About Tour Guide Lee C.

Hi. I'm Lee!

I was born and raised in Seoul, and lived in five different countries, Canada, US, Australia, Russia and Germany. I also traveled over 40 countries mostly alone.

I studied Business in Seoul with a year exchange program in US, and completed MBA in Sydney. After MBA I wanted to pursue a career change as a professor with my field experience. I was a Market researcher, Research analyst and Marketer in big companies. Highly paying and stable job. It was what many called a good life.

But I always liked to be in the nature better than the office. I hiked Kilimanjaro summit alone, Annapurna Base Camp alone, Olympus alone, Everest Base Camp, Fuji, Alps alone and many other mountains in the world. (Alone means literally alone or with a guide. In some countries you must hire a guide).

Also I've led a hiking club over 4 years and fly overseas more than 5 times per year and hike.

So I decided to have my own travel agency and operate hiking and city tours. Most of my tours are of food and hiking. Now I can hike even more often, have good food with travelers and practice calligraphy everyday which I love too.

70% of Korea is mountainous and amazingly beautiful. And the food is so yummy!

If you visit Korea, please contact me! Just like I enjoy my hometown, Seoul, I really want others to enjoy the culture and nature too.

Thank you for reading it. Hope to meet you in Korea. :-)

Cheers,

Lee

CREDENTIALS

. English language tour guide for foreign guests (Korea Tourism Organization)

. MBA in Sydney/ Bachelor in Business Administration in Seoul

. Korean language teacher certificate (Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism)

. International TEFL and TESOL Diploma in teaching English (ITTT)

. Mountain leader program (Korean National Park Mountain Safety Institute)

. Solo hiked in Kilimanjaro summit, ABC, Olympus, Alps, and much more

. Group hiked in EBC, Kala Patthar, Fuji, Altai, and much more

. Hiking club leader over 4 years

. Calligraphy competition awards (6 times)