Profile information
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Description
I spent the first act of my career behind the camera — as a documentary filmmaker and reality TV producer, telling other people's stories for a living. Now I'm writing the second act myself, on foot and by bike, traveling slowly through the world to actually live the kind of stories I used to just film.
Wherever I land, I shoot photos and video and pair them with a short poem or essay written from whatever I felt in that place — less a travel vlog, more a visual diary with a pulse. Along the way, I love spending time with local kids and young people, showing them that they don't have to just scroll and watch — they can pick up a phone and become the ones telling the story. I'd love to keep sharing that spark wherever I travel.
I bring a practical set of hands to go with the camera: I've worked kitchens in both Italian and Japanese restaurants, I'm comfortable with most hand tools and can fix furniture and gear myself, and years of producing have made me a natural communicator who works well across cultures. (Skills and languages in full detail are in the section below.)
I'm laid-back, easygoing, and always up for genuine cultural exchange. I light up around locals — especially students and kids — and I'm happiest in situations where showing up for real work with real people is the whole point.
I share this journey on my YouTube channel, (YouTube.com/@MinchWalks), where these travel poems and moments come to life. -
Interests
Movies & TV
Politics / Social justice
Videography
Culture
Architecture
Photography
Writing
Music
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Books
Cooking & food
Mountain
Nature
Cycling
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Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Korean: FluentMore details about my language interests
I'm a native Korean speaker with a background in cross-cultural communication, and I have some experience teaching Korean. English isn't my first language, but I speak it fluently and could teach conversational English if that's useful. -
Skills and knowledge I'd like to share or learn
I'm interested in:
Light gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Life at a Farmstay
Light maintenance
Some knowledge of:
Languages
Creative DIY projects
Hospitality/Tourism
Able to teach about:
Art Projects
Teaching
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More details about your skills
Visual storytelling — strong audiovisual instincts, from shooting to editing to pacing a story
AI-fluent — comfortable using AI tools to write, edit, and produce faster and better
Kitchen experience — a year working as kitchen support in an Italian restaurant and a year in a Japanese restaurant, plus years of home cooking
Handy — no formal training, but I can run most hand tools and fix most furniture, gear, and small equipment myself
Mobile — licensed to drive both standard cars and small motorbikes -
Age
48
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What else ...
Follow the Journey — Minch Walks (Youtube.com/@MinchWalks)
I document this second act on my YouTube channel, Minch Walks. It's where the short poems, the street footage, and the small moments from each place actually live — less a travel vlog, more a moving postcard from wherever I happen to be standing. New pieces go up regularly as I move. -
Some more information
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Smoker
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Driver's licence
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Allergies
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Special dietary requirements
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