(LIVE Q&A) 미국 생활 무엇이든 물어보세요!

In this informal livestream, Callie Anderson greets her Korean‑language audience and answers a wide range of questions about living in the United States, especially her current home state of Michigan. She discusses seasonal weather (snow, flurries, extreme cold), local geography, and popular Michigan attractions such as the Great Lakes and beaches. Callie explains traditional American Thanksgiving foods and customs, compares Black Friday then‑and‑now, and shares her personal travel plans to New York City and Las Vegas. She offers practical English‑learning advice, including pronunciation tips (e.g., “beach”), active‑listening strategies for TV and movies, and guidance on navigating the US DMV and driver‑license process. Callie also reflects on her years teaching English in Korea, from elementary hagwon work to business‑English and idol coaching, and she shares anecdotes about language‑learning nerves and confidence‑building “baby steps.” Throughout, she engages viewers by name, answers specific queries, and announces an upcoming membership program that will provide early‑release videos, multilingual subtitles, and study worksheets. The livestream ends with gratitude, a reminder to stay warm, and a promise of future content.
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Hello, good evening. Oh, I almost said good morning because it's morning in the US. Hi, Gayoung. Hi, Tom. It's 9 PM in Korea, right? Hi Sung Hoon. Hello, hello. Hi S. Jung, hi. Bluebird, hello. 9. Now it's 7 AM in the US. It's bright and early. I've got my cup of coffee to wake me up. Hello. Hi, BJ. Hello. Good evening to English. Hi. Good morning, everybody. Thank you. Thank you for joining me. I know it's been kind of a long time since I've done a live stream, so I'm sorry. It's been a busy first week and a half in the US. Oh, Robot, it's raining. Didn't it snow in Seoul recently? I saw all the photos of The crazy snow in Korea. Are you guys staying warm? I hope so. I was so shocked when I saw all of that snow in Korea. I thought that Michigan was very cold, but I think Korea It might be colder now. Hello. Oh, thank you, Dasum. I missed you guys too. Thank you, thank you. How was everybody's weekend? It's Sunday night there, right? Did everybody have a good weekend? What did you do? Any fun plans? Or maybe since it was so cold, maybe a lot of you stayed inside over the weekend. When it's cold, I don't like to go outside. Oh no, Bluebird, take care of your back. Oh no, I'm so sorry that your back hurts. Shoveling snow, it can be a pain. Heavy snowing. It was heavy snowing. Yeah, you can say we've got heavy snow. You can also say it snowed like crazy. That's usually what I say. It snowed like crazy, or it snowed so hard. Super cold. Oh, you went jogging? Oh my gosh, I'm impressed. Jogging even in the winter. Good job. I get a little bit lazy in the winter. Oh, Ella, you're in Sapporo. You're in Japan. How fun. That's very ironic though that you went to Japan for snow. And now you've got record snow in Korea. Exactly, Dasom. I'm a homebody in winter. I don't like to leave my house in winter. Oh, you like to hang out with your dog? That sounds nice. I wish I had a dog, but all of my family members have so many dogs. So when I visit home, I get to spend a lot of time with animals because my family loves having pets. So they've got lots of dogs and cats. So I get a lot of animal time in when I'm in the US. Oh, thank you, Dongho. Thank you. You went to Jeju Island. How is the weather in Jeju now? Is it— it must be cold in Jeju too, right? Does it ever snow? In Jeju? I don't think I've ever been to Jeju in winter. I know it snows on Hallasan, but does it snow in Jeju City? Oh, having two boys, that will definitely keep you busy. Oh, you live in Jeju and it feels like spring. Wow, I'm jealous. Maybe I need to house hunt in Jeju, not in the US. I just need to move to Jeju for the warmer weather. That's great though. Hi Young. Hello. Oh, it rained a lot. Ugh, I don't like rainy weather either. I don't want to be too picky, but I like very sunny warm weather. I don't like the rain. I don't like the snow. I need to move somewhere warm and sunny. Hi Huiman. Hi Happy. Oh, which area am I in now? How was the weather today? Oh, I am currently in Michigan. Do you guys know where Michigan is? Michigan is considered the Midwest, but if you look at a map, it looks a little bit more northeast, in my opinion. I think it looks like it's northeast, but it's considered the Midwest, and it's very close to Canada, so I can drive to Canada from Michigan. You just go over a bridge, but Michigan is my home state, and I came here to