What are your
interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
I love to learn foreign languages including English,
ancient Hebrew, Chinese, and Japanese. Moreover, I enjoy dancing
and traveling. I also play various musical instruments as well,
including the Kayageum, which is a Korean traditional instrument,
violin, piano, and flute.
What is your career ambition?
I have two goals. One is to become a cultural ambassador for Korea
as a Kayageum-ist and professor of traditional Korean music. The
other goal is to become a volunteering missionary in developing
or undeveloped countries including North Korea.
Describe where you were raised and
what your childhood was like.
I
grew up in Seoul, Korea. Unlike other girls, I loved to go out and
play all sorts of sports. When I was not at school studying or at
practice hall playing the Kayageum, I usually went outside to ski,
learn Taekwondo, or swim.
What do you want the judges to know about you?
I am eclectic. I am a 3rd degree black belt in Taekwondo,
a competitive skier and a scuba diver. I am a professional player
of Kayageum and have released 4 CDs and played in more than 25 countries
worldwide, including concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
I am already an ambassador of culture for Korea and was recently
named a Kayageum prodigy by the Kumho Art Center, the most prestigious
musical foundation in Korea. I am in graduate school at Seoul National
University, the top university in Korea. When I graduated with my
Bachelor's degree (also from Seoul National University), I received
my honors degree from there. My volunteer work includes work for
UNICEF, Compassion and World Vision (an NGO) and I sponsor a child.
My future goals includes work with the U.N.
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