Hi Folks, There are a few more pictures on this blog, so make sure you scroll down past the comment box as well as go to the second page of pictures to see the beautiful laterns. I want to share a few customs that I found interesting. I've heard that Korea has a high rate of traffic accidents, but I haven't seen as many as I see in the states. It may have something to do with the fact that red lights are a suggestion. Buses and cars can go through them if they think it is OK. It is a [View Full Entry]

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Hi family, friends and neighbors, Life continues to be a blast. I've been very busy at work, teaching and helping other teachers pilot a new program here at English village. It is a new experience using different skills and I am enjoying that part of it. It has added up to doing work related activities over 50 hours a week which I am not enjoying. On the bright side, there are some Korean teachers taking the Harvard teaching course I am taking and we have become friends. Today they invited me for tea at the neighboring art village. Then one of [View Full Entry]

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Hello everyone, I thought I only had a few takers on this blog, but I have a few more than I thought and I thank you for reading it. I have gradually become quite busy. As part of my work, I am taking a course out of Harvard call "Teaching for Understanding." That meets on 2 Saturdays a month, plus two nights a week. We also go to church on Sat. (the English service is on Sat.) or go with the boys on a field trip. I have started to teach a class twice a week, I am planning lessons and [View Full Entry]

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Hello! I am officially missing my two boys--but I'm so glad I'm not far away. Last Friday, I went on a field trip with them to an big island at the mouth of the Han river. We climbed the large mountain there which only took a couple hours to go up, a pleasant 90 degree hike at times--almost 90 I'm sure. Most of the kids had no problem. I did have to rest alot. Then we got to see the 6th annual Asian song festival featuring pretty girl and boy bands from Thailand, Viet Nam, Indonesia and someone from Ukraine among [View Full Entry]

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Hello, It is taking me a while to get around to updating this blog. I am also emailing, skype(ing), facebooking and calling (in Korea) I have been working with the phonics program here at English village and preparing to give a workshop on classroom management. We will soon begin training on the teaching methodology called "Teaching for Understanding." It is an online course out of Harvard and we have a coach on site to help and teach us. It it great material for teachers. I am enjoying myself because it is 100 times less stressful than teaching my class in the [View Full Entry]

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Hi friends and family, We arrived safely on a lovely flight through LA to Korea on Asiana airlines (a Korean airline). Boys watched a couple movies and played games on their personal screens located on the seat in front of them. We were picked up and whisked away to Paju English Village which you can google and see on the internet. The English Village is a place where Korean school kids can come for 1-day, 1-week or 1-month (during the summer) programs to practice English. The teachers come from Canada, America, South Africa, Great Britain and Zimbabwe. Chris and Nick played [View Full Entry]

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