Cherica Lorenze

  By: Cherica Lorenze Padullo Let me explain to you what Korea.net Honorary Reporters program is all about and how I became an Honorary Reporter for the year 2021. Before that, what is Korea.net? Korea.net  is a multilingual government portal of the Korean government that spreads information related to Korea to millions of readers around the world and it caters 9 languages: English, Japanese, Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Arabic, and Vietnamese. Korea.net is also handled by the Korean Culture and Information Service or KOCIS which is an affiliate of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Now, what is the Korea.net Honorary Reporters Program? This program is created for like-minded individuals who have the interest, passion, and love for Korea in different aspects. For this program, KOCIS undergoes an annual recruitment looking for Korea lovers who would want to be an Honorary Reporter for Korea.net. KOCIS basically seeks thousands of foreign nationals every ye

  By: Cherica Lorenze Padullo        The immense popularity of K-Pop and Korean dramas seems to be relentlessly growing. There has been no age and gender boundaries when it comes to adoring South Korea’s entertainment. With the rising interest that people from all over the world invest in the so-called Hallyu wave, Korea lovers also could not resist falling in love with the Korean language. Also, I must say that I am one of these people who could no longer take themselves away from the charm of the Korean language.      Looking back at the very first time that I was introduced with Hangeul last 2014, seeing the Korean alphabet made me so curious that it gave me a strange yet enticing feeling. Never have I thought that I would give myself time to learn how to write and read the Korean alphabet at 15 years old. Now, I am so proud of myself that even though I still do not speak Korean just like how native Koreans speak, I can say that I have already come a long way.      I can now