About
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~