In this episode, I talk about Heein's triple threat hobbies (hapkido, dance, and singing). Heein is a third degree black belt from San Marino, CA who teaches kids hapkido and will be attending NYU in-person this fall as class of 2024. This past summer she maintained her hapkido studio responsibilities as well as had an internship. We touched on her experiences in her passionate hobbies, as well as international perspectives, internalized racism, and mental health. Enjoy!
00:00-01:24 intro/how we met
01:25-05:14 history behind her hapkido
05:15-08:25 Heein as a role model for her younger brothers
08:26-10:02 Heein wanting to pursue choir
10:03-11:03 siblings!
11:04-12:19 motivation for hapkido in high school, superficial(ness?) of hapkido
12:20-13:25 when Heein started teaching
13:26-15:09 advice for teaching younger kids
15:10-18:12 my teaching story time
18:13-19:24 Heein's passion for choir
19:25-21:01 dance involvement
21:02-23:02 advice for being healthy
23:03-24:05 tips for time management
24:06-25:35 highlights from choir
25:36-31:37 tourists as celebrities
31:38-33:55 little moments from Heein's choir
33:56-38:12 looking at international perspective
38:13-41:40 going from a small town to NYU
41:41-48:43 growth as Asian-Americans, internalized racism
48:44-50:53 maintaining mental health, college online
50:54-55:01 1 second everyday, Q&A a day
55:02-56:59 mentality behind breaking a board
57:00-1:03:11 being a woman in martial arts
1:03:12-1:06:07 Heein's youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_kB365SatT9bMeZ_-ufBJg)
1:06:08-1:07:59 things Heein is looking forward to
1:08:00-1:10:02 anything else for the listeners!
1:10:03-1:11:56 conclusion!
