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Spotlight on Members: Ig An

Thank you Jong-Suk (James) Lee for passing me the ball.

I am hoteling from:  

Johns Creek, GA

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:  

I wanted change of life style and hoping to pursue another advance degree if possible, but I am not going to lie that I wanted better quality of life for the money and bigger Korean community (Which I surely am enjoying right now! J).

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

Well life turned a huge turn after getting married and raising a kid, I now just enjoy some youtube channel dreaming of creating my own camper van and going around the country to do some photography and yeah camping.

Favorite book or movie:  

Inception, the batman trilogy, and generally what Christopher Nolan directs (not every movie but a lot of them), for books, I enjoyed reading “a man called Ove”

Favorite restaurant or food:  

Korean Fried Chicken, Gyro, Sushi and Steak

Favorite weekend activities:  

Walking park with my family

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

I finally found out randomness of children and their extremely short attention span applies to all kids… for real… so I picked up how to lose my attention span as short as they do in order to hang out with them. LOL

What is your motto?

If you do not know it, do not say it like it is the truth

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

Come and visit when this COVIS-19 is dead…  

Anything else you want to share with KAIPO?

While the pandemic situation is threatening, let’s make the best out of what we can… like going to a park with family and finally making your house presentable instead of haunted house 😛

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

To keep the sanity during the pandemic, I am planning to make new hobbies when times allows (not right now), and maybe that is what we have to do to live a new norm, a new hobby that works with a new norm!

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Spotlight on Members: Janet Lee

Thank you Seong-ah A. Shin for passing me the ball.

I am hoteling from:  

Annandale, VA

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:  

My son started school.

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

I love jigsaw puzzles but since the pandemic, it has become harder and harder to find reasonably priced puzzles so I just re-do the ones I’ve done before.

Favorite book or movie:  

I like reading novels, so I can’t say I have a favorite book, but my all-time favorite movie is Sound of Music.

Favorite restaurant or food:  

Again, no favorites! I just like good food.

Favorite weekend activities:  

Folding laundry while watching a good K-drama episode.

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

The ability to cook three meals a day regardless of how much I hate doing it. (Not saying I always do it, but I CAN do it now.)

What is your motto?

I expect to pass through life but once.
If therefore, there be any kindness I can show,
or any good thing I can do to any fellow being,
let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it,
as I shall not pass this way again.
-William Penn

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

Stay safe, stay sane, and let’s keep our head above the water!

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Spotlight on Members: Stephanie Ham

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…

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Spotlight on Members: Jong-Suk (James) Lee

 

Thank you Isaac Woo for passing me the ball.

I am hoteling from:

South Riding VA

What made you decide to hotel or stay on campus:

My commuting distance to the office is 32 mile one way so I decided to hotel to use my commuting time for my personal development…(but it ended up with adding more weight to me…bad…).   

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

With my blood pressure up due to my weight and age, I started walking at the park, hiking on trails and swimming in the local rec center after it was reopened. Further, I tried to play golf more often than before…

Favorite book or movie:

movie “Parasite”

Favorite restaurant or food:

Sushi at any places…

Favorite weekend activities:

walking, hiking or golfing.

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

Play the clarinet to improve my skill from beginner to intermediate level…

What is your motto?

Love God and follow Jesus to become a servant leader  (Too religious?? Sorry..)

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

Get out of your comfort zone and go over the hurdles with a big dream….

Anything else you want to share with KAIPO?

See below, this is what I got from my college senior when I became a freshman.

With this in your mind,  let’s make KAIPO the best USPTO ethnic group!!

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

Be patient, stay safe and it will be gone when the time comes.

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Spotlight on Members: Isaac Woo

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