I'm back in the States. This blog is extinct. Blame the Chuck Norrisaurus.
Thank you and Good night.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
What are you thankful for? (Korean adolescent edition)
I asked my students to write 3 things they are thankful for and why. Here were some of their answers:
I'm thankful for my mom because her give me a money.
I'm thankful for teacher information give.
I'm thankful for my body.
I'm thankful for friend because they funny with we.
I'm thankful for parents because they always love me.
I'm thankful for my friend, Song Chang Won, is gave me a candy.
I'm thankful for the earth because it give all people food, drink, air and live.
I'm thankful for computer because it give funny.
I'm thankful for my friends because they are give me a food.
I'm thankful for my friends. They are very handsome.
I'm thankful for having parents.
I'm thankful for glasses because it is see.
I'm thankful for my parents. My love my parents. Very very thank you. 사랑해.
And then, my favorite, said by Young Hoon:
I'm thankful for my mom is many delicious pood cook and kind. (Actually spelled "pood.")
Awesome.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Tantrums and Temples and Totally Ignoring the Obvious.
I went to Gyeongju last weekend and had a blast. Gyeongju is know as t
Golgulsa is an operational temple, rather than a theme park, with monks who have a
It's been a fun couple of weeks. But, I'm just highlighting the highlights and obscuring the lowlights. I plan on traveling more when my ankle heals up. You'll hear more from me then. Cheers.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Mmmhmm.
If we've learned anything, I think we've learned that I suck at correspondence. I heard this joke the other day about a blogger who rarely blogs and finally, when he does blog, it's only to apologize for not blogging more. I am this man. Stone me.
Things have been really placid recently. I feel like I just found my rhythm living in Korea. I'm content with staying at home, doing homey things. I don't need to be occupying my thoughts with my next weekend trip to remain happy. I think Myonghwa plays a significant role here. Also, NFL Gamepass plays a significant role here, along with online poker (Reader's note: There is no real money involved.) and bad Korean dramas. I've become content, or maybe complacent, with staying in my little town, spending time with Myonghwa and living in cyberspace. This hibernation sounds like a bout of depression or laziness, and I might grant you the latter, but I actually just feel at home in Boryeong now. I feel excited to excited to come home after a trip and I feel excited to stay at home on the weekends. I feel at ease in my apartment, safe within it's concrete womb. I borrowed this from Paul Simon.
Yesterday, I went to Myonghwa's town, Jupo, and was shocked to see an old school house that was erected in 1715. It had the typical traditional Korean architecture and paint designs and it was literally a stone's throw from Myonghwa's house. She used to walk by a building 300 years old everyday on her way to school. And this is a young building, by Korean standards. She suspected that her town had been around since about 1000 AD. Then, in front of her old middle school, we walked by a pagoda (that had been transported there) from about 500 AD. These are things that seem insignificant and normal to her. My neighborhood was built in 1969.
Things have been really placid recently. I feel like I just found my rhythm living in Korea. I'm content with staying at home, doing homey things. I don't need to be occupying my thoughts with my next weekend trip to remain happy. I think Myonghwa plays a significant role here. Also, NFL Gamepass plays a significant role here, along with online poker (Reader's note: There is no real money involved.) and bad Korean dramas. I've become content, or maybe complacent, with staying in my little town, spending time with Myonghwa and living in cyberspace. This hibernation sounds like a bout of depression or laziness, and I might grant you the latter, but I actually just feel at home in Boryeong now. I feel excited to excited to come home after a trip and I feel excited to stay at home on the weekends. I feel at ease in my apartment, safe within it's concrete womb. I borrowed this from Paul Simon.
Yesterday, I went to Myonghwa's town, Jupo, and was shocked to see an old school house that was erected in 1715. It had the typical traditional Korean architecture and paint designs and it was literally a stone's throw from Myonghwa's house. She used to walk by a building 300 years old everyday on her way to school. And this is a young building, by Korean standards. She suspected that her town had been around since about 1000 AD. Then, in front of her old middle school, we walked by a pagoda (that had been transported there) from about 500 AD. These are things that seem insignificant and normal to her. My neighborhood was built in 1969.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
I can't believe I didn't post this before.
If you want a shockingly accurate depiction of the life of a foreign English teacher in Korea, this video is spot on.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
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