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I'm passionate about

Curiousity, Listening to life stories, Advanced quality of life with urban planning. http://www.futureofcity.com/

An idea worth spreading

1) TEDx event experience in S.Korea. => I know we all have quite different backgrounds, but in this inter-national and multi-national backgrounds we can make a difference together. There is so famous street called "ITAEWON" in Korea, a place international people gather and enjoy shopping. This is a perfect multinational circumstance. With gathering, networking, sharing ideas and enjoying TED, we all can understand the cultural difference and come to know the way solving problems around us. 2) TEDx event sharing in developing countries => I've been to Nepal three times and other asian countries also. IMHO, the sustainable support to the young generation in developing countries is holding TEDx event! I hope to hold TEDx event in Nepal this summer and other developing countries next year. Holding TEDx events is the way to make them to be connected to various people, knowledge, and ideas. Hope to hear your voices and to see at our TEDxItaewon event. Thanks! :-)

Talk to me about

He is korean looking, but living as a global citizen. He is TEDx licensee/curator and TEDx Ambassador in Korea.

People don't know that I'm good at

Listenning to people's complain, connecting people, educating and inspirating people, and taking photograph.

My TED Story

#1. 4 years ago, somebody recommended this TED.com site to me. So I have watched 1 story everyday for 4 years. Whenver I watch these stories, I feel more brave, inspired and become doing more specific actions. #2. Anwar, one of the most power translator from Sudan, he gave me an inspiration of doing of change this society. I have decided and lived to inspire and act doing good, right thing with my major, carrer. #3. I have attended to TEDActive and TEDxSummit. And now I am TEDxItaewon licensee/curator, TEDx Ambassador in S.Korea. TEDxItaewon is one of 48 strategic partners of TEDxChange. You can visit TEDxIteawon site => www.TEDxItaewon.com. SEND YOUR MESSAGES TO ME!(@sweater95) and VISIT MY FACEBOOK!! :-)

Comments

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• A reply on Talk: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

  Mar 25 2013: Hey Zane Bliss, could you send me the link please?

• A reply on Talk: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

  Mar 25 2013: Well said Wei Li and Sulkiro Song. Totally agree with you guys!

• A reply on Talk: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

  Mar 25 2013: Carl, good to know you. I'm David, TEDxItaewon curator in Seoul. Let me try something for North Koreans this year. We South Koreans need to learn from you. At TEDActive in 2012, I met some guys from Germany and learnt a lot from them. Let's work together.
  *TEDxItaewonChange - Hyeon-Seo Lee - Life on the other side
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3dGj5988gM
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  A reply on Talk: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

  Mar 22 2013: Absolutely! Let's have a congratulations party together in Seoul soon .

• A reply on Talk: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

  Mar 22 2013: Her book will be published in near future in english not in korean! :-(
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  A comment on Talk: Hyeonseo Lee: My escape from North Korea

  Mar 21 2013: As a TEDx ambassador and TEDxItaewon Curator, I am so proud of her! Her life story has touched our heart and made us to do something for North Korean refugees. 1 year ago, I was introduced to her by my friend. I decided invite her to our stage of TEDxItaewonChange event in 2012 because she could speak English fluently and had her own life story.
  *TEDxItaewonChange - HyeonSeo Lee : Life on the other side.
  => http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3dGj5988gM
  
  And I encouraged her to apply for TED@Seoul. At that time, she was just a girl from North Korea, but now she is a brave/powerful woman.We need to focus on her voice not only media about what's happening in N.Korea. Hyeonseo is the first TED speaker from N.Korea. I'm looking forward to hearing good news from her. I hope many korean people even foreigners to be ready for the unification between S.Korea and N.Korea soon. And I hope to host TEDxPyeongyang event in N.Korea in 10 years, but soon.Congratulations Hyeonseo! Thank you Chris Anderson and Kelly Young Stoetzl, Nick Weinberg. And I can't thank enough to the campaign team & TEDxItaewon team. I can't sleep tonight. 감사합니다! :-)

• A comment on Talk: Young-ha Kim: Be an artist, right now!

  Feb 17 2013: Great TEDx talk! It's one of the best talk on TED I've ever watched. 'Just do it', this sentence inspires me always! Thank you TED, TEDxSeoul, and Young-Ha Kim!!
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  A comment on Talk: Ryan Merkley: Online video -- annotated, remixed and popped

  Oct 20 2012: What a wonderful tool for telling stories! I love it!

• A reply on Talk: Candy Chang: Before I die I want to...

  Sep 4 2012: haha I 'like' your comment, Rahul.
  Definitely you have experienced the wedding? lol :-)
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  A comment on Talk: Candy Chang: Before I die I want to...

  Sep 4 2012: Finally! I tried to invite her to our TEDxItaewon event with her project, last week in Seoul. I've seen her a giant chalkboard asking a fill-in-the-blank question: “Before I die I want to ___.” at TED this year. Was so Inspiring!
  “Before I die I want to [get married].” => It was my answer. :-)