I
just wanted to share a discussion I had with my middle school students
last night...while in the last hour of class they asked me if I thought
Korea was racist...I was a little surprised by this question and I told
them that so far I've had no problems, which is true....I've had nothing
but good experiences with people here though I've heard stories of
people who haven't had such luck...but what surprised me was when they
said themselves that Korea was racist because the society only likes
white people...it was pretty amazing to hear their thoughts about the
whole thing and it made me smile to know that the future generations
have a different way of thinking and want to change things ^_^
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
I know I'm sucha slacker with updating...
Ok so a few things have been happening & I've just been lazy with this whole blog thing...my bad...now on to exciting events of life ^_^ ummm went to this fort called Gongsanseong. It was awesome I will post pics on the bottom. After looking around the fort we went out to lunch and then we were taken to a place where they make ceramics! I love ceramics and we got to make stuff as well ^_^
I went to Daegu for the day and saw some friends from training. It was a lot of fun, we went to this really nice mountain. I forgot what it was called though lol again I will post pics at the end of this post! Not much else exciting has happened aside from those two things. Oh wait, there was like a work "hike" that I did as well. I say hike but it was a paved road with shops along it on a mountain lol though there were trails that were actual hiking but I stuck with the easy way. I'm not much for hiking and it was pretty hot, or rather, it's been hot lately.
The term is coming to an end so things have been pretty hectic lately with the kids taking the TOEFL to see if they get to level up or not. I have started taking Korean classes so hopefully I can get some understanding lol plus I just joined a gym...the plan 5 days a week 1 hr workout...ugh...this should be interesting lol I'm definitely sticking with going considering how much I had to shell out for 3months >_< not happy bout that....
My computer has recently turned into an even bigger jerk...it's not even 2 years old yet...I've had more trouble with this computer than the Dell I used to have...On top of that my other student loans are coming out of deferment and I'm trying to open an account at Citibank in the US from here because if you have one here in Korea and one in the US you can transfer money for free....I wish someone told me that before I left -_- sooo if you plan on sending money back home open a Citibank account BEFORE you leave for Korea. Also, I will try my best to update more frequently...sorry to those who keep track and read this
Ok time for pictures yes?
First up is the fort called Gongsanseong
Now for the cermaics!!!
Day trip to Daegu!
Work "hike" lol
I went to Daegu for the day and saw some friends from training. It was a lot of fun, we went to this really nice mountain. I forgot what it was called though lol again I will post pics at the end of this post! Not much else exciting has happened aside from those two things. Oh wait, there was like a work "hike" that I did as well. I say hike but it was a paved road with shops along it on a mountain lol though there were trails that were actual hiking but I stuck with the easy way. I'm not much for hiking and it was pretty hot, or rather, it's been hot lately.
The term is coming to an end so things have been pretty hectic lately with the kids taking the TOEFL to see if they get to level up or not. I have started taking Korean classes so hopefully I can get some understanding lol plus I just joined a gym...the plan 5 days a week 1 hr workout...ugh...this should be interesting lol I'm definitely sticking with going considering how much I had to shell out for 3months >_< not happy bout that....
My computer has recently turned into an even bigger jerk...it's not even 2 years old yet...I've had more trouble with this computer than the Dell I used to have...On top of that my other student loans are coming out of deferment and I'm trying to open an account at Citibank in the US from here because if you have one here in Korea and one in the US you can transfer money for free....I wish someone told me that before I left -_- sooo if you plan on sending money back home open a Citibank account BEFORE you leave for Korea. Also, I will try my best to update more frequently...sorry to those who keep track and read this
Ok time for pictures yes?
