I came to Seoul practically by chance: when I was selected as a Luce Scholar a national fellowship program administered by the Asia Foundation under a grant by the Luce Foundation to send Americans to Asia for a year-long experience, I suggested the National Digital Library of Korea as a possible work placement. As a librarian, I had heard of how impressive the National Digital Library was, but besides that knew next to nothing about Korea. And this was despite having grown up in Los Angeles, the city with the most ethnic Koreans outside of Korea. But since moving to Seoul in July 2011, Korea in general and Seoul in particular have both burrowed their way into my heart. The hustle and bustle, the mountains, the fashion, the music, the coffeeshops, the nightlife, the language, the people- I have fallen in love, and I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve! My enthusiasm has already convinced several friends who are living in various parts of Asia and the United States to come and visit me, and Ive been here living here for only half a year. Because I am a child of Mexican parents, studied abroad in South Africa, and lived in Philadelphia for four years, I have many friends and family living all over the world, most of whom I keep in touch with Facebook where I have over 1,000 friends, Tumblr, and my blog. It would be an honor to be officially recognized by the Seoul City Government for something I already am: one of Seouls biggest fans. I would be only too happy to use my writing and photography skills to tell the world about Seoul.