Although I am an American now living in New Zealand I also have a strong connection to the Korean community.  As a student of meditation and Buddhism for many years my teacher is a Korean monk.  Since 2006 we have been working on building a Buddhist community and meditation centre in the Far North.  There is a link on this site to Pannarama NZ and if you are interested to learn more check that out.  The Pannarama International Group has a temple near Gimhae, South Korea that I have spent a fair bit of time living at while teaching in Korea and through that have been fortunate to gain many wonderful friends.  Although based in New Zealand I still travel to South Korea for a few months every year to participate in Summer and Winter camps for students.  These camps focus on English and meditation and although they  are lots of hard work for students and teachers, they are also tremendous fun as well.  I hope this explains a bit more about me and my unique relationship with Korea.