Category: Konnect

I am hoteling/working from:

Vienna, VA

What made you decide to hotel:

Covid-19 :'(

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

I enjoy taking photos/videos and was a freelance photographer and cinematographer back in school, but I haven’t had much time to do so after graduating from college and starting work at the PTO. If anyone would like to go on a photoshoot or film a video with me after all this chaos is over, please reach out!

Favorite book or movie:

Pulp Fiction (1994), Oldboy (2003), White Chicks (2004), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Joker (2019), Parasite (2019)

…there are too many good movies in the world to choose a favorite

Favorite restaurant or food:

Sushi Yoshi (Vienna)/Tachibana (McLean) for Chirashi

Favorite weekend activities:

Sleeping in past 9AM, watching movies and going grocery shopping

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

The art of not getting bored repeating the same routines every single day

What is your motto?

Life is like a sine wave~

Any words of encouragement you want to share with the members during the pandemic?

Sicknesses will only affect you as much as you let them. Please exercise and eat healthy foods to strengthen your immune system and fight coronavirus! It may be the only solution to get through this pandemic…

Thank you Andy Chi Ho Lee for passing me the ball.

I am hoteling from:

Chantilly VA

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:

Hoteling, cause a lazy boy for drive.  

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

Hiking and traveling but any more, all stopped now.

Favorite book or movie:

Sapience: a brief history of Humankind by Yuval Harari

Favorite restaurant or food:

된장찌개

Favorite weekend activities:

gardening and golfing.

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

Learning Gardening

What is your motto?

Peace, Health and Love…

Shout out to other KAIPO members close to you (any messages you want to send to other member(s)):

Be safe and healthy until meet

Any words of encouragement you want to share with the members during the pandemic?

Easy and Relaxing

Thank you Thomas Hong for passing me the ball.

I am teleworking from:

Burke, Virginia

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:

I didn’t want to drive to work….but after working from home, you can feel isolated…

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

Golf, I play  bogie now but I have played single when I was younger….

Fishing, I like ocean than fresh water….I like fishing in jetty for tautog (blackfish), lure fishing for blue, rock fish….

Favorite book or movie:

I don’t read books, I have enough reading for work…

Favorite restaurant or food:

sashimi, sushi, ribeye steak, pork belly with soju.

Favorite weekend activities:

Sleep.                                      

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

Cooking….

What is your motto?

Do good.

Shout out to other KAIPO members close to you (any messages you want to send to other member(s)):

Be safe.

 

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Thank you Sang Kim for passing me the ball.

I am teleworking from:

Tysons Corner, Virginia

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:

I used to work on campus but now work from home due to mandatory teleworking.

Do you have any hobbies or activities that you are passionate about? Can you briefly share it with us?

COVID-19 has impacted my life in many different ways. Now I enjoy golfing, camping, playing Go, Korean Chess, jigsaw puzzles and watching YouTube.

Favorite book or movie:

The Departed (2006)

Favorite restaurant or food:

Pho75 @ Rosslyn, VA

Sushi Yoshi @ Vienna, VA

The Prime Rib @ 2020 K St NW, Washington, DC 20006

Totto Ramen @ NY

Favorite weekend activities:

Camping. I never imagined myself as a camper, but I went camping three times since the pandemic started and loved it!                                             

Any new skillset you’ve picked up during this pandemic?

Grilling. After the COVID-19 outbreak, I bought a griddle and started grilling pork belly and making fried rice. My next goal is making a smash burger.

What is your motto?

Be positive.

Shout out to other KAIPO members close to you (any messages you want to send to other member(s)):

Thank you all for your support and contribution during this pandemic.

Any words of encouragement you want to share with the members during the pandemic?

Happiness is not about what I have but about how I think.