First up is the fort called Gongsanseong
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| Walking up to enter the fort |
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| A ceiling in one of the look out post |
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| So pretty here!! |
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| A flower that looks like a bird |
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| The river that flows through it |
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| Guards! |
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| Guards again |
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| Me n friends with one of the guards lol |
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| Lunch time!! |
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| Explanation of the history & stuff |
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| My bumblebee bowl I made |
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| My duck I made...I named him Howard lol |
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| There was a shop at the place and all the stuff was made there...I bought these awesome tea cups |
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| Love road...people write their names on locks and put them there....I just thought it was funny the locks were made in China lol |
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| My friend on a rock lol |
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| We all climbed up after her...awesome view |
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| Downtown Daegu |
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| The start of the hike lol |
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| Lunch time! |
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Students
Korean students have it tough...man I thought my life was hard when I was their age; I had nothing to complain about. These kids do nothing but study, it's a shame. They go to school then to an academy or 2 or 3 and then go home. A lot of them don't even get home until late and most if not all also have to go to an academy on Saturdays. By the way academies are schools that specialize in a certain subject usually and they get homework from them as well as the homework from school.
I work at an English academy and my students are always complaining about being tired or being hungry, especially the night students. I have elemetary students from 430pm to 730pm and then middle schoolers 730pm to 1030pm....it's even tougher for the middle schoolers since they're being pressured to get into a good high school so they can get into a good university. They're always tired and you have to try and get them motivated and energetic which is easier said than done.
I do have some energetic ones which helps. In the last hour of the class we do this group project thing, they get separated into groups and then have to put together a mini presentation. The subject changes each class. One night with my middle schoolers, we were doing this and one group started singing YMCA lol I was cracking up I wanted to take a video of but as soon as I got my camera out they got shy but here's the video anyway ^_^
Another thing about the students is they're brutally honest sometimes lol they have no problems what they think about you or what you're wearing or anything like that. My coworker said a student told her that her blue nail polish was inappropriate. I've mostly had good experiences with that though they do like to play around too. I've heard from other teachers how they're students called them ugly or said they're no help, though said these things laughing so I think it's they're attempt to joke around. They definitely need to laugh with all the pressure that's put on their shoulders.
I work at an English academy and my students are always complaining about being tired or being hungry, especially the night students. I have elemetary students from 430pm to 730pm and then middle schoolers 730pm to 1030pm....it's even tougher for the middle schoolers since they're being pressured to get into a good high school so they can get into a good university. They're always tired and you have to try and get them motivated and energetic which is easier said than done.
I do have some energetic ones which helps. In the last hour of the class we do this group project thing, they get separated into groups and then have to put together a mini presentation. The subject changes each class. One night with my middle schoolers, we were doing this and one group started singing YMCA lol I was cracking up I wanted to take a video of but as soon as I got my camera out they got shy but here's the video anyway ^_^
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Seoul searching...
I spent this past weekend in Seoul...place is awesome & I got some really cool pictures.
Friday Night
The first hostel we stayed at was ridicuolously hard to find though...the woman's directions made no sense...suspect she used google translate because they were so out there. Once we found the hostel we met up with a friend of my travel buddy in Itaewon. Itaewon is like foreigners' paradise lol the most foreigners I've seen since I've been in Korea. It was a good night out, helped to clear the frustrations of being lost for a hour and half looking for the hostel. I met a fabulous tranny lol he was soo tall & that was before the stilettos. He was getting down too. We found a reggae type club, but although the music was good the men there were kinda annoying. They kept trying to dance with us even though we clearly said no...needless to say we didn't stay there long. However, it was still a good night.
Saturday
Well went to a fish market that was in a huge warehouse type plae. You could definitely tell how fresh everything was because it smelt like the ocean not like rotting dead fish. You would buy what you wanted & then go to the second floor to a restaurant where they would cook it for you. There is also the option of bringing it home & cooking it yourself but that really wasn't an option for us. We then went to a place called Myeongdong...shops galore, I wish it was after payday so I could've done some shopping...so many cute trinkets & jewelery & clothes (not that I could fit most of it). After going around there we went to Seoul Tower...it was awesome, though we had to take a cable car which wasn't fun for me because I'm afraid of heights. We didn't actually go inside the tower though because it cost money & I was on a tight budget. Afterwards we got dinner and then went to Hongdae. Hongdae also had a lot of foreigners around, & some interesting bars & clubs. We ended up running into someone I knew from training at a random dubstep concert in the park & hung out with him the rest of the night. The night ended up at a salsa club which was a lot of fun.
