Why?
I feel very privileged to be able to go on my own to South Korea to learn Korean. When I tell people that I am going to South Korea to learn Korean, the first thing they ask me is: Why? Why does one actually need a reason to do something completely New, Challenging and Ambitious? And, why should one have to answer for it? I am 60 and I am feeling great, I exercise a lot, I definitely still feel young at heart and in doing so, I need challenges to avoid feeling like a middle-aged woman. I quit my career as a lawyer to live a more creative life. My early years were in Covid time and during that time, through binge-watching, I also discovered Korean films, series and music. The sound of the language really appealed to me and since I do like new challenges, I first started learning Korean by using a language app. But, like probably most people, I still needed a big stick to study regularly. So, I decided to be ambitious. I signed up for an actual Korean course in the Netherlands for some b...