January 2011
13 posts
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I know I’ve become more Korean than before because:
1. I chose to eat soondubu jjigeh over pizza today. I was even craving pizza earlier in the day, but I wanted bap more. 2. I ate most of the banchan at the restaurant. 3. Instead of “uh huh” I’ve been saying “eung” more often. 4. I’ve learned to take quicker showers. Gotta save the hot water! 5. I...
Farewells and Greetings
HOLY COW.
I forgot why I don’t spend weekends in Jincheon.
It’s been a pretty relaxing one, for sure…but man I am bored out of my mind.
I’ve read, I’ve played games on my iPod, I’ve watched movies, some dramas, did my laundry, took some naps. The only thing I haven’t done is wash the dishes.
Yesterday, I spent the day in Cheongju to meet up with some...
Me day.
Almost made some of my kids throw up by making them try one of my favorite veggie snacks, Ants On A Log (Celery, PB, raisins). By the third gagging student, I was sure I wanted to make everyone try it…the reactions were insanely entertaining.
Making kids throw up…best teacher evar?
Anyway, PB and J day went well. The kids loved it. But poor kids— they were so parched. Ha.
I...
It's peanut butter jelly time peanut butter jelly...
To my surprise, I LOVE English Camp!
It’s so much more fun than the regular schoolyear. Ha ha. Maybe it’s because I only have about 10-13 students per class now, but every day this week has gone extremely smoothly. Despite my late mornings (I missed the bus three days in a row so I ended up having to take the taxi to school) and un-prepared powerpoint presentations (last minute ppts...
“Tell your students that the best way to improve their English is to read the...”
– Mom.
I'm kind of into myself.
Sometimes, when I look through my camera, I say to myself, “Wow! My skin looked really great that day!”
It takes a good minute or so to notice the others in the picture and and their flawless skin.
Ohh Canon, oh little one, you are getting old now…but you never fail me.
And these Korean sticker pictures! WOW. Can you say, PERFECT? They even have a feature to make your skin...
B00NIEZ
As much as I enjoy Seoul,
Jincheon is home.
I’ve been away for the past two weeks, livin’ it up in the city as if it’s my own town.
But. I definitely miss my apartment, my Jincheon friends, the stream in front of my apartment building, fresh air — the boonies goshdammit!
There are days to live it up in the city, and there are days to rest in the boonies.
I’m...
The Ultimate Teacher is not Morrie.
I finished my book within like a day. I didn’t realize how much time I spend on the subway until today — because I finished about 60% of it during my trip to the Dermatologist. That’s a 57 minute ride on the train and 10 minute ride on the bus. One way.
I looked around the subway today and saw almost every youngn around me devoured in their silly iPhone games. Pah. Silly. I felt...
“Learn how to die, and you learn how to live”
– Morrie Schwartz (“Tuesdays with Morrie”)
S.S.R
I took my most recent iPod crash as a sign from God telling me to chill the eff out…
so I’ve been carrying a small devotionals book around my purse because I honestly haven’t read any in the longest time…and even purchased a book.
It will be good for me.