200

The last post I wrote was my 200th post on this blog, across nine years of blogging and ten years … More

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