So,today (Friday, April 17th) the students came to school; had classes for two periods; and then had their weight and height measured; after which we had lunch; and all of the students went home. What was scheduled for the afternoon was "faculty sports". I of course put my Weston-foot down on THAT one. "Fine, I will play sports with the gym ( Read more... )

The only thing I fear bit ( Read more... )

Just as there was no working during the "workshop" last winter; there is also no walking on many sidewalks in my city. There are two basic kinds of streets in Shiheung: the very wide and busy arterials, and the narrow congested streets. The car-friendly arterials are best epitomized by the one that passes in front of E-Mart:


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A student came to my desk today and held out her hand for me to see. She had a little man-shaped ear-cuff like mine! (Most of you know this signature piece of jewelry...cheap but very unusual) She wanted me to put it on her. Where did you get this I asked, and she said, "On the Internet like you!" I bent it to fit her ear and found a mirror so ( Read more... )

Respondez s'il vous plait ( Read more... )

When I was a kid we traveled the eastern seaboard and into Canada very regularly. I was always struck by my observation that the grass in each location had a unique texture, and shade of green. Even the air felt different. Each place has its signature. In these Livejournal entries I have been trying convey a few of these differences, but most of ( Read more... )

I have been interested in foods from around the world for as long as I can recall. It is my way of understanding different cultures. If you understand what and how a society eats, you understand a great deal about what the rest of their society is like. Before I came to Korea, it was my only way to travel abroad. I would buy a cookbook and read it ( Read more... )

I am in contact with quite a few of my students from Marathon and CBA. One of them recently asked me how my Korean language acquisition was coming. What follows was my response ( Read more... )

I speak with my parents every Sunday morning (Eastern Standard time) and just before we ended our conversation last Sunday, my mother said, "THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY POSTS ( Read more... )

"So,how did you get to Taejeon?" You may well ask. It was Mr. Oh ( Read more... )