FRO12 LC15

My name is Seung Woo Han.  I’d like to hear you pronounce that because 9 out of 10 people will get it wrong.  Its not pronounced song or sung.  I actually can’t explain how its pronounced to you because the sound doesn’t exist in the English language.  And because I can’t dictate how you will read the words I type here, lets just say my name is Sun or if you prefer, Sun Woo.

I am a South Korean, born in Cologne, Germany.  I moved to New York City around the age of two and lived in Queens for most of my life, only recently moving to Manhattan.  Growing up, one of my favorite hobbies was playing video games.  And don’t think I play Starcraft because I’m Korean, I play mostly adventure or shooter games.

I was raised in Woodside, Queens, a very diverse neighborhood where I exposed to many different cultures.  One of the most lasting impacts such a neighborhood had on me is my taste for Indian food.  Ever since I moved, I always find myself hungry for the Indian buffet at Jackson Diner.  The first time I tried the food, the strong herbs and spicy curries brought me away from the more traditional tastes of Korean food and the bland fast food that I would have after school.

I’ve always loved food and I’ve never been picky with what I ate.  When I was younger, I didn’t differentiate the green vegetables from the other dishes.  Broccoli, spinach, collard greens?  Just as good as anything else to five-year-old me.  Spinach was a particular favorite to me because of Popeye the sailor.  I’ll never forget the image of Popeye inexplicably gaining strength and renewed vigor after downing a whole can of spinach.  Man, advertisements must have worked wonders on a kid like me.

But let’s skip forward a couple of years.  I graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, one of the biggest high schools in the city with over 5000 students.  Going to such a big school helped me experience the transition to college life earlier than most students.  Tech made me familiar with crowded hallways and elevators, big buildings where you can easily get lost if you don’t know your way around, and a sense of responsibility that you have to find help when you need it (with 5000 students, help was not always guaranteed to find its way to you).

Now I’m in college and its seems very little has changed except the workload.  I’ve become more responsible with my grades and time management; I’m always making sure I can see my old friends.  I hope I can stay this motivated throughout the next four years and keep my work ethic up.

Edit 11/3/2012:  Hurricane Sandy just passed by!  Fortunately, I live far from the danger zone and I got nothing more than a couple windy days.  My heart goes out to the friends and families of those who were killed in the storm, Jacob Vogelman and Jessie Streich-Kest.

Stuck in Inwood because of Sandy

So I ordered an usb from amazon. Still delivered, haha