{"id":4621,"date":"2016-03-21T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T08:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=48567"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:16","slug":"i-am-joong-kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/03\/21\/i-am-joong-kim\/","title":{"rendered":"I AM: Joong Kim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Every Monday, I AM<\/em> puts another fashionable campus inhabitant in the spotlight. This time: Joong Kim (20). He\u2019s studying International Bachelor Arts and Culture Studies (IBACS).<\/p>\n

Style. <\/strong>\u201cI dress similar to how I did when I lived in Korea, although now I\u2019m more inspired by skaters. I don\u2019t have a specific brand that I really like, but in Rotterdam I like to shop at Funkie House, a store that sells different brands. Before I came to Rotterdam you could have described my style as smart, also when I was living in the United States after I moved away from South Korea.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Family. <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m studying IBACS now but I used to study Economics. When I was younger, I was told I had to study something that was of value for the society. I\u2019ve lived away from home for five years and only go back once or twice a year, but I do feel like I\u2019m at home when I\u2019m there. I get this hometown feeling. However, I don\u2019t really feel a bond with my parents. I haven\u2019t lived with them for years now and maybe call my mum two or three times a month. \u201d<\/p>\n

Honesty. <\/strong>\u201cDutch people are more direct than people in the United States and Korea. I remember taking a girl on a date. We went to a restaurant and she told me she didn\u2019t like the place. I was immediately worried but she was just being honest. I think that\u2019s a typical Dutch thing, not being afraid to be honest. I do sometimes feel like it\u2019s hard to connect with Dutch people, especially those who are not already involved in the international community on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cooking. <\/strong>\u201cI like Dutch beer but I don\u2019t like Dutch cooking. I feel there\u2019s a lot of fast food and I prefer Korean food. I don\u2019t really cook in the Netherlands. I tried to make sushi once and it didn\u2019t work out. So now when I cook, I keep it simple and make really easy meals like fried rice or pizza.\u201d<\/p>\n

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