Korean to Stay Connected
For intermediate and advanced Korean learners who want to stay connected to Korean through quiet, personal stories.
Korean to Stay Connected is a slow podcast about language, memory, and everyday thoughts.
I am a Korean language teacher. I have taught Korean in several countries.
During my time teaching abroad, students often said:
“I want to keep studying Korean, but there’s nothing I can just listen to.”
This podcast is for learners who already know some Korean and want to maintain it — not through intense studying, but through calm, natural listening.
You don’t need to understand everything.
Just listening is enough.
If you’d like to speak Korean slowly like this,
you can find my 1:1 lessons here: https://www.italki.com/ko/teacher/7545999?lv=1
Korean to Stay Connected
EP20. A Gift for Myself (나에게 주는 선물)
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In this episode,
I talk about giving myself a small gift
after finishing a long week —
especially after my last class and the end of my work.
In Korean, “나에게 주는 선물” means
a gift you give to yourself
to say, “You did well.”
It doesn’t have to be expensive or special.
I share a warm moment at a flower shop,
asking for the freshest flowers of the day,
and choosing yellow tulips.
That short time felt 따뜻하고 포근한 —
warm and comforting.
This episode is also about realizing
that I had been moving forward too fast
and missing the people and things closest to me:
my family, my friends, and myself.
Now, I try to save one full day each week
온전히 나만을 위한 하루 —
a day just for me.
Buying flowers, eating my favorite food,
organizing my space,
and taking care of what I love.
Because the most important person
I need to take care of in my life
is myself.
🎧 Listen slowly,
and think about what kind of
small gift you might give yourself this week.