visit family. Usually it's very, very snowy already this time of year, but it hasn't snowed too much yet. We've had a few flurries So you can say flurries when it's kind of light snow and it doesn't stick to the ground. So if the snow falls and then it melts and disappears, we call that flurries, snow flurries. Oh, you've heard of Michigan University? That is such a nice university. And yesterday, University of Michigan won their football game. I don't follow football too closely, but my dad is a huge football fan, and I'm at his house now, so we watched the game together. He was Very happy they won. We played our rival. So rival means kind of like your enemy, but not too seriously. So in sports, we'll say, oh, they're rivals. So for Michigan, our rival is Ohio. So yesterday's football game was Ohio versus Michigan, rivals, and we beat them. Oh, it was good. Oh, what's the most popular thing in Michigan? Michigan is known for— oh, our Great Lakes. If you look at the map, we are surrounded by water, but it's all fresh water, so it's not the ocean, although it's huge and it looks like the ocean. So Michigan has the biggest source of fresh water in the US because we have huge lakes. They're very beautiful. We have lots of beaches, and in the summertime, it's very popular to go boating and tubing and jet skiing. I love Michigan summers. My hometown is a beach town, so the beach is one of my favorite places to go. Wow, you got it! Ann Arbor, University of Michigan. Well done! Ann Arbor is the city name. New Yorker. I agree, I agree. Personally, I think the British way is better. I think soccer, right, we call it soccer in the US. I think it makes more sense for that to be called football. I, I don't know why we call that soccer and then we have American football. Handball makes more sense. I'm, I'm with you on that, New Yorker. Hmm, what are some traditional dishes people eat On Thanksgiving in the US, that's a great question. Happy late Thanksgiving. It's Thanksgiving weekend here. So American Thanksgiving was on Thursday and we had a very full house. You can wait for an episode of that. So I filmed a Thanksgiving vlog for you guys, but the food is— well, the most popular traditional food is turkey. Yes, so every Thanksgiving the turkey is the main event. So my dad cooked a turkey in the oven But I personally like the side dishes more than the turkey itself. So usually we have mashed potatoes with gravy, we have rolls, we have corn, and we have— every family is a little bit different, right? Each family has different side dishes. Um, so my family makes something called green bean casserole, and it's green beans with sauce, and then you bake it in the oven. It's very delicious. My husband tried Thanksgiving food this year, and I think it was his first time spending Thanksgiving with my family, and his favorite was green bean casserole. My favorite Thanksgiving dish is called stuffing, stuffing, and I hate describing what stuffing is because it sounds kind of disgusting. I'm not gonna lie, but it's really delicious. I promise. Stuffing is like dried breadcrumbs, and then we put vegetable broth and seasonings and bake it. So it's kind of like soggy bread. It sounds so gross, but it's delicious. It's like soggy bread. Soggy is like when something gets wet and the texture changes a bit. Like something that was hard becomes soft. Soggy. Soggy bread. Ugh, sounds gross. It's good, I promise. So those are some good traditional Thanksgiving dishes. Oh, and pumpkin pie. You can't forget the pumpkin pie. Oh, come to Michigan, visit me, Krista. Come visit me in Michigan. If we ever buy a house in the US, we can have a big party. All of you guys can come visit us and party in the US. Hi from Daegu. Hi, Canelo. I've never been to Daegu. Next time I'm in Korea, I need to visit Daegu. Oh, what's the main sauce you use for the green bean casserole? Oh, good question. This is called cream of mushroom soup. So it is very thick. It looks like gravy, but it's got a mushroom flavor. So cream of mushroom soup. That's what we use for the casserole. Oh, hadery. Okay, how do you pronounce beach? So I say when you say beach, it's almost like you're smiling. You need to really open your mouth there and smile. Beach. Okay, the other word, the bad word, you don't spread your mouth so wide. It's a short I sound, right? Buh-eeh, but beach. Okay, so that's my tip for beach. The beach is a happy place, so maybe you can remember it that way. Think, oh, I love the beach. The beach is a happy place, so beach. Smile. That's my tip for pronouncing beach. Laura, did you do shopping on Black Friday? You know what? I think, in my opinion, Black Friday