Blogs from Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, Asia - page 25

I started off this blog with this "lovely" (ha) quote to show you how funny some of the slogans/quotes/advertisements I see here are. This particular sentence is written all over the mat my students sit on during story time. During Daniel's introduction classes with the Army regarding Korean culture he was presented with a gift from the Korean government. It is a set of tea spoons with masks that were created for the Yangju byeolsandae nori; a Mask Dance which is a drama that depicts the joys and sorrows of common people and social concerns. "The drama unfolds as various people including a ruined aristocrat, a deprived monk, a shaman and servants come onstage and disclose the social ironies through unique dance and gestures and both comical and provacative dialogue which are extremely entertaining." The drama ... read more

Hey Everyone, I really don't have a whole lot to talk about today, but I'm just having one of those moments where I am so happy to be here, and so thankful for this awesome opportunity that I just have to share with someone! I know these days are long, and sometimes I am gone for 13 hours a day (between the hour commute to work each way) but it's just such a great feeling to have this freedom to come live in this country and experience all I can while I am here. On Sunday I went with Dan to Camp Stanley where he had to check in and do formation. After he finished he came to the library (where I had my nose in a book) and we went and got some dinner with ... read more

Dear Hartmmarn . I found how to up date . so I will up date right now . I'm really sorry too late . Did you get my mail.?? I know you didn't That's ok See you our class .. ^^ Let's start my assignmet. Firts of all, I had to search about the assingmet to solve your question. Who sad this Iron Curtain? I know Winston Churchill told American when he visited in 1946 why he said like this ? I know It blame to Soviet Union which was very closed and confidential. And East nations' policy of Europe which was Polizeistaat also was blamed by him To defend their behavor, He insited that America and England need to cooperate someting. After he said , this word has been become famous to "Cold war" Then, ... read more

Hey Everyone! This week seemed particularly long. The kids weren't exactly on their best behavior anymore and so I've had some (minor) behavior problems. One child, Monica, has been very sad and cries as she rubs her tummy. I think that she is so shy that she is getting stressed out being in school (especially since I don't speak Korean) and it's giving her tummy aches. A few of the other students saw the attention I would give to her, and began to rub their bellies and say "Teacher, I sick, I sick". While I know that there is a good chance they are just attention starved, I must still be concerned, since I cannot really communicate with them to find out exactly what's wrong. On top of that, the last few days some of the ... read more

How great to have plentiful money for trip? How can I make a plan for trip with only $1500? That money would be little, when I am supposed to go to Europe. However, there are some ways to save money for trip. This essay will show how I can organize the trip to Europe with $1500. First of all, I can choose a cheap price accommodation like backpackers or youth hostels. Those have inexpensive price relatively to hotel’s one. Or, I can make a friend and then share the accommodation. These two ways are good to save money. Second, slow trip would be better that fast trip, when I have just $1500. It is because, if I choose slow trip, I might stay in one country long time. Then, I do not have to spend much ... read more