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I have been living in New York City for as long as I can remember. I emigrated from South Korea when I was just a baby and have never been there since. I am a big  NYC gal and I honestly don’t think I can live anywhere else. The art, shopping, the entertainment, the FOOD is endless here and I love it! Essentially, I am a tourist in my own city and that makes it all the more exciting. 

While I love the city with all my heart, I also love enjoying my time in the city with my best friends. Almost every night was a girl’s night and we would try different restaurants and just try to have the best time every time. Honestly, I don’t know what I would’ve done without them. I owe it to them for influencing my life in some positive way. Because of them I wanted to study hard and try to become the best person  so that ten years from now we would be the same, fun-loving, adventurous gals.

I guess you can say I’m outgoing since I love to socialize, and anywhere I get to meet people- count me in! I just love how everywhere I go, I am meeting people who are from different cultures. I love how I can step out and see new faces everyday, and talk to someone new everyday. I always love meeting people who are different than me, and who like different things. I think people are interesting. Even boring people interest me. It is always exciting for me to see people who don’t look like me. I mean how could it not be when living in NYC? 

While I LOVE socializing with people, I try to take Sundays off for myself. During this time, I often like to read, pig out with junk food while watching TV shows, plop in front of my laptop and go online shopping, and reading blogs!

I also love volunteering on my free time. What started off as a simple Google search had turned into dedication. I came across Room To Grow, a nonprofit organization which dedicates to helping babies born into poverty; to provide necessities for the healthy development of babies, and little did I know that I wanted to be part of it. While I can’t volunteer as frequently as I could, I still try to do so as often as I can. Volunteering taught me a lot more than one would think. Different places taught me different things. I learned to be more tolerant, patient, understanding of life and people. It really changed my perspective of life, my behaviour, my way of thinking. I also thank volunteering for  helping me become who I am today and for helping me see the world a more beautiful place to live in.