is not quite what it used to be. I think a little bit back in the day Not to sound like that, but a few years ago, back in the day when I was young, Black Friday was a bigger deal than it is now, meaning that the stores would open at midnight and people would go line up and wait in front of the stores and there were huge crowds of people. But nowadays, I think a lot of people prefer online shopping. So even Black Friday sales, sometimes they're 2 weeks long online. So Amazon did Black Friday sales almost the whole month of November. So it's not really Black Friday anymore, right? Black Friday used to be just the day after Thanksgiving. So it's changed a lot. So actually, in the US, it used to be that Black Friday was the day after Thanksgiving. And then that following Monday was called Cyber Monday, and that was when everything online had discounts. And then that following Tuesday was Travel Tuesday. So airlines, hotels, anything travel related would have sales and discounts then. So after Thanksgiving, it was like Friday, Monday, Tuesday were the shopping days. Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Travel Tuesday. So yeah, I didn't really buy anything for Black Friday this year. I think I bought a few things on Amazon, but just small everyday items. No big sales or exciting purchases. Wow, CVS, I hope you enjoyed your turkey. CVS, did you like the turkey? That's exciting. It was your first time. I hope you enjoyed it. Happy late Thanksgiving. Oh, Jane, you've been to Michigan. Jane, do you remember what city you visited in Michigan? That's really cool. Oh, hi Eunsu, another teacher. Nice to meet you. Thank you, thank you for joining. Next time, where's your husband? You know what, if you guys would like to meet my husband more Maybe we can do a live together in the future. That might be nice. We can have our coffee together and do a live with my husband and I. Actually, spoiler, my husband and I have filmed a few episodes of Coffee Chat. Where we kind of talk about life as an international couple. So it's just us talking very naturally. And okay, big spoiler, our first episode of Coffee Chat is about how we met. So I hope you look forward to that. You can see him more in the coffee chat episode, but I agree, a live together would be fun. Oh, Ryan, where is the best beach in the US? That is so tricky. Um, oh, I'm— I think I'm very biased. So biased means I have an unfair opinion, right? Biased means there's some reason why I have a certain opinion. And personally, for swimming, I prefer fresh water. Um, I love the ocean, I love the I like the big waves. I like the smell of the ocean, but the, the ocean creatures, the animals, the sea animals, they kind of creep me out. So I'm always a little bit nervous to swim in the ocean. I'm scared of jellyfish and sharks. So I prefer swimming in fresh water. So I think Michigan has the best beaches in the US. Probably not. That means I need to visit more beaches. I think if I think Michigan has the best beaches in all of the US I need to travel in the US more. I do love Michigan beaches though. Probably, honestly, probably Florida or California. I think those two states have the prettiest beaches. I've heard Florida specifically has some of the best beaches. In the US. Florida. I'm gonna say Florida and stick with that, but I'm still scared to swim in Florida beaches. Is it cold today? Yes, it's very cold in Michigan. It is Celsius. I'm not sure. Let me check. Let me check my weather here. Oh, it's 21 degrees Fahrenheit. Sorry, that's annoying doing Fahrenheit. So Celsius, oh, negative 6 degrees Celsius. Wow, minus 6 right now in Michigan. That's terrible. Oh my gosh. Can you see why I'm a homebody in the winter? Do you understand why I don't go out in the winter? -6 Celsius. Too cold. Young, when are we going back to Korea? We're going back in February. I'm not sure yet how long we will be back in February because it's still cold in Korea in February. So we might stop for a short time in February and then go somewhere warm for a little while and then back to Korea again. But yeah, not sure how long we'll be there in February. Coronado Beach. Ah, yes, Coronado Beach is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Oh, this is a good question. Adam Dery, so you have a friend from Michigan State and you said that their pronunciation is quite clear. Is there something in common? Actually, um, I'll say that I've heard that there is, right? This is my normal accent. So of course I will say that, oh, my accent is so clear, but everybody thinks their own accent is clear and understandable. But I did hear that Midwestern