Giving Is Better Than Receiving

"American by birth, inquisitive adventurer by nature and married to Gerhard, a wonderful German. These past 25 years, life's continuing adventure brought me to Seoul from Hong Kong in April of 2002."

This is Diana Seehafer's short autobiography. Sounds like another ordinary expat residing is Seoul, but on the contrary, she is far from average.

What is it that propels her above others? Could it be that Seehafer is fluent in both English and German? Maybe its because she is an avid tennis player, a dedicated swimmer, and a spin class instructor. Or is it because she is also currently serving as the leader of the largest non-profit foreign community group in South Korea — the president of the Seoul International Women's Association (SIWA)?

The list of activity is impressive, but it is non-of the above.

Only a few minutes with Seehafer and it is clear what sets her apart from the average. It is her passionate spirit for life that distinctively makes Diana Seehafer an inspiration. But the most attractive part about her is not the way she lives her life; it is in the way she willingly and openly helps other people live out their life with greater passion and dignity — it is this passion to give that raises Seehafer above mediocrity.