Goddess of War

I’m going to start with - prior to meeting my Korean boyfriend, I was already pretty damn obsessed with Kpop & K-dramas. and he knows this.  So, the fact that I am about to marry the man of my dreams, all 6′2″ of idol gorgeousness, I am beside myself.

BUT ANYWAY.  For me, the most logical step to take when I’m in a relationship with someone whose native language isn’t English, is to learn their language.  Languages have always fascinated me, though I am not fluent in any language other than English.  I can understand a fair bit of Italian, enough to get me by but probably not enough to have a decent conversation.

I met Jihun (alternate spelling Ji Hoon) on Tinder, the same day he was going to deactivate his account, and I knew immediately I found the one I was going to marry.  But that’s a story for another time.

Jihun is Korean, and his native language is Korean.  He began studying English only 4 years ago when he arrived in Australia and I am so impressed at how quickly his English continues to improve.  Whenever I struggle or feel like giving up on learning, I remember how he has worked so hard to learn another language and it gives me the motivation to continue.

Apart from wanting to communicate with his non-English speaking family, I also want the satisfaction at being able to say “I can speak Korean”.  It would be awesome to be able to watch all my favourite K-dramas without subtitles, and surprise native Koreans by conversing in their language.

There are several steps I take to help me learn Korean:

If I could go back in time and talk to my 14 year old self, I would tell her that she has so much to look forward to.

Like any heroine, there will be countless obstacles in her way, but she will always perservere and find a way through it.  There will still be arguments at home, there will still be anxious nights, there will still be depressive episodes.  But overall, things will get better.

She will go through countless partners until finally, the planets aligned in just the right way and the universe introduced her to her soulmate.