At 13, I was a basic middle school girl whom had no sense of individualism and followed the trends of every other girl. I had a favorite song that everyone else loved too, I had no uniqueness to myself. School was very important to me and good grades were always stressed in my home. Over all my childhood was incredibly dull. However that all changed when I was in a Korean restaurant and a Korean song started playing that I genuinely adored. The song spoke to me even though I had no understanding of the language. I later went home researched Korean music, and quickly grew a love I never felt before in something that no one else in my school had, the Korean language. It was majestic to my 13 year old brain. My younger brother thought it was strange along with my mom and dad, but that didn't matter to me. As long as I was able to, I would go through the motions of school and my home life with the Korean culture and language. Korea saved me from my dull life. I grew interests in art and music, and pursued those in high school. I learned how to play the flute, bass, and piano. I've joined the art club and had my pieces published and mass printed. I began to see the world for how big it really is. I thought, no matter how hard or seemingly impossible it may seem, I must experience this culture first hand. Now my number one goal in life is to graduate college with a Marketing Degree, and move to Seoul, where I can be surrounded by the culture I love.