Logan Motyka commented on Isaac Choe’s status
"I am excited for you that Learning Hanja had grounded you and made you feel a deeper sense of connection to your culture. I hope maybe in the future we can do this, and I would love to learn about Hanja but also see how it has affected you. "
yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Isaac Choe’s status
"Wow the whole aspect of “matchmaker” was really surprising to me, I have other Korean friends who have told me they would not be able to marry someone who is not Korean which I find interesting. What do you think about this?
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yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Isaac Choe’s status
"I am too interested in learning more about the shrine you encountered, I am very interested in religions and spirituality. In particular, I am interested in learning about the origins of them. Does this also ring true for you? 
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yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Isaac Choe’s status
"Wow this is great, I wish we had spent some more time learning cool words like you did in relation to your area of study. I am happy you found enjoyment in learning words that relate to your field of study. Will you continue your Korean after…"
yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Isaac Choe’s status
"Isaac, I loved hearing about your time in Korea. I am glad it was such a positive experience for you and you learned more about your culture and Korea. The comments about the temple were also really cool, are you going to look more into this? "
yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Josh Pantaloni’s status
"Josh, I am glad you are enjoying your Korean journey. I have been doing this for three semesters, and I have not only learned a lot about Korean culture and the language but also about myself and the way I learn and think. Will you continue learning…"
yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Josh Pantaloni’s status
"Awesome Josh! You've got to try out some KBBQ. I went a while back with some of the language teachers. It was a blast, and I also think Dhall Korean is pretty good! Would you want to go again? Was there anything you didn't like?
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yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Josh Pantaloni’s status
"Josh, once again, I also had questions and comments about the work culture in Korea for students, and I have written a similar piece either this year or last year about work culture in Korea for students. What do you think needs to change in order…"
yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Josh Pantaloni’s status
"Josh, I am happy to see you also utilize Duolingo. Isaac had me use Duolingo for most of the summer to work on my vocabulary, and I feel it helped me a lot before entering the class. I'm glad it helped you, too. Will you continue using it after we…"
yesterday
Logan Motyka commented on Josh Pantaloni’s status
"Josh, this is great. I did an entire project on Esports when I was in SDLC 105. I was also super interested in the whole scene and field of how popular it is. I would also look into things like the computer cafes, really interesting."
yesterday
Logan Motyka posted a status
Korean Beauty or K-Beauty is a rising phenomenon within the Western states and Korea. American culture has been obsessed with Korean beauty products, such as face wash and many different types of self-care products. Koreans will call it 케이뷰티 or…
Monday
Logan Motyka posted a status
For this month's language journal, I focused again on my conversational Korean. We used many videos that allowed us to further our understanding of how different people speak Korean, not only just hearing Isaac and Jason from last semester. The…
Mar 30
Logan Motyka posted a status
Fashion in Korea is something that I have spent a lot of time dissecting over the past year or so. Isaac has shown me a lot of different ways in which fashion can be used to express oneself and build connections with others. Korean fashion is a…
Mar 23
Logan Motyka posted a status
These past few weeks have been great with Isaac, I have really enjoyed getting back on the reading and comprehension side of the Korean language. We started last year by looking at a story that involved a tiger and a baby, the story is about the…
Feb 23
Isaac Choe and Logan Motyka are now friends
Feb 21
Logan Motyka posted a status
Culture in Korea has a lot of food built into it, one of my favorite dishes that I have had is Bibimbap. It is a classic rice dish that is eaten in all parts of the world but is a specialty in Korea. It comes in many different forms, people often…
Feb 16
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