accents, so Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, states like these, I have heard that people from those states are usually used for broadcasting channels, so TV announcers or radio hosts, um, they're chosen from the Midwest because we have a very neutral accent, I say, right? Neutral means not too strong. We have a neutral accent. So I don't know if that's true, but I have heard that before. So you, you could be right about the pronunciation. Dasom, good question. Why do Americans use Fahrenheit. I hate it too because I cannot switch my brain to Celsius even after living in Korea for so long. My brain is stuck on Fahrenheit since I grew up in the US, and it's so frustrating. I wish that when I was young I learned Celsius more. So I hate that the US uses Fahrenheit as well. Drives me crazy. Oh, I love Jeju beaches. Yes, Eunsu. I have been to a few beaches in Jeju. Most recently I went to Hyupjae Beach. I think it was Hyupjae. I took a trip to Jeju with my husband and a few friends. It was so fun, but it rained, so we did not get to swim and enjoy the beach too much. So that was a bummer. That was a bummer, but still, Jeju was beautiful and I love visiting there. But next time I hope to swim. I love swimming at the beach. Oh, thank you, David. Thank you for the compliment. That's an especially nice compliment at 7:30 in the morning when I'm just waking up. So thank you so much. Hmm, how many times a year do we go to the US? Um, you know, it's, it's changing. I'll say in the past, not as often. I would go, I would try to go every year, but sometimes it was every 2 years. Now we are trying to move to the US as well, right? My husband and I want to live in Korea and in the US because we have family in both countries and we love both countries. So now we're trying to go every few months. The goal is to split our time. So for now, I'll say we go once a year for a couple of months because my husband, he— even though we're married, he's still on a tourist visa. We haven't gotten his green card yet. We're working on it. We're We're in the process of getting his green card. But for now, he's only allowed to stay in the US for 3 months at a time. So yeah, we're here for 3 months this trip, and we'll go back to Korea, and we'll probably come back to the US again after he gets his green card. So these days, at least once a year, we come. Oh, how will we spend Christmas? Does my family decorate the house? Yes, Laura. Um, actually, even before Thanksgiving, um, Yeah, so now I'm at my dad's house. So my stepmom, um, she's got all of her decorations out the inside of the house. She's got the Christmas tree up, she's got lights strung, and then outside, oh, it's gorgeous. Maybe I'll try to share it on my Instagram story because She does a great job decorating the house. The outside of the house is all lit up, and she has fake reindeer in the yard lit up. It's so beautiful. I love it. My family usually— so I'll spend Christmas with my dad this year, and there's a lot of us. I have my sister and her husband, and then I also have two stepsisters. So, and they have husbands and boyfriends as well. So there's usually about 8 to 10 of us on Christmas morning. We all sleep at my dad's house. We wake up early and we exchange gifts. Drink coffee, have breakfast together. It's really nice. I'm excited. I love Christmas. It's my favorite holiday. Do I like the Beatles? Yes, I do like the Beatles. I won't say I listen to them on a regular basis, but I do like some good oldies. Mm, Sanghoon. Yes, I've worked as an English teacher for a long time in Korea. Um, feel free to ask me specific questions. I have no problem with that. But I'll tell you, overall, I enjoyed the experience. I started teaching in Korea at a hagwon teaching little kids. Actually, when I first started, I was teaching 5-year-olds. I was really shocked. I, I showed up at my job the first day and the kids were so tiny, 5 years old. Um, but they were so cute. It was lots of fun. But actually, I preferred teaching kids that were a little bit older, like 2nd grade or 3rd grade, um, just because it's a different dynamic. With the little, little kids, I had to sing a lot of songs, and you couldn't have as much conversation where when they're a bit older I could have a little bit more conversation with the kids. Um, so then I did that and then I started working a little bit more freelance where I taught business English. I worked in entertainment where I taught idols English. So I've had a lot of teaching experiences in Korea, and it's been a great experience. I've met a lot of great people through being a teacher, and for me, it's very rewarding watching my student— watching my students. I