수다 타임: 최근 여행지에 대해 (recent travel destinations) - Korean Listening Practice (한국어 자막)

Hello everyone this is Seon Hyun-woo Since we finally launched this channel last week So many of you have subscribed and shown your support—it means the world to me Thank you so much And today in our chat time series Today I've brought the second video to be uploaded to this channel Those who want to study more effectively and more quickly Join our premium membership at TalkToMeInKorean com to access more episodes And all the conversations I had with Teacher Kyung-eu You can download a PDF to learn the key vocabulary and expressions as well Shall we listen today's conversation now Hello This is Sun-hyun Woo from TalkToMeInKorean com Hello I'm Kyung-eun Kyung-eun Yes Travel You don't like traveling I love it too much Why did I not want to talk about travel when I chose this topic I didn’t think there was much to say about the recent trip I took Let's talk about recent travel destinations instead of the broad topic of travel You say there's nothing to say Well exactly Oh yes I see You're telling me to be quiet right No not at all I think a travel destination that leaves a lasting impression—even if it's not a popular one—would be nice Ms Kyung-eun was the one who went to Europe alone wasn 't she Around fifty days She called me from the airport You must have sent a message right No Did you call too I did call I really wanted to brag about it Yes I remember that That moment stands out in my mind doesn 't it Oh definitely— that’s the one I remember most clearly It was the first time I'd ever traveled alone and not just for a short trip—this one was a full fifty days long If you'd been traveling through Europe for 50 days how many countries did you visit One I've forgotten it's been so long More than ten No I didn't have that many I figured that even if I went once I'd still need at least three days I don’t want to stay in London for five days or linger somewhere for too long but I’d enjoy spending about five days in Rome It felt like there was always about three days of it in every city Long drawn-out stretches of it And that seemed to be just fine Yes that resonated with me Yes I see So that was about ten years ago Yes it's been so long What about recently Recently in fact it's been a trip with my child so The atmosphere of the trip has changed quite a bit It's completely different when traveling alone versus going with friends That's right Yes There's just so much to take along and that means the luggage ends up being way heavier Yes exactly indeed The type of accommodation also varies Yes And not just accommodations but activities as well Yes What happens that day revolves around the child Exactly That's when it becomes predetermined Honestly before having a child I didn't think I'd enjoy traveling with one very much I used to think I had to go everywhere when I didn’t have kids but now that I do it’s actually more fun to go places with them That's right So I'm also spending a lot of time going out with my child Of course places visited when the child was very young—three or four years old—are hard to remember later I can't remember at all Yes Memory it went so far away is there a place where you can't remember My daughter's first overseas trip was to Malaysia but she can't remember it at all But when went on a trip when he was five what did this child say Mom this is my first time eating on a plane that's why I'm acting like this We've already taken long trips a few times so we're quite familiar with them He forgot it all even after traveling all the way to Los Angeles far away in the U S and still managed to forget it all I used to talk about things like that when I was five years old That's right Even if you forget those memories remain with your parents And it would've been fine if I couldn't remember anything clearly Yes but there are people like that you know Because they can't remember like this When children are young there are actually far more people who say there's no real need to travel around so much than you might expect Yes there are many around me there really are a lot nearby Even if I can't remember at least photos will remain Since my mom and dad still live in their memories I think that becomes a cherished memory Yes that's right I think it's good Yes actually the first few times I brought them I couldn't remember much at all But by the time they were five or six they could still remember that moment though of course they didn’t really grasp how far they’d gone Now that they're six seven years old I show them the globe and say "Korea is right here and this time we've traveled all the way out and back " Last time I went all the way there and came back Then you'd be surprised yourself You've come so far and returned And now what I want to say is Let's go there let's go there but you can't just go whenever you feel like it That's just how it is that's just how it is I'll tell you Rather than the most recent destination I've visited I'll share the one that's left the deepest impression on me If I had to pick one place right now that isn 't in Europe it'd be Hawaii Where Hawaii yes We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon and now that we've been back we' re so fond of it that we'd love to go back there for another honeymoon We used to say we'd definitely meet again when we hit the 10-year mark But unexpectedly just as were approaching the fifth anniversary I suddenly found myself heading to Hawaii and it felt incredibly emotional Being the two of us there… it feels so strange having the three of us together at the restaurant where the two of used to go And it felt really wonderful That's right The fact that the child was born and we're here like this At that time during our honeymoon we had no idea what kind of child we