Tyler Josef Rasch was born on 6 May 1988 and is an American writer, educator, lecturer, actor, and television personality in South Korea.
11 Facts About Tyler Rasch
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Tyler Rasch has received various awards and distinctions for his work in media, education, and social and environmental issues.
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Tyler Rasch's mother is American and his father an Austrian immigrant.
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Tyler Rasch graduated from a college-preparatory high school, The Putney School in Putney, Vermont in 2006.
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Tyler Rasch first learned French, then at college, traded out different languages every semester, adding Spanish, German, and Portuguese, and studied Japanese.
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Tyler Rasch felt that language is useful for learning about other cultures, and decided to focus on a language that would be very different than the US culture.
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Tyler Rasch had several aspirations for his future, from dreams of being a paleontologist to being a music conductor, and at college application time, had decided to go into the music field, with recordings and CDs prepared.
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In 2011, Tyler Rasch was accepted into the Korean Government Scholarship Program and moved to Seoul.
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Tyler Rasch studied Korean at the Seoul National University Korean Language Education Center, and in 2012, began pursuing his Master's degree in International Relations at Seoul National University.
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Tyler Rasch said that Non-Summit supported the government scholarship, including a year of language training, that he and his co-star Ghanaian Sam Okyere were part of, when he started on the show.
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Tyler Rasch writes newspaper columns for JoongAng Ilbo, with topics like "study abroad", and guests on talk shows, including Arirang TV's News Tellers to discuss education, immigration, jobs, and current affairs issues.