From my experience, learning a languages really help for me to widen my world view as well as understand different cultures with more depth. When choosing what language to learn, I make sure there is that innate interest that will help motivate me to push forward. I will definitely encourage these same habits for my future children. I think have kind and encouraging tutors are the most helpful for me so I will strive to have that available for my future kids.

In five years, I hope to be able to speak Korean naturally. Speaking business korean isn't a goal for me right now but I hope to be able to converse with my coworkers in a natural manner. This year I am taking TOPIK 1. In 5 years, I hope to at least have TOPIK 5.

I started learning Korean by self-studying until a few months later I realized how behind my speaking skills were. I could write sentences but could not eloquently express them with speech. Because of this, my motivation started going down. That's when I found iTalki and my current teacher. I was watching a YouTube video from Natalia Garza where she talked about how iTalki helped her. I'm so grateful I found iTalki. My teacher is amazing and I can 100% say that my korean has improved exponentially since using this platform. Not only that, my studying has been more consistent because I have my teacher to motivate me to study. Now I am exploring having another teacher just to do free talking with while my current teacher will be focused on finishing the textbook we're using. I am so excited to see how further I can take my learning. I love this platform so much that I have invited and recommended it to so many friends now. #italkiAnniversary