got tongue-tied there. Wow, I can tell it's early. Um, it's very rewarding for me watching my students learn something new and improve their English. I love it. So it's a great experience. Mm, Mambo, it's not always easy to listen when you watch movies or TV shows. Okay, first of all, I will say that's very normal. I find especially depending on what kind of show you're watching, it will be even harder sometimes than just normal conversation, right? If you're watching hospital drama, it will be a lot of medical terms. That's very difficult. So this is very normal. So don't feel bad. But two tips for practicing your listening while watching TV or movies. Number 1 is if you're having a hard time listening, you need to determine what is difficult about listening. So listening involves many different things. Is it hard to listen because it's fast? Is the speed too fast? Is it that they speak too fast, or do I not understand the vocabulary, or is it the accent? So first, you should identify what is difficult for you about listening, and then you can try to improve that specific part. So if it's the speed, Try to slow down the speed, right? Sometimes you can adjust the speed. If it's the vocabulary, see if you can expand your vocabulary. Maybe find a script if it's possible and look at the vocabulary, right? So if it's the accent, try listening to different accents on YouTube. So first step is identify the problem and try to fix that. Second tip is there's actually, um, an app or an add-on if you're watching Netflix. There is something called Language Reactor. I also use this for Korean, and it connects directly to Netflix, and it can translate, um, whatever you're watching, and you can click on words to get the definitions. You can slow the speed down. It's specifically for using Netflix to learn languages. So I recommend Language Reactor. Try downloading that. I use it for Korean as well. It's very helpful. Hmm. CVS. Is it hard to get a driver's license? Oh, making a— making an appointment with the DMV. Oh. I think everybody in the US hates going to the DMV. It always takes a long time at the DMV. I think this varies based on what city you live in. So I live in Michigan and I'm from a very small town. My hometown is very small, so I will say it wasn't too difficult to get my license. I started driver's training when I was 15 years old, and I took a few classes in a classroom, just studying with a book. And then I took a test, right? A written test, an exam. And then I had to, um, take a driver's test, of course, right? I had the instructor next to me and I took a driver's test. I'll never forget, I, I ran a red light. That means the light was red and I didn't stop. I was turning, so it wasn't like I went straight through, but I turned on a red light without stopping at all. So I ran a red light during my driver's test, but I think I had a very chill instructor, a very laid-back instructor, because I still passed. I still passed my driver's test. And then after you take the driver's test, then you have to log some hours. So I could only drive— sorry, let me back up. Once you pass your exam, then you get a driver's permit, and you have to log a certain number of hours. So when I had my driver's permit, I could drive as long as I had an adult in the vehicle. If there was an adult in the passenger seat, I could practice driving on the roads, and I had to drive like 100 hours like that with an adult and record my hours. And then after that, then when I turned 16, I got my license. So pass the written exam, pass the driver's exam, and drive 100 hours with the permit, and then you can get your license. Oh, DMV is the Department of Motor Vehicles. So DMV, Department of Motor Vehicles, it's all about Driving licenses. Hmm. Oh yes, the sloth in Zootopia. I love Zootopia. That's so funny. That is— I know why they picked a sloth. In Zootopia to work at the DMV because it's very slow. It's, it's not the worker's fault. It's just always busy at the DMV. So it's no offense to the workers at the DMV, not their fault. It's just always backed up, lots of people at the DMV, very busy. How often do I livestream? Well, I haven't been very consistent. In the past, I was more consistent, and I tried to do it once a week. Now I'm in the US. I'm going to try my hardest to do it more regularly. Like once a week, but actually I'll be traveling a bit while we're in the US too. So it kind of depends on my schedule, but I'll try my best to do it once a week. So I'm in Michigan now, but we booked a flight to New York So we'll be going to New York City before Christmas. I'm very excited. I love New York when it's the holiday season. And then