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
EP22. February (2월)
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In this episode,
I talk about February —
a short month that feels quietly special.
January often begins with excitement and big energy,
but February feels different.
It is calmer, more settled,
yet still filled with a gentle sense of anticipation
as we remain in the early part of the year.
In Korea, the new school year starts in March,
so February feels like the last chapter of winter
and a moment just before spring and new beginnings arrive.
Because it is shorter,
February feels more precious —
a time that will not return once it passes.
In this episode,
I reflect on how I want to spend this February:
not rushing forward,
but slowing down,
quietly closing winter,
and preparing my heart for what comes next.
What kind of month will February be for you?
🎧 Listen slowly,
and spend this short month
in a way that feels gentle and meaningful to you.