Blogs from Daegu, South Korea, Asia - page 3

To Whom It May Concern, I, your average Kpop obsessed 외국인, recently attended the Asia Song Festival and I wanted to commend you AND condemn you on a wonderful yet horrible show. As soon as my friends and I entered your fantastic stadium, it was immediately recognized that we were celebrity status as the press flocked to us for an interview. We gave a shout out to Super Junior, who we were then questioned harshly about. I do believe we told you beforehand that there would be no questions about band members ages or blood types. Embarrassingly, we were then asked how much we spent to get to Daegu Stadium. If you want to know about our spending habits, you can check out MTV’s “The Fabulous Life of Geumsan English Teachers”, which airs next week. The ... read more

From 28th August to 4th September, world championships athletic 2011 is held in DAEGU(대구,大邱) city. I went to the world cup stadium where world championships athletic competitions are holding. after my works, with my friend, in night time, I went to the stadium to watch various athletic competitions. in the second day night, I watched Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter's disqualification in Men 100meters rush in far distance. If he were not disqualified, I could see him rush to finish line. I was sitting on the bench that is in the near areas of 100meters finish line. another Jamaican sprinter, Yohan Blake gained gold medal in Men's 100meters rush. I could see him who rushed to finish line instead of "Lightning Bolt". In the third day night, I watched women's 100meters, 400meters, men's 110 meters hurdle ... read more

I finished my scuba diving training course for novices in a diving pool, Dae-gu city. In the water pools, I was tested by my coach, whether I have an ability to exhale waters in my water mask(a scuba diving goggle) or not and to fix the regulator missed in my mouth in 5-meter-depth or not. I completed this skills perfectly and naturally. now, I am a novice of a scuba diving in the diving pool. In this summer vaction, I will try to be a real scuba diver who dive in a real sea world. anyway, I really enjoyed this training course . :)... read more

This training course will continued to next week. I did a scuba diving in the diving pool three times on this week. I take a scuba diving three hours in a training. until now, I completed 12hour-scuba diving. When I complete another 12hour-scuba diving in next week, I will finish this scuba diving training course for novices, beginners. after finishing this training, I will try to get a certificate to be a scuba diver and am scheduled to go scuba diving in the East sea or the South sea, SoKo on this summer vacation. :):):) there is 3-meter-depth area and 5-meter-depth area in the diving pool where I take a scuba diving. In the 5meter-depth area, I felt a heavy water pressure in my eyes and ears- Eustachian tubes. ... read more

Lately I've been trying to identify what it is about Korea that makes it different from the US. This is for friends/family/anyone else who's curious about what it's like for an American living here. I thought first I would tell you about my students' English speaking tests. Their presentations illuminate their lives a bit. The students were supposed to speak for one minute on whichever topic they chose. Then the teacher would make up one question. Brenton and I graded (for the first time!). I only graded first and half of second grade, but the tests were in my office, so I actually heard almost all of the speeches. In some ways, their speeches were like Eugene Hutz’s character in Everything is Illuminated. They often used English words that conveyed meaning but do not actually fit. ... read more