By Honorary Reporter Lilian Dike from Nigeria 

Photos = Lilian Dike 

Since joining Honorary Reporters in May last year, I've met a lot of people and made friends with Hallyu fans who introduced me to other Korean online communities. I also entered five Korea-related contests, and I've had the time of my life. 

The following is a brief description of each contest I participated in.

Talk Talk Korea
I found this the most interesting of all. Through Korea.net's social media, I heard that this annual event has categories like webtoons, photos, traditional games and music videos. I couldn't enter all of them but did submit something in the sections I could. I didn't win anything but had a marvelous time. I'll enter again this year.

These are several of my works for the Talk Talk Korea contest.

Hangeul I Met
As someone who lives in a country with hardly anything resembling Hangeul, I considered this contest as an adventurous opportunity to find photos of the Korean alphabet. This also made me learn Hangeul and Korean more, as I grew passionate about Hangeul characters over the contest period.

My entry in the Hangeul I Met contest made me more passionate about the Korean alphabet.

Korean Literature Global Review
During this event, I discovered and read for the first time Korean literature. The book I reviewed was "The Hen Who Dreamed She Could Fly" by Sun-Mi Hwang, and I loved it. I hope to read more Korean literature.

My book review for the Korean Literature contest

HiKR Ground
This contest was all about showing an aspect of Korean culture in an entrant's country. I showed Hangeul in a non-verbal video I made of myself writing in Korean. I was one of the finalists, and upon hearing that my work was to be displayed on the media walls of HiKR Ground, a publicity center for tourism in Korea based in Seoul, I was thrilled.

King Sejong Institute's 10th anniversary
King Sejong Institute has many branches abroad that teach the Korean language and culture. Last year, it celebrated its 10th anniversary and held a contest for the occasion. My congratulatory message was "Congratulations on the first 10 years of the King Sejong International Foundation and here's to 100 more years." I eagerly wish the foundation all the best because of its tremendous help in me learning Korean.

My message for King Sejong Institute's 10th anniversary was "Congratulations on the first ten years of KSIF and here’s to a hundred more years."

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