll hear back soon from them. SNU is Korea’s most prestigious university and has been ranked 50th in the world, so I am very excited to have an opportunity to go there. Because of that, I am feeling a desperate need to improve my Korean. Although I feel very confident, I know I can progress a lot up until I go to Korea.
This project has split into two parts. The main portion dealing with my personal progress and learning about everything Korea can be found in this blog. The second venue is a wiki that I co-founded with a guy named Chris Kwon, called the Korean Wiki Project, which is a collaborative language-learning environment where anyone can contribute. If you would like to learn Korean and/or help others, go check that website. It’s completely free in all senses of the word.
Welcome to my journal as I’m on my way to Korea. You’ll see me as I discover interesting new things about Korea and, for better or for worse, my progress in getting to Korea. I won’t stop until I get there so hold on tight!
P.S. Are you on Cyworld, Korea’s equivalent to Facebook? Visit my Minihome and 일촌 me!
Matt,
I see all seems to be going well for you. Email when you get a chance and we’ll catch up.
Warm regards,
Kerry
Hello, Nice to know you.
Im Korean who is living in Seoul. I got your blog in my friend’s recommendation.
I seem you have alot of interested in Korea.
If you dont mind, I’d like to be a friend with you.
Usually, I’ve been using facebook. http://www.facebook.com/anyfree
That’s my facebook page.
BTW, What do u try to learn at SNU ?
Best Regards,
안녕하세요~ 만나서반가워요~ 내 이름은 타냐이구요..~ 난 한국을 사랑하는 캐나다 여자예요~
한국어를 2년 동안 배웠어요~ ^^ 아… 유튜브 비디오를 봤는데…우리 서로 또 같은 관시미 있어서 싸월드에서 1촌신청 보냈어용~ ^^
Hi! nice to meet via your blog. on seeing The April Reader’s poll, I vistied your site. I’m gald to know your thinking and veiw about korea. Could I add your facebook ? if you don’t care….
Hey,
How about translating some parts of your site into Korean? Along the top: About, Resources, … and down the side: Popular Posts, Recent Posts, …
Vocabulary is the most difficult part of learning Korean so it would be a bit help^^
안녕하세요
나는 한국에 살고 있는 외국인입니다.
솔직히 말하면 우리와 같이 한국말을 배우는 백인 외국인들이 생각보다 많는걸요
In your about me section you wrote:
Welcome to my blog! I’m just one American white-guy who loves everything about Korea.
But as a modern American did you really need to make reference to your skin color? I mean, we’re all brothers right. Learning Korean as a second language is just as hard whether you’re white, black or yellow.
Anyway, sorry to be a bit of a pain. Keep working hard!
화이팅
짐
@짐
lol it’s there as just a bit of humor. I guess not everyone gets it, but just to be safe I’ll change it. 만나서 반가워요~
Hey, I just wanted drop by to say how much I’ve enjoyed watching your videos. I’m from Korea and also an international student in St.Louis. So I guess we are in same shoes
Keep it good work and I’m looking foward to hear other life changing experience through your journey.
열심히 하시고 타국에 있는 사람으로서 입장이 비슷한거 같은데 좋은 경험 많이 하시고 좋은글 많이
기대 할께요.
P.S. Is there any chance that you have a facebook account? let me know. Thanks
@Steven Kang
I hope you’re having a good time in St. Louis ^^ Friend request sent. 반가워요~
Hey,
just found your blog… and is very interesting. I am myself interested in Korea and have been working on the issues of division a mutual relations and North Korea for some time already. Never studied korean though. Right now I am here in Seoul for a research, and still don’t know many people here, maybe we can manage to meet some time. I am from Slovakia, currently at the Sogang University, but living off the campus…
best
Lucia
안녕하세요
My name’s Max Stiefel and I am planning on going to Korea (SNU!) this fall for a year. I go to the U of U as well. Just wanted to say hello, I saw a link to your blog on the U of U website, and chat about life as a an american exchanger in Korea. Hope you’re having a blast.
If you want to email me, do so. Blogs sort of confuse me (technotard).
maximilian.stiefel@gmail.com
sweet! hopefully I’ll talk to you soon. Eat some 비 빔
밥 (spelling?) for me.
Maximilian
@Maximilian
I am having a blast! Sweet, hopefully everything works out well for your plans.
And yes, yes I will
@Lucia
That must be some interesting work!
안녕 하세요 ?매트님 새터민 쉽터에 닉네임 부르스 라고 합니다 .
오랜 만입니다 .전번에 북한 자유주간 일로 매트님 마음이 상했는지 요즘은 잘들어 오시지 않군요?
들어 오시면 저에게 쪽지 주세요 .이야기 할 일이 있습니다.
안녕하세요?
우연히 매트님의 동영상을 봤습니다.
한국말 정말 잘 하시네요. 라는 TV프로그램이 있는데요 – 한국에 살고 있는 미녀들이 출연하는 Talk Show – 거기 나오는 분들보다도 더 잘하십니다. 발음도 좋으시구요..
동영상에서 빅뱅 팬이라고 하셨는데, 저도예요. ㅋㅋ
이번에 빅뱅 멤버 태양(TaeYang)이 솔로앨범을 냈거든요. 한 번 들어보세요. 혹시 태양을 잘 모르신다면 M/V 꼭 보세요~~ 안녕.
안녕하세요~매트씨~
전 한국인이구, 대구에 살고 있어요~
유투브에서 우연히 매트씨가 한국어로 자신을 소개하는 영상
을 보았어요~ 한국에 온 적이 없는데도 한국어를 너무 잘하셔
서 정말 깜짝 놀랐구 신기했어요ㅋㅋ 서울대학교에 와서 더 공
부할 예정이라고 해서 응원 해주고 싶어서 블로그까지 오게 되
었네요~한국에서 좋은 추억 많이 만들어 가시길 바래요*^__^*
안녕하세요~우연히 동영상보다가 끝나고나닌깐 밑에 동영상이 뜨더라구요 그래서 한번봤는데 와우~한국말 진짜 잘하세요~잘봤습니다^^
정말 한국말 잘하시네요..꼭 한국사람처럼요ㅋ
지금 워킹으로 딴나라에와있는데 일단은 일만하고있어요.
많이 준비를못하고와서 영어공부를 좀 해야하는데.ㅋ 동영상 보고 많이 느꼈습니다. 매트씨 한국에 오셔서 좋은 추억 만들었으면 좋겠어요~화이팅
일촌 신청 했어요~
안녕하세요? 친구가 Strum씨의 홈페이지를 소개 해 주었어요.
그래서 와 봤는데 정말 재미있는 내용들이 많이 있네요 ^^
한국인인 저 조차도 새로운 내용들이 많아서 많은 도움이 되었어요. 저도 많은 나라의 언어를 배우며 문화를 체험하는게 꿈이에요. 6-7개국 언어는 배우고 싶어요. ^^;; 한국에 계시죠? 많은 즐거운 일들만 가득가득 담아가셨으면 좋겠네요.
Hello!!
Congrats on your blog, it is awesome!
I was wondering where you get all the information on Korea?
I mean I often use the Korea Tourism Organization Official Website ( http://www.visitkorea.or.kr ) becuase it is the most complete, but I was wondering whether you also used any other resources?
Thanks!
Yes, I pretty much use any source I can find. One good example is the Seoul Global Center which sends a monthly email out.
i love it!! 너무 잘생겼는데다 한국어까지 잘하시고 오예!
빅뱅보다 잘생기셨어요 ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저 방금 매트씨의 첫 한국어 동영상보고 왔어요 ㅎㅎ너무 감동적 !