would have It was uncertain whether a child would even be born But bringing a 5-year-old along to the same honeymoon destination felt strangely surreal Exactly I didn't mean it that way—after all I'd been to Hawaii before getting married and later took my first child there after the wedding Yes But we didn't go to the same restaurant You know just walking along Waikiki Beach you see pretty much the same kind of hotels everywhere So there was a hotel I stayed at the first time I visited This time I wasn't there but was somewhere else in the city and after playing by the seaside you know that tube You need to inflate it with the larger one but just looking at it through my own mouth I feel like I might pass out—it's so exhausting So thinking back I believe that machine was at the hotel's outdoor pool when I stayed there a few years ago So I went ahead and asked if it was okay to write this then wrote it down Oh I remember now that thing Yes just vaguely So ah before this I actually came here as a guest at this hotel I came to pump air into the tube today Years since last time—really strange I think that was the first time I truly understood what it feels like to visit the same place as someone else I’m not driven by that kind of feeling either I've been to the same place three or even four times before I've been to London three or four times and I've also visited Tokyo many times as well as Shanghai Going back to the same place one year later or two years later—doesn't it seem incredibly strange It's strange—something feels like it's changed doesn't it But it's exactly the same Even though the city keeps changing there are still those same old restaurants which feels kind of not like Seoul though Yes of course visitors coming to Seoul from abroad might think it has changed so much Lots of people come to Korea for travel don't they And strangely quite a few visitors keep coming back every single vacation I used to think it was so fascinating just watching them In fact that's probably why it's somewhat difficult for Korea to produce a guidebook in book form That makes sense It keeps changing all the time Exactly That's why you're probably just looking up information online these days I was looking forward to visiting Indonesia as one of my recent travel destinations but was I really looking forward to it My second child has been unwell and suffered greatly Starting from the second day they developed a fever reaching up to 40 degrees The second one even reached as high as 41 degrees at times and tends to run a fever easily It's scary when the temperature hits 41 degrees isn't it This time it didn't quite reach 41 but it did hit 40.2 When you put thermometer in your ear the color changes doesn't it Red red keeps coming up So I brought it down a bit with fever reducer and when it seemed to have gone down to around 39.0 did you go to the hospital I didn't go to the hospital and just took the medicine I already had for about three days using both types of fever reducers continuously They’ve been taking care of things so it’s time to head home now You've worked hard Yes so the rest was all enjoyable We had a lot of fun with the first one but it was too much trouble with the second so I'm not taking them next time That's right Until it gets a bit bigger Recently my own recent destination was Bali We had so much fun really It was absolutely wonderful honestly The accommodation was good and I really enjoyed the food—since I like a wide variety of dishes I ate well The jungle with monkeys on Bali is famous isn't it Oh that's right We actually took it off the list because were kind of scared to go there But as I passed by I could catch a glimpse of a monkey just ahead There was a small space right in front of the entrance to the monkey forest People would feed the monkeys in that space The monkeys come down and snatch the food And they take lots of photos saying it's so cute But just as we're passing by my daughter suddenly wants to go there So I got down there and the child was in a stroller Here were with Daddy and not a single monkey in sight So I was just about to search when I realized oh I can't see the monkey anymore How on earth am I supposed to see the monkey now I was hesitating whether I should go to the monkey forest or not In the time weren’t looking a monkey came right under the stroller It's reaching out toward the child like this Trying to take something My daughter was eating chocolate that's all But it seems he must have assumed the monkey would throw him a chocolate just like everyone else does So but my daughter insisted that chocolate was hers refusing to give it up while saying "It's mine " But that fleeting moment was terrifying My husband was terrified too I was so scared I couldn't help screaming and just panicked not knowing what to do Fortunately the nearby residents kindly helped scare off the monkey What started as a big amusing mishap is now a cherished memory and I used it to teach my daughter a valuable lesson Next throw a chocolate What if a monkey or another animal comes Yes that's right—were taught that way but back then it was truly terrifying We'll visit there again when the child is a bit older Oh that's right It should be fun if we can go safely Yes that seems likely There are a few memories that stand out right now—some that were a bit difficult or tough to endure That's right That's probably why it's so memorable—because in that moment you don't want to forget it But it's nice that we can have such an interesting conversation Yes that's right In the end it was safe so everything was fine Yes today I talked about a travel destination I recently visited It's funny how even places visited long ago can spark a conversation Yes Well then shall we return next time to a different topic Yes see you next time Goodbye