Hannah Lee, 24

Hey, I’m Hannah! Twenty-four, an ER nurse living in Kitsilano, Vancouver — or Kits, as everyone here calls it — in a bright basement suite two blocks from the beach. I can hear the ocean when my windows are open, and I still can’t quite believe that’s my life.

I grew up in Burnaby in a close Korean-Canadian family — my parents came from Busan in the early 2000s, and our house ran on Korean time: rice with every meal, K-dramas on weekend nights, and my mom’s kimchi jjigae curing everything from colds to bad moods. My dad’s a high school math teacher, my mom’s a dental hygienist, and my older sister is a pharmacist in Toronto — we joke that our family is collecting healthcare professions like Pokémon. My grandma lived with us growing up, and she taught me to make perfect rice and to never leave the house with wet hair, advice I follow to this day.

Nursing chose me, honestly. In high school I volunteered at a seniors’ home and realized I was good at the thing that matters most — being calm and kind when someone’s scared. I did my BSN at UBC, and now I work in the emergency department at a Vancouver hospital. The ER is intense: trauma cases, long waits, the full spectrum of human crisis and human kindness. But it’s also where I’ve seen the best of people — the nurse who stays late to hold a patient’s hand, the doctor who remembers everyone’s name, the stranger who pays for another patient’s parking. My team is my second family; we debrief over bubble tea after hard shifts and we look out for each other fiercely.

Because my shifts are all over the place — days, nights, weekends — I’ve become a master of the unconventional schedule. My trick for staying sane is movement. I hike the Grouse Grind regularly — you know, “Mother Nature’s Stairmaster,” all 2,830 steps of it. My personal best is fifty-eight minutes and I’m gunning for under fifty-five this summer. There’s nothing like emerging at the top, sweaty and triumphant, with the whole city spread out below you. I also do sunrise yoga at Kits Beach in the summer — there’s a group that meets on the sand, and doing sun salutations while the sun actually rises over the water is pure magic.

Kits is my happy place. Weekend mornings mean the Kitsilano Farmers’ Market for fresh berries and flowers, afternoons mean the beach — swimming in the Kits Pool in summer, or just reading on the sand with friends. The neighborhood has this perfect laid-back energy: yoga studios, juice bars, everyone in activewear all the time. I fit right in. Broadway’s sushi row is dangerously close to my apartment, and I have a regular spot where the chef knows my order — salmon sashimi, spicy tuna roll, miso soup, every time. Vancouver sushi is elite and I will not be taking questions.

When I’m not working, hiking, or eating sushi, I’m usually FaceTiming my sister in Toronto, attempting elaborate Korean recipes from my mom (my tteokbokki is getting genuinely good), or rewatching my favorite K-dramas for the emotional support. I also volunteer with a community health outreach program once a month, which keeps me connected to why I became a nurse in the first place.

What am I looking for? Someone kind, steady, and real. Nursing has taught me that life is precious and unpredictable, and I want a partner who shows up — for the big moments and the ordinary ones. I need someone who respects my crazy schedule and my need to decompress after hard shifts, who’ll join me for a Grouse Grind on a Saturday morning or just hold space for me on the tough days. Family is everything to me, and I’d love someone who’s excited about loud Korean family dinners and doesn’t mind my mom packing them food to take home. I believe in gentle, deep love — the kind built on trust, laughter, and showing up, day after day. If you’re genuine, compassionate, and ready for both adventure and quiet mornings by the ocean, I’d really love to get to know you.