Living
Hi, I’m Edward.
15 years in fintech IT, now a digital nomad exploring the world and building from anywhere.
Independent product consultant and freelance builder. Tinkering with AI tools, traveling light, exploring life on the road.
HOT2026 Korean Study Navigator · Exclusive230-School Census (222 Active) | Reference FX (Wise Oct 2026)
Study in Korea Navigator
An unvarnished data briefing breaking agency opacity. 2026 tuition benchmarks across 222 universities, Seoul 10M KRW deposit warning, and work-study solvency sandbox.
Median Tuition$1,033 / term
Legal Min Wage$7.62 / hr
Seoul Cashlock$7,380 Deposit
Year 2 Solvency72.5% Offset
✓ Free Instant Access · No Login Required · Multi-Currency Reference FX (Oct 2026)
currentlylearning in public
Right now
What I’m up to
Building
AI tools for real life
Experimenting
Products & new routines
Exploring
A different way to work
Things I’ve made (and am still making)
Ideas are better when
they become real.
01Live · Interactive Tool
Study in Korea
Navigator
An objective data briefing and interactive solvency sandbox covering tuition across 222 universities, housing deposit alerts, and legal work-study cash flow in Korea.
- • 230-Institute Census: 222 active universities audited for 2026 benchmarks, excluding defunct programs.
- • Multi-Currency Reference Engine: USD/KRW conversion based on Wise benchmark (Oct 2026).
- • Legal Compliance Sandbox: Month 1-6 qualification window & statutory hourly wage solvency.
Standalone SPA V2.0 Live · Free interactive access with 6 benchmark schools
STAGE 02 · 222 UNIVERSITIES
96.5% Census CoverageRef FX (Wise Oct 2026): 1 USD ≈ 1,355 KRW
Median Tuition / Term$1,033~1.4M ₩ / 10 wks
Min Wage 2026$7.62 / hr10,320 ₩ / hr
Dorm Guarantee Rate13.1%Only 29 univs offer dorms
Year 2+ Solvency72.5%Legal work-study offset
💡 Month 1-6 qualification window · Legal work from M7 · Year 1 net: ~$7,066
Yonsei ($1,373)Korea Univ ($1,343)SKKU (Dorms)JBNU ($959 · Best Value)
Launch Interactive Navigator →Real-time KRW / USD / CNY / EUR calculation & 222-school compass02Prototype · V5
Individual Hotel
Management
A personal product concept for bringing stay details, trip views, and plan changes into one calmer, easier-to-scan travel companion.
A design prototype — not a finished public product. No user or business results claimed.
03Exploring
Overseas Life
Simulator
A playful concept for imagining a next chapter in another city — still an idea, not a working simulator.
Early concept · no interactive experience yet
A thought experiment
What if
you tried
another way?
you tried
another way?
A bit about me
15 years shipping financial software.
Now building a life without a cubicle.
For fifteen years, my day job was wrestling with complex IT systems and products in finance — turning tangled regulations and heavy business logic into software that actually ran reliably under real pressure. Managing projects for that long gives you an instinct for cutting through noise and solving real problems. That architectural discipline never left; it just found a wider, more interesting playground.
Two years ago, I decided to step off the predictable corporate track, pack a bag, and take life on the road. After traveling through dozens of countries, I settled into life as a full-time digital nomad. Today I work as an independent consultant, take on freelance challenges, and tinker with practical AI tools — no morning commutes, just charting my own course.
My working theoryA good life isn’t about having a flawless map before you start — it’s about having the skills to land on your feet and the curiosity to see what’s around the corner.
Life & notes
A notebook, slowly
taking shape.
Data & ResearchOct 2026 · 8 min read
Behind the Korean Study Navigator: Breaking Education Agency Asymmetry
A retrospective on quantifying official tuition across 222 universities, exposing the 10M KRW deposit cashlock trap, and modeling part-time cashflows.
Travelogue · Hue, VietnamOct 2026 · 9 min read
Impressions of Hue: Finding Solitude and Rhythms in Vietnam’s Ancient Capital
Five extended stays in Vietnam: motorbiking through Hai Van Pass, lingering at abandoned water parks, and finding unhurried rhythms over street-side Bun Bo and local draft beer.
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