I think this is true. I keep thinking about the polyglots who studied so many languages. Most of them never ventured far from their own home. They mostly learned the languages in their own country and did not do immersion by living in the nation of the language they were learning. And these polyglots are fantastic at speaking these languages as well as at writing these languages. So I don't think it's necessary to do 'immersion' as such (living in the nation of the language you are learning). You can do your own artificial immersion by listening to recordings, watching movies and so on.
I want to watch King Gwanggaeto the Great tonight and do some vocabulary work. I really enjoy this series. I don't like the fact that the subtitled episodes are eight to ten episodes behind the non-subtitled episodes however.
I don't want to watch much else. I don't like romance dramas very much.
I think I will finish watching Dang Geum Jeum ("Jewel of the Palace"). It kind of drags but I like the romance between the heroine and the officer. I think it's sweet how she saved his life and both are unaware of this.
I watched Yi Soon Shin but I was really disappointed by this drama.
The only other sageuks I like are Jumong and Emperor of the Sea. I didn't like the last few episodes of Emperor of the Sea though. I didn't like the second half of Jumong as much as the first half. But I don't want to watch them again.
I don't really like Winter Bird. It's kind of slow and depressing. The heroine is unappealing.
I don't know what else I should watch. I want to watch a comedy. But lately there haven't been many good movies coming out of Korea's movie studios lately.
I am not interested in any other dramas. I suppose there might be some good ones out there but I don't know which ones they are and many don't have subtitles. I might visit Sinyongsan again, I don't know. There was one helpful guy and he suggested many dramas that had English AND Korean subtitles. I don't think I will worry about Korean subtitles that much. I really liked Bulsae but I don't want to watch it again.
I don't think I will finish Chuno. I didn't like that drama series. I didn't like the fusion nature of it and I didn't warm up to the main protagonist: Jang Hyuk. I didn't like the heroine. I found her very unattractive. I don't know why she appears in so many dramas as the main character.
She is in another drama (a contemporary romance drama) that I bought from Singyongsan so I don't feel like watching that drama though I paid a lot of money for it.
I think I like romantic comedy dramas. I don't like dramas like Winter Sonata. I watched a couple of episodes and it bored me to kingdom come. I really find Yonsama UGLY. I can't stop thinking he has a frog's face. And he's kind of too quiet and uninteresting. I don't know why he was such a big hit in Japan.
As I have said, I don't like Boys Over Flowers - it's too immature for me and badly acted by the main character - the girl - and I don't really like Baker King. I watched a few episodes but could not really get into it much and watched the ending and that was it.
I don't like Sweet Spy that much. I think I will watch the ending and that's it. I have to find out what happens in the end.
And I kind of liked "Dear Heaven" but after the couple got married, the drama went downhill rapidly for me. I found the bitchy girl quite interesting but after they got married, she didn't feature in it as much. But at the end of the day, the drama was a bit immature. I liked the glimpses into Korean culture that the drama series showed however. I learned a lot about traditional Korean culture from that.
I think I will do some volunteer activities in the near future. I want to interact with people who have the same interests as me. I know they are out there. I have to get involved.
I should relax. I wound myself up thinking about all the vocab I still have to learn.
