Were you in the service?

Army … artillery, South Korea.

What made you decide to stay on as a civilian?

Because I met my wife here. And when I was here in the service, I liked the culture, the food … learned the language.

What’s the best part of your job?

Meeting people from all over the world and also the celebrities … Rob Schneider, Uncle Phil from “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” … a lot of famous wrestlers — and I’m a wrestling fan so I know who all the wrestlers are.

Do they get the rooms with the king-sized beds?

Oh yeah.

Who else?

Alex Trebek, the “Jeopardy” host. He had the most luggage. He brought all of his material for the show. They were recruiting people here to be on the show.

Word has it you’re a PlayStation aficionado.

Play it every day. Maybe an hour. Also, I watch movies on it.

And your favorite PlayStation game?

NFL Madden — it’s the most realistic. I’m trying to master Madden 2004 but the computer always seems to beat me right now. … I’m playing at its most difficult level.

When you’re not at work or gaming, where can you likely be found?

Athasan Mountain — I do a lot of walking up there. I get a chance to use my Korean and the Koreans are impressed. And it helps me when I teach English in a church near the base or go to my students’ homes to tutor.

What was your favorite toy as a kid?

Hot Wheels — all of them. My dad got paid every Friday and every Friday we went to the toy store.

You’ve also acted on Korean TV. How’d that come about?

I have a friend who works in the restaurant where they filmed. They called and said they needed an American who could speak Korean. And she thought of me.

What was it like?

Very interesting. They told me what the situation was and pretty much let me act it out on my own. Just told me to make it up as I went along.

What was the scenario?

I was in a restaurant. There would be three girls there … my girlfriends … I was to try to take them to the United States.

Would you act again?

I’d love to do it again if I had the opportunity.

You’ve gotten a reputation for being sort of a Dragon Hill ambassador.

When I go someplace new, I want to be treated as if I was at home. So that’s how I treat people who come to the Dragon Hill. It’s really important because they’re so far away from home … different country, a different culture. … So I smile, say, “Welcome to the Dragon Hill. Is there anything I can do for you?” I just want to make them feel at home.

Terrence Adams

Age: 34

Job: Bellman for nine years at the Dragon Hill Lodge on Yongsan South Post in Seoul, and a sometime Korean TV actor.

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