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!