🏕️Joshua Tree🏕️

Zion National Park

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Now I feel more comfortable being called Linda than Yeonwoo. Time flies sooo fast. 😉

⚡️🍄Super Duper Mario🍄⚡️

Somebody to Love - Queen 🍒

Things I miss in Korea 💦 Maybe because I just play every day, I miss working with people I like in Korea. I miss the sense of catharsis and achievement that can only be felt when immersed in work. I miss that energy when we meet together and come up with ideas, and I miss the people I love. I miss my workspaces. I want to open my laptop at a cafe in Munhak-dongne, and read a book in Yeonnam's Gongsang-Ondo. Whenever I felt frustrated, I used to lay on the third bench in front of the university chaplain and stare at the tree, but the little memories keep coming back to me. Like a fool, I thought I left nothing behind, but I left too much. I think I won't be able to see you for the next year, so it's a pity that I realized the importance of it too late. When I return to Korea after a year, I just hope that I can leave behind a lot of love in LA. 🫶 ( This photo was taken at the Santa Monica Pier 🏖 )

🦋About My Tattoo🦋 Six days before I left the country, I got a butterfly tattoo the size of my hand. It is a fairly detailed tattoo with a tiger drawn inside the butterfly and blue plum blossoms blooming below it. When I was confirmed to go to the U.S., I contacted the tattooist first to make a reservation for a tattoo. When I tell this story, all my friends are dumbfounded, but in fact, it was not such an impulsive choice. I originally wanted to get a tattoo, and even though I had a design that I liked, I just couldn't get up the courage. - The reason why I wanted to get a tattoo was because it was pretty first, and the second was because it was the only artwork in the world. And finally, I liked that it was my complete choice that I had to take responsibility for. "Totally Mine", "My Choice", "My Responsibility". "My regret". Why do I find these words so attractive? On reflection, it seems that the most important value for me is autonomy. I affirm and love everything I can do independently. - For this reason, my tattoo was ultimately destined to be satisfied regardless of the design. But the tattoo design is amazing, too. Looking at the eyes of a big tiger makes me happy that this lovely animal on my body will be with me for the rest of my life. Every time people ask me what tattoo's mean, I explain it like this. "It means to live free and strong like a butterfly hugging a tiger." - If you ask me why I had to get a tattoo just before I left for the U.S., that's because it was the time when I needed autonomy and self-reliance the most. Maybe it's the beauty of tattoo, but I think I really wanted to live free and strong in America. (This photo was taken in Santa Monica Beach🏖)

What was interesting about the Kaplan language school🧐 When I take English classes at Kaplan Language School, I often feel a culture shock as I get used to Korean-style regular classes. First of all, all classes are discussion and speaking style classes. Actually, I didn't like the discussion or speaking classes because the evaluation method was less clear than the one-sided class. When I was in Korea, I wanted to take classes without variables as much as possible in order to maintain scholarship status. One time, it was during a break, and I was solving unsolved problems with my korean friend. I was trying to finish and rest, but the teacher came and said, ‘It’s your break time, what are you guys doing? Go out and have some fun!' When I was in middle and high school, most teachers praised me for working hard if I was studying in my spare time. It was quite shock. Also, as long as the attendance rate is 80%, the Kaplan doesn’t care about going out, rather it secretly encourages students to skip classes and participate in various activities. It is possible because they respect not only English class but also cultural experiences and exchanges as learning. If I had been a traveler, I wouldn't have experienced this far. I'm grateful that I have still enough time to get to know LA. ( The photo was taken at UCLA 💕 )

A green day like a dream (Day 5) Sometimes, as much as it is hard to believe even after experiencing it, there are times when it is like a movie. I still feel like a dream yesterday when I sat on the green lawn and listened to Draw Andrew. The beginning was Andrew's Instagram posting. There was a post asking for Greenies to gather at LA Eco Park and I happened to be in LA and I was able to join the lightning meeting. Oh, my God, I can't believe I'm meeting my favorite YouTuber! Not in Korea, but in LA! Draw Andrew was a person who actually shined more than the Youtube video. How simple and difficult this one sentence is to achieve, "You can make a living with what you like." It was fascinating that the living witness was in front of me. I love people who tell their stories, and Andrew looked more shiny because he was a 'good' storyteller. Thanks to the positive energy from Greenies who share values and Andrew, I felt excited together. It's still unrealistic to think about that time. 😝

