The last post I wrote was my 200th post on this blog, across nine years of blogging and ten years … More
Category: Personal
Me, in Korean
People often ask me if I have a different personality when I speak Korean. My answer has always been no.
I guess this is a slump
I’ve been feeling very “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” when it comes to studying Korean these days. … More
Thoughts on non-Koreans adopting Korean names
This is a topic that’s made me scratch my head for a while now and I’m not entirely sure about … More
Twenty-eight
It’s been a few years now since I stopped being excited about my birthday. Every year, the weight of my … More
Striving for excellence in language learning
This post was going to be about how I’m preparing for the 55th TOPIK but it turned out being more … More
Goodbye 2016, hello 2017
I love this: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 김수현 (217design) (@liveinlove217) I always get melancholic … More
Q&A: New site name
Jeannie asked: Omg why did you change your URL? Astute readers of this blog might’ve noticed that my URL is no … More
The most useful phrase to know in Korean (and any language)
Literal ‘did that just happen?!’ moment last week. A friend of mine reached out to me last week, saying a … More
Language Tag
Well, this is fun! Riccardo of Kaito Monogatari tagged me in this language learning questionnaire. Of all the people I know studying Japanese, Riccardo … More