Hello! This is an active Korean culture group for DC, MD & VA, founded in 2006, and one of the largest Korean meetups world-wide.

Meetup with others in the area who are also interested in aspects of Korean culture, music, language, & food. All levels of proficiency are welcome! Join this group if you are interested in learning Korean, or if you are Korean and want to share the culture & language with others (& perhaps enjoy English conversation).

The meetups are fun, and many friendships have been formed. This group gets together to explore & share lots of common interests, & help learn as well. The group is open to adult members from anywhere, and has meetings in the Washington DC Metro Area (North, South, East, West). The members can attend, and also volunteer to help organize events and other activities... a non-profit community-powered group.

Our next get-togethers are posted in the calendar section, in DC, Virginia & Maryland, and emails go out to members for updates. See the Calendar for more details, or take a look at the photos -> [url=http://korean.meetup.com/141/photos].

Word of the week: Nun-chi, which is a term wikipedia describes as "the subtle art of listening and gauging another's mood", and of central importance to the dynamics of interpersonal relationships in Korean culture. Nunchi is literally translated as "eye-measure".

Semi-permanent word of the week is noraebang - 노래방 - "song room" or karaoke)

Lots of previous Words of the Week are posted here:

http://korean.meetup.com/141/messages/boards/view/viewthr...

See you at an event!