My crazy ass eyebrows would like to thank you for watching, but before you ask any questions please read below: *Sorry about the glitchiness past 3min :( I didn't know till after it was uploaded. Hope the video is still helpful. How old am I? I'm 28 (as of June 2015) Did I know Korean before I went to Korea? Nope. I bought a book like 2 weeks before I went over just so that I could read Korean (learning to read Korean is so easy! It took me like 3 days). I knew a few phrases like "가지마!" and "안녕하세요" but that was it. How long did it take me to get to my current speaking level? About 2 years. After those first 2 years I stopped noting any drastic progress. HOWEVER, Jae does saythat he thinks I'm much better now than when he first met me. I think my progress halted cuz I just didn't really study anymore haha. Did I ever study Korean in a class setting? I had 2 tutors...well 3 i guess. The first one was really sweet, I started studying with her 2 days after arriving in Korea, but she focused too much on grammar and I didn't learn ANYTHING. Like..months later I was at the same level. So I switched to an AMAZING teacher (thank you Youngran Unni!) that taught me phrases and useful expressions. We studied together for only 2 months maybe...once a week....but she taught me most of what I know. I also did a language exchange with this guy that would have me write essays and stuff...that was also super helpful...but we only did that for a few weeks then we became friends :) I took a class for like 2 weeks at YBM but it wasn't for me. What books did I use? I don't remember because I didn't really use them. Any other things that helped? Texting in Korean is what really got me speaking better. My friends and I (shout out to Haeyong!) would text all the time in Korean and I would just look up what they were saying word for word in a dictionary haha.... Then I'd just remember what they said and use it with them later. It was SO hard but it got easier over time. Download kakaotalk and get to chatting. Did I move to Korea to meet Asian guys? NOOOOOOOOO. I'd never even thought about that before I moved to Korea. I actually went because a friend of mine suggested it.. In college I was a honoree member of the Asian Students Association at my uni because my roommate was Chinese-American and super active in it, and we watched so many Korean dramas that I was sort of interested in Korean culture. I was also the historian in my high schools Korean club (don't ask hahaha...my friend just asked me to join cuz she needed members) and my town was SUPER Korean. Because of those things I think that when my friend decided to go teach in Korea...I was like...sounds fun and just went. I knew a little about Korean culture but not a lot, and since I've always been a traveler at heart I decided to go. I started learning Korean because I think it's the respectful thing to do when you live in a foreign country. I ended up meeting and dating Korean guys while I was there just because I was in Korea...and there were more of them than other guys. Did I meet/marry Jae just because he was Asian/ could speak Korean? Are f*ing kidding me? 1. Jae lied and said he could speak some English haha so that's why I agreed to go on a date with him. I just ended up really liking him so we stayed together. Him not speaking English definitely has its upsides but it's also really hard at times. In the video I was not suggesting that anyone date someone ONLY because he/she is Korean/speaks Korean. Do I like Kpop? Not really. There a few groups I like (Shinee, Big Bang, 2NE1) but I'm much more into Korean indie music. **Instagram** https://instagram.com/jheartsjae/ **Tumblr** https://www.tumblr.com/blog/jheartsjofficial **Twitter** https://twitter.com/jheartsjae **Business Contact** jheartsjae@gmail.com **Music** Tsunami by Chiefs https://soundcloud.com/trapmusic/tsunami-by-chiefs

• published: 27 Jun 2015
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