after Christmas, I am going to Las Vegas. My mom, she just retired. Well, she'll be retiring in a few weeks. My mom is retiring and she likes to gamble. My mom loves going to the casino and she's never been to Vegas before. So that was a gift from my husband and I. We surprised her with a trip to Las Vegas as her retirement slash Christmas gift. So my husband and I, my mom and her fiancé, and my two uncles will all go to Vegas together. So fingers crossed I win some money in Vegas at the casino. Let's hit the jackpot in Vegas. I'm not a big gambler. I've only gone to the casino maybe 2 times in my life, and I'm very cheap at the casino. I only spent like $20 because I hate losing money. At the casino. So I went and I lost $20 in like 5 minutes and I left. Oh, what's my favorite movie? Oh, that's such a hard question. Okay, um, one movie that I really love, and I've loved it for a long, long time, is called, um, Little Miss Sunshine. I actually— so I'm not somebody who watches the same movies again unless it's a holiday movie. If it's a Christmas movie or a Halloween movie, I'll watch the same movie at that time of the year. But usually I like to find new movies and watch new movies. So unless it's a holiday movie or Harry Potter. I watch new movies, but I do love the movie Little Miss Sunshine. Um, if you've ever seen The Office, the sitcom The Office, the boss in that, um, what's his name in The Office? Why can't I think of this? The actor's name is Steve Carell, but he's the main guy in The Office. He is in Little Miss Sunshine, and it's— this movie is very touching. I'll say sometimes it's sad. Sometimes it's funny, but I love the message of the movie. It's got a great message, so I recommend it. Um, it's not a rom-com. Nope, not a romantic comedy, not a rom-com. It is— I'll just say a drama, kind of. It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. Um, but for me it was very touching. I liked it. Just a drama. I think that's the only word I can really use to describe it. Hmm. Oh, what do you think about watching a TV drama, Modern Family? Oh, first of all, Bluebird, I will say you have good taste. I love Modern Family. Um, I will say Modern Family is probably my all-time favorite sitcom. It cracks me up. It makes me laugh. It cracks me up. Um, I love Modern Family. So the thing about watching sitcoms, in my opinion. I think it's great if you enjoy it, right? So I enjoy K-dramas, and for me, it's a stress-free way to practice my listening or maybe learn new vocabulary. So I think it's good in that sense. If you enjoy watching sitcoms, it's always good to be exposed to more English listening, right? That being said, number one, if I just sit and just watch a K-drama, or in your case, a sitcom, if you just sit and mindlessly watch it without really paying attention to the vocabulary or the expressions, you might not gain too much from it, right? You won't watch one episode and become fluent. So if you watch a sitcom, you should still practice active listening, right? Try to really listen. If you don't understand it, rewind. If you don't know a word, look it up. Repeat what you hear, right? So if you are actively studying while watching a sitcom, that will help you improve your English more quickly. Also, One more thing. I always say a sitcom is still TV, right? It's a script. So for TV, they always try to make something very interesting. Sometimes they have big dramatic scenes. So it might not be something that is super relatable or super relevant to your life. So it can be hard to apply sitcoms or TV to your everyday life. Sometimes the language can be slightly dramatic. It's a script. It's for entertainment, right? So I do think it can be a helpful tool for enjoying practicing English, but just keep in mind it might not be the best way to improve your English depending on how you study. So that's just my opinion, but by all means, I of course encourage using any resource that you find helpful. Everybody learns differently. So if you like watching sitcoms, by all means, watch the sitcoms. I love K-dramas and I watch K-dramas. So I'm not going to tell you don't watch English sitcoms when I watch K-dramas, but I recommend active learning while you watch if the purpose is to improve your English. That's my opinion. What is fingers crossed? Oh, in Canada, some people say bye with their fingers crossed. Ooh, Laura, I've never heard of this actually for saying goodbye. That is new to me, but I'm not Canadian, so I can't speak on that. But in the US, when we say fingers crossed, It means like wishing for good luck, wishing for good luck. So I hope I win money at the casino when I go to Vegas. Fingers