Global InformationPark Solhee information
Park Solhee | |
|---|---|
 Park in October 2013 | |
| Born | January 5, 1990 South Korea |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | Korean |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Genre | Travel |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박솔희 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Sol-hui |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Solh |
Park Solhee (Korean: 박솔희; born January 5, 1990) is a South Korean writer. She is best known for her travel books Youth on the Railroad (청춘, 내일로) and Complete Guide for Exchange Students (교환학생 완전정복; co-authored). She has gained recognition as the youngest professional travel writer among practical guidebook writers in South Korea. Park published her first book, Youth on the Railroad, in June 2011 when she was 21 years old. Youth on the Railroad received significant attention and positive reviews from South Korean media and has sold more than 12,000 copies as of August 2013. Her second book, Complete Guide for Exchange Students, published in November 2012, also received considerable attention as one of the first travel guidebooks written for prospective foreign exchange students to the United States. Park is active as a freelance writer and columnist while attending Sookmyung Women's University, writing frequent articles and her own columns appearing in various South Korean publications such as Daehaknaeil, Tomorrow, and OhmyNews. She has given public lectures since the publication of her first book aimed at various audiences, including college students, high school students, and readers. Having resided in Seoul for 8 years, she has recently moved to Jeju Island in March 2016. She currently lives in Jeju city.