Has anyone taken up a new hobby in Korea?

[GrenWhit]

guitar.  best stress reliever ever.  i'm learning via http://justinguitar.com/ which has been killer helpful.

[flips]

3 cushion billiards. i'm an avid hiker, and i'd like to take up rock climbing again, but i think the closest place is an hour away from me. so, since summer is coming i'll probably just keep hiking. however if anyone wants to teach me and is chungcheongnam-do, send me a pm. i've also begun to learn how to civilly argue with people on the internet.

[jgmenator]

1st year - Korean alphabet (and that's about all the progress I made)

2nd year - Taekwondo (ended up stopping cuz the teacher was a bit of a creeper)

3rd year - Computer games. Baaaaaaaaaad choice - easy to come home and get sucked in.

4th year - Rekindling old hobbies. Bass guitar, weightlifting, jogging.
Thinking about a joining a squash club in my town, but not sure if the language- barrier would be too much.

[Pin]

Let's see...

-Digital Illustration
-Studying Korean
-Cooking
-Blogging
-Photography ( for said blogging )

[megu]

...Learning Hangul! I've always wanted to be able to speak another language well (GCSE French doesn't count).

I started taking lessons after work at YBM in Jongo.  Good place to meet new people too.

[anna.rpo]

Latch hook, knitting, jogging (broke my toe so it kills me that I can't do it at the moment!), blogging

[pureminstrel]

So far, just learning Korean. I'm also interested in starting a blog and picking up a physical activity like hiking. Hiking will definitely start picking up now that it's getting warmer!

[WTEChesser]

Swing dance.

That's awesome! I'd love to find dance classes. Does anyone know of any in Ulsan?

[displayname]

hot yoga

[tfmcalle]

Hot yoga, where did you find that? I would be interested in taking those classes but it is  unlikely for me since I live in a small town. I've taking on hand sewing and have made a wallet, purse, makeup bag and baby booties so far. It is quite relaxing.

[Darkeru]

People taking various martial arts - how do you understand the instructor? Is it just copy and follow everyone else?

I started learning a Korean instrument - Danso, but I gave up eventually. It was difficult.

Learning Korean.

Not a new hobby, but one I haven't done much in the past few years until now - playing video games.

[zongal2012]

Hot Yoga
Watercolour painting
barefoot running (on a gym treadmill)  :D

[SoKo]

Playing Volleyball with my school. Didn't play it back home but now I love it!! :)

[Worldpeace]

I want to pick up hiking when i get a chance and of course learn Korean.

[BreatheAdventure]

I want to learn guitar while Im here!

[lindsaydp1]

People taking various martial arts - how do you understand the instructor? Is it just copy and follow everyone else?

I did Yongmoodo last year, it was a lot of fun. It's a physical activity to pretty easy to follow, once you learn your basic body parts and direction. Also, it helped the instructor learn the English equivalents so I didn't pay. On the down side, he used my photo as an advertising gimmick to attract students wanting to learn English!

[rogue85]

I started yoga which is really relaxing. Would love to learn to play the guitar.

[DeMayonnaise]

I hate Korean beer so much that I started making my own. So I guess homebrewing is my current hobby. The beer I make at home is better than any beer I've had at a bar in Korea (and that includes the microbreweries like Octoberfest, Castle Praha and Craftworks). 

[catfish99]

Wow. You guys have inspired me.
I took up a new hobby and joined a club in Japan and it really made my experience great.
What should I take up now. I've always wanted to take up piano, but how do you practice? How do you get over the language barrier?

[msls]

Took up scuba diving after moving to Korea. Best thing I've ever done. The underwater world is awesome and there's a potential career in it for the future.