Sunday
We both made an appointment to get our hair done but before that we went to a really nice Thai restaurant for lunch...it was amazing and had really good food...ok back to the hair, I was getting a touch up & my friend was just getting her hair blown out & flat ironed. So we went to this Nigerian lady...yea not happy, my hair was made so greasy that my hair actually feels heavy & the same goes for my friend. She didn't do a good job straightening it either. Needless to say we will not be returning there...I should not have to fix my hair after getting it done. Well after that fiasco I had a date with the professor while my friend went to meet one of her friends for dinner. The date went well, had dinner & talked ^_^ we have another date on Friday night, he's coming here & we're going to the movies.
Monday
Woke up roun 10am and our train back was at 12pm...almost missed the friggin train! That would've been bad since work starts at 430pm and I still needed to fix mine and my friend's hair...anyways it all worked out in the end...can't wait to go to Seoul again! Hopefully next time with more money so I can actually do some shopping! Ok, it's picture time!!! Enjoy =^_^=
Friday Night
The first hostel we stayed at was ridicuolously hard to find though...the woman's directions made no sense...suspect she used google translate because they were so out there. Once we found the hostel we met up with a friend of my travel buddy in Itaewon. Itaewon is like foreigners' paradise lol the most foreigners I've seen since I've been in Korea. It was a good night out, helped to clear the frustrations of being lost for a hour and half looking for the hostel. I met a fabulous tranny lol he was soo tall & that was before the stilettos. He was getting down too. We found a reggae type club, but although the music was good the men there were kinda annoying. They kept trying to dance with us even though we clearly said no...needless to say we didn't stay there long. However, it was still a good night.
Saturday
Well went to a fish market that was in a huge warehouse type plae. You could definitely tell how fresh everything was because it smelt like the ocean not like rotting dead fish. You would buy what you wanted & then go to the second floor to a restaurant where they would cook it for you. There is also the option of bringing it home & cooking it yourself but that really wasn't an option for us. We then went to a place called Myeongdong...shops galore, I wish it was after payday so I could've done some shopping...so many cute trinkets & jewelery & clothes (not that I could fit most of it). After going around there we went to Seoul Tower...it was awesome, though we had to take a cable car which wasn't fun for me because I'm afraid of heights. We didn't actually go inside the tower though because it cost money & I was on a tight budget. Afterwards we got dinner and then went to Hongdae. Hongdae also had a lot of foreigners around, & some interesting bars & clubs. We ended up running into someone I knew from training at a random dubstep concert in the park & hung out with him the rest of the night. The night ended up at a salsa club which was a lot of fun.
Sunday
We both made an appointment to get our hair done but before that we went to a really nice Thai restaurant for lunch...it was amazing and had really good food...ok back to the hair, I was getting a touch up & my friend was just getting her hair blown out & flat ironed. So we went to this Nigerian lady...yea not happy, my hair was made so greasy that my hair actually feels heavy & the same goes for my friend. She didn't do a good job straightening it either. Needless to say we will not be returning there...I should not have to fix my hair after getting it done. Well after that fiasco I had a date with the professor while my friend went to meet one of her friends for dinner. The date went well, had dinner & talked ^_^ we have another date on Friday night, he's coming here & we're going to the movies.
Monday
Woke up roun 10am and our train back was at 12pm...almost missed the friggin train! That would've been bad since work starts at 430pm and I still needed to fix mine and my friend's hair...anyways it all worked out in the end...can't wait to go to Seoul again! Hopefully next time with more money so I can actually do some shopping! Ok, it's picture time!!! Enjoy =^_^=
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| Travel Buddy & a friend of hers |
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| Chillin! Lol |
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| I want this chair! |
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| Fish Market! |
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| More Fresh Fish!! |
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| Big Prawns |
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| At the restaurant about to eat what we bought |
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| Yummy! |
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| Vending machines have boxes of cookies in them O_o |
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| This is at Seoul Tower...looks like a Jell-O mold lol |
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| View from the tower! |
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| The actual tower |
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| Idk...but it was there at the tower and looked cool lol |
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| The moon was awesome! |
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| Cafe in Hongdae called Coco Bruni...awesome lights |
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| Salsa club in Hongdae! |
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| Lunch at a Thai place |
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| Travel buddy again! |
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| First course egg rolls! |
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| Yummy shrimp soup |
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| Followed by yummy noodle dish |
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| Dessert...had these weird fruits in it but it was friggin delicious! |
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Bars in Korea...
