After finishing his undergraduate degree in economics, Ryan Weaver first came to Korea in 2003 for a year and a half to work as an English teacher. He left Korea in 2005 to travel through East Asia while beginning a master"s degree in management in the US via correspondence, returning to Korea periodically to study the causes of expatriate failure among foreign nationals living in Seoul for his thesis.
Ryan is currently studying the Korean language and preparing for a doctorate level course; where he plans to study the effect of Confucian culture on social and economic development. Ryan"s parents and younger sister currently live in Canada, while Ryan"s twin brother and his wife reside in Seoul.