To Do List

Learn basic Korean phrases

1. Learn the basics of Hangul
2. Watch a Korean drama and a K movie
3. Listen to Korean songs
4. Learn a Korean children's song
5. Learn a Korean song (not just the lyrics but also what the lyrics say)
6. Translate Korean emails to English on my own
7. Write a letter in Korean
8. Watch a Korean TV - show without translation
9. Have a conversation in Korean with a native speaker

Korean cooking

1. Learn how to make a Korean traditional dish
2. Learn a recepie from Omma
3. Eat food to fight heat
4. Learn to make a Korean bread

Korean culture

1. Learn how to put on a Hanbok
2. Read Samguk Yusa and Samguk Sagi
3. Learn a Korean Folk tale
4. Visit the Korean Folk Village
5. Visit the Korean National Museum
6. Spend one day at ondol house
7. Learn Bakduk game
8. Visit a Buddist temple & Confucian temple
9. Look at (my) family register
10. Noreabang

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1. The Royal tombs of the Joseon dynasty
2. Gogureyo tombs
3. Gyeongju area (historic sites)
4. Changdeokgung
5. Hwaseong fortress
6. Gochang, Hwasun and  Ganghwa (dolmen sites)
7. Haeoe Folk Village
8. Yangdong Folk Village
9. Haeinsa Temple
10. Korean Folk Village
11. Bulguksa
12. Jungmyu shrine

Places to visit

1. Jeju Island
2. Yeodo Island
3. National Tresures
4. Andong
5. Busan
6. Daegu
7. Pusan
8. Kyongju
9. Mt Seo Rak
10. Tean peninsula
11. DMZ (Demilitarized zone)
12. Korean War Memorial
13. National Park
14. Insadong
15. Itaewon
16. Namdaemun
17. Dongdaemun
18. Changgyeonggung Palace
19. Myeongdong
20. Sinchon
21. 88 Olympic Park
22. Jindo Beach
23. Korean Water Park
24. Lotte World
25. COEX Mall
26. Everland
27. Yook Sam

Celebrations

1.  Seollal (Lunar New Year)
2. Chuseok (Autumn Festival)
3. Dano (Spring Festival)
4. Daeboreum (First Full Moon)
5. Samiljeol (Indenpendence Declaration Day)
6. Eorininial (Children's Day)
7. Seokgatansinil (Buddha's Birthday)
8. Hyeonchung -il (Memorial Day)
9. Jeheonjeol (Constituation Day)
10. Gwangbokjeol (Liberation Day)
11. Gukunuinal(Armed Forces Day)
12. Hangeulnal (Hangul Day)
13. Confucian Coming of Age Rites
14. Gidoktanisil (Christmas Day)
15. Dol, a child''s first birthday
16. Baek-il, a child's 100th day celebration
17. Hwangap, an adult's 60th birthday
18. Someone's birthday
19. A Korean wedding
20. Valentine's Day 
21.  White Day
22. Peppero Day

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