Are interesting...I'm currently writing from my cell phone in a bar called Yellow Taxi. I like this place we come here a lot we go out lol nice place & the bar chicks are really cool. Honestly, I'm writing right now because I'm bored lol it's a Wednesday night...though now Thursday morning bout 130am lol anyway bars here...nice & there's no tipping...it's rude...also, you are allowed to smoke indoors...kinda annoying but oh well...ok I should probably go be social bye ^-^
Btw the pic is of one of the bar chicks lol
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Update time! ^_^
Hello all! I shall enlighten you about my weekend ^_^ and St Pattys. I'll post some pics from it and some other ones.
St Patty's
St Pattys was pretty good a good amount of people came over for the party so that was nice. Everyone said they had a good time too! I made Green Sangria and we had waffles with butter and syrup or mixed berries fruit topping. We also had a lot of things to just munch on. It was nice to just chill and talk and get to know everyone better. Here are some pics!
This past Saturday Adventure, also, Girl's Night!
So on Saturday me and 3 co-workers went on this little excursion sponsored by the Dajeon International Community Center. It was a nice little hike and lunch and crafts and stuff at this little museum. I had a lot of fun on this adventure, though there weren't many other foreigners there lol btw this was all FREE :-D Ok enough of that picture time! s/n they're a little out of order lol apologies
I organized a girl's night out with everyone which was really fun! Though I got shot down that night lol asked a this Korean guy if he wanted to go on a date with me and was rejected :-p eh knew it though he looked like he had a crush on this girl he's friends with...ANYWAY lol the night was really fun we had an awesome time...more pics!
Ok I'm tired that's all for now...next post I'll show you guys a video of my students as soon as I figure out how to get it off my phone and onto my computer lol...my students are pretty funny so should be interesting. Sorry about the lack of talking lol I'm not much of a talker...well hope you enjoyed the pics ^_^ Anyong!
St Patty's
St Pattys was pretty good a good amount of people came over for the party so that was nice. Everyone said they had a good time too! I made Green Sangria and we had waffles with butter and syrup or mixed berries fruit topping. We also had a lot of things to just munch on. It was nice to just chill and talk and get to know everyone better. Here are some pics!
So on Saturday me and 3 co-workers went on this little excursion sponsored by the Dajeon International Community Center. It was a nice little hike and lunch and crafts and stuff at this little museum. I had a lot of fun on this adventure, though there weren't many other foreigners there lol btw this was all FREE :-D Ok enough of that picture time! s/n they're a little out of order lol apologies
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| Excited! |
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| Lol |
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| Totems... |
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| Apparently the muffin looking thing holds the umbilical cords of the kings that used to rule Korea |
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| This was outside the restaurant where we had lunch |
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| Inside said restaurant |
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| Craft station after lunch |
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| While our crafts were drying we came to the little folk museum part |
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| This chest is Beautiful! |
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| So the four encased thingys are knives that women would carry...apparently it was better to kill yourself instead of risked being raped |
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| Clothing |
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| View from mini-hike |
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| Match boxes |
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| The finished craft! It's a coaster lol |
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| On the hike...there was a moss band I had to have a pic with it lol |
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| More gorgeous scenery |
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| Pretty river |
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| Thought the gate was cool |
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| Deer O_o |
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| If you stare hard enough you may be able to see the little shrine in the distance |
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| Another far off shrine |
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| Candids lol |
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| At Dinner |
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| At the club...yes there are a lot of us lol |
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