crossed. I'm wishing. I'm hoping. Right? I hope we get snow on Christmas this year. Fingers crossed. Or I hope I pass my exam, fingers crossed, something like that. Hi Heather, nice to meet you. When you speak English, you're still nervous. Heather, many people go through this, and even I can relate to this. I get nervous when I speak in Korean. And I'll say it's very humbling for me being a teacher and a student because as a teacher I say, "Don't be nervous." But then when I'm a student speaking Korean, I also get nervous. So it's completely normal. But I'll say it's something that language learners just have to face sometimes, right? And, um, I think one good way to overcome that is to take baby steps, right? So if you're feeling nervous It might be difficult to go to a party and talk to strangers or large groups of people. You might not be ready for that yet, right? If you're still nervous, try baby steps. Maybe— I don't know if you've watched our latest video, but my husband went to Itaewon and practiced his English with foreigners in Itaewon. And we did it by levels. And level 1 was the easiest level. It's still challenging, but he first went to a cafe and ordered in English and tried asking a few extra questions, right? So maybe you can try that first. And as you take these small steps, your confidence grows and you become a little more comfortable. So start small and work your way up. I remember when I first came to Korea, I didn't know any Korean, and I was so nervous to use my Korean, but I started very small. So when I first came, my husband would order food for me or, you know, do everything for me. But then when I started learning Korean, I would go to the kimbap shop, and I remember the first time— actually, when I first came to Korea, I only ordered bibimbap because that's all I knew how to order. So I ate bibimbap for every meal. And then I remember my first time ordering kimbap. And for me, it was more difficult because I was vegan or vegetarian. So I had to ask for no ham, no egg, no fish cake. So it involved more talking. So I successfully ordered kimbap without those ingredients. And I was so proud of myself. It might seem silly, and now my Korean is a bit better. I think that's so easy, but at the time it was a big accomplishment. So, and that helped my confidence grow. So start small. Just order something in English or chat online in English. Baby steps and your confidence will grow and you'll improve. I hope that helps. Wow. It's, it's already What, 10 PM there, right? It must be because it's 8 AM here. Oh, that flew by, you guys. I can't believe it's already been an hour. Thank you guys so much for joining. Um, I have some news before I say goodbye. Um, my husband and I have been working very hard on building a membership. So we've had this idea for a membership for quite a while since our Kakao chats have grown. So finally, we are launching a membership this week. So I hope you all will look forward to that. I will of course have more details for you soon, but the membership will include what I think are good perks, quite a few perks. Um, we're going to offer early release videos. We are bringing back the translated videos where you can have just Korean subtitles, just English subtitles, or no subtitles, so you can practice your listening that way. Um, I made different materials and worksheets to help you study. Remember I said active learning while you watch is very important. So I made some worksheets and study materials that will help you actively learn while you watch my videos. Um, but yeah, I will have more details on what we have to offer you, um, if you sign up as a member. So anyways, I just wanted to announce that before we say goodbye. So please stay tuned. I will send all those details hopefully within the next few days. I think early this week we will be ready to launch. So I hope you look forward to it. I hope you all have a lovely week this week. And stay warm. Stay warm. Ryan, we will release that soon. Okay, we will release that soon, but I will tell you we are trying to make it as affordable as possible. I don't want you guys to have to pay a ton of money to learn English, so we're going to make it as affordable as possible. And we will let you know soon. Have a great week, everybody. Thank you so much. I know we did the live like an hour later than I usually do, so I know it's late in Korea, but I really, really appreciate you spending your Sunday evening with me. I will keep you posted on membership, new videos, and our next live, hopefully soon. Goodbye everyone. Stay warm. It's freezing out. Stay warm and I will see you next time. Good night. Bye-bye.










