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p e o p l e p e o p l e coming to Seoul. Tese remarkable women have also been active in clubs from places like Singapore, Tailand and China. Tey bring great experiences and ideas that make SIWA even better and more interesting. In addi- tion, right here in Seoul, many of the other English-speaking women’s groups are spe- cifcally for women interested in their home country, like BASS (Great Britain) ANZA (Australia and New Zealand) and AWC (America). What is really great is that we can partner with them to support major projects, like the equipment for Dr. Brasseur, which any one of the organizations could not do on their own. Afer a few years of living in Korea, many foreign residents begin to venture of the beaten path for tourism and culture dis- coveries. If you could craf a one- to two- day itinerary for visitors to Korea, or even foreign residents seeking new experiences, what would you suggest? Wow, hitting the highlights of Korea in two days is pretty tough. If you are in the Seoul area, you should defnitely go to the Korean War Museum. It is extremely well done and gives you a favor for the entire history of Ko- rea and how ofen Korea has been invaded. I would also recommend the National Folk Museum. You can really learn a lot about ev- eryday life in Korea through the ages. Both of these museums are free, and you can spend an hour or a few hours depending on your schedule. For something diferent, I would recommend a mini-templestay. Temples like Bongeunsa (in the Gangnam region of Seoul) ofer an afernoon program where you can get an overview of Buddhism in a few hours. Outside of Seoul, one of my favorite places is Tongyeong (near Busan). Te air and sea are so beautiful there, and the pace of life is so diferent than Seoul. It’s a great place for fresh fsh. If you weren’t in Korea doing all that you do, where would you see yourself living? What woul d you be doing? Lying on a beach somewhere! Before I came to Korea, I worked in the feld of incentive plan design, executive compensation and, ironically, expatriate programs. Since my experience here, I would like to continue to work in the non-proft arena, helping organi- zations to raise money for worthy causes. If you could look into a crystal ball, where would you hope to see SIWA’s direction in fve years’ time? While we are fortunate to have a great base of support by our Korean members, the ma- jority of our members are only here a short time, so there is constant change. As Korea grows as a destination for a wider variety of businesses, I see more diversity in the type of expatriates that come here. Tis can only help SIWA grow and prosper as these new mem- bers bring fresh ideas and perspectives. I can’t wait to see how SIWA will be even greater fve years from now.