🇺🇸 LA Survival Record (Day 3 and 4) We moved our accommodation. The second one was in South Los Angeles, which takes as long as an hour and 10 minutes by public transportation to the Kaplan language school. However, we had few options at the time, so we hurriedly paid before even the last room was taken away. On moving day. We met a Chinese lyft driver. Thanks to Vivia, who majored in Chinese, the driver was very kind to us. He went on to warn us about the security here. Then the invisible things began to appear to us. The shops and houses were all barbed-wire, and the roads were dirty and homeless. Only then did I remember what I heard somewhere that it was more dangerous as it went down. I rushed to search for the ZIP code here on the U.S. crime rate map. But oh my god. This area was marked as 'D-rated' in the risk ranking from A to F. According to the site, crimes occur every 30 seconds. I really wanted to cry. However, since this accommodation was non-refundable, Vivia and I had to unpack. Fortunately, the inside of the guesthouse was fine. No, it's not a good level, but I really loved here. Clean, spacious beds, shared kitchens, and guests of all ages. To start with the conclusion for my acquaintances who must have been worried after reading so far, this is also a place where people live, so fortunately, it is worth living. At least two people don't feel threatened when they walk around during the day. It's true that it's more dangerous than other areas, but I don't want to be scared and shut up at home during the day when everyone else is out. So we travel freely in LA during the time allowed. At this point, I may not like LA but nevertheless, I think it's a good that I came here because LA is too realistic and too attractive.

☁️ Angels Flight ☁️ #🇺🇸 #미국일상 #california #losangeles #angelsflight #westie #west프로그램

여름의 온도 🌿 📷 Photo by everyhwappy

Szia! 동유럽과 사랑에 빠졌어요💗 #komárom #budapest #győr #komarno #wien #vienna #✈️ #🇭🇺🇸🇰🇦🇹

Finally.. 여러분 저 미국으로 1년동안 인턴가요🥹 - 저 드디어,, 미국 가는거 확정되었습니다 ㅜㅜ! 최종 합격이라는 네 글자를 봤을때는 마냥 기쁘기 보단 여러 생각들로 복잡했던 것같아요. 뭐든 미친듯이 열심히 하면 좋은 줄만 알았는데 WEST 프로그램 준비하면서 때로는 절실한 마음이 오히려 독이 될 수 있다는 걸 처음 알았거든요. 결과에 확신을 가지기까지 과정에서 너무 많은 걸 내어줬다고 해야할까요. 살도 엄청 빠지고,, 불면과 신경쇠약으로 두 달 가까이 고통받고 있습니다 ㅎㅠ 이래선 미국가서 흐물흐물 요양만 하다오게 생겼지만 그래도 오로지 제 욕심으로 빚어낸 기회인 만큼, 후회보다는 설레는 마음으로 새로운 여정을 기다리려구요. 분명 미국에서의 인턴경험이 제 인생에서 아주 특별한 경험이 되겠죠? 정확히는 어학연수3개월 + 인턴6~8개월 + 여행1개월을 보내게 될 거고, 국립국제교육원에서 왕공항공권이랑 참가비, 미국 생활비 일부를 지원해줘요. 부모님 등골브레이커인거는 똑같지만,, 그 중에서도 정부에서 지원해주는 프로그램에 합격한 건 제 역량이니까(?) 엄청 뿌듯합니다. ㅎㅎ 아빠보러 헝가리 교환학생 못가는건 아쉽지만 가족들도 진심으로 지지해주고 축하해줘서 행복해요. 참고로 제 출국 날짜는 7월 중후반이에요! 앞으로 준비할게 태산이고 만나야할 소중한 사람들도 너무 많은데 아직 시험기간이라 이것부터 마무리하려고 해요. 주제 넘치지만,, 일단 기말까지 잘 매듭짓고 천천히 연락드리겠습니다 :) 💖 인스타 DM으로 응원해주신 분들 넘 감사해요. 다들 낼 공휴일인데 편안하시길 바라고 흔들릴때마다 붙을거라고 용기주셨던 분들 넘 감사합니다 ㅠㅠ!!

카페인 중독 🌿

혼날 때 생각하는 의자느낌 뭔지알지

나 여누쓰 ✌️ 베스트 드라이버인디 ✌️

나의 혼란아 사랑해 #SELF_LOVE #셀럽도다무신사랑 #무신사

애파 졸업할 생각에 웃음이 멈추질 않네 푸하하 2년 동안 고생한 나 제법 대견할 지도~ (아직 졸업안함)

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🧡김연어 상 복 터진날🧡 #미래에셋증권 #마케팅공모전 #중기부 #중기부장관상 미래에셋증권 최종PT 한참 진행 중일때 갑자기 창업지원단에서 다짜고짜 중기부 장관상 수상했다고 연락와서 너무 놀랐다 ㅠㅠㅠ심장 너무 빨리 뛰어서 그대로 숨질뻔 😭 전국에서 2명 뽑는 장관상이라고 학교 홈페이지에도 걸어주신다는데.. 아직 좀 부끄럽다 >< 가문의 영광 미리 감사합니다 미래에셋증권 마케팅 챌린지도 대상 각이었는데 그래도 210팀 중에서 최종 우수상까지 한게 어디야!!!! 넘 자랑스러운 우리 미래에-샛별팀💛 두 달동안 달려오느라 너무 수고 많았고 이렇게 결실 맺어서 넘 기뻐 ! 디자인천재 영훈오빠와 발표천재 하영언니랑 함께 해서 더 든든하고 회의하는 내내 재밌었어 >< 이런 유쾌한 사람들,, 내 맘속 1위는 언제까지나 샛별이들이야 ^^ ✨

Hello~... It’s me~... -Adele, Hello (2015)-