The Glare from the Sky was Unbearable
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Foreigner, Perks of Teaching on May 15th, 2008
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Today, I waltzed into the teacher’s office for quite a surprise. I glanced at many of the teachers’ desks and witnessed little packages. I thought, “…I’d better have got something…”. Sure enough, there was a small package of candies waiting for me. “Ahssa!” I turned to the Korean teachers. “Is it teacher’s day?” They [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Food in Korea, Perks of Teaching on Apr 2nd, 2008
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Last weekend, I went to the grocery store to buy some milk and bread. I was in a good mood and some ramyeun caught my eye. Now, I already have a box of ramyeun at home, but the packaging looked very clean and web 2.0. It made good use of white space [...]
Posted in Culture/Etiquette, Food in Korea, Perks of Teaching on Nov 9th, 2007
Occasionally, I get treats from the kids, but today was a little odd. In one class, a boy gave me a clementine. I didn’t think much of it. Then, my desk mate came back with a clementine and some pocky. (Again, I didn’t think much of it.) I knew it as “Japanese” pocky, but it [...]
Posted in Perks of Teaching, Region on Nov 2nd, 2007
Last month, there was a curious notice on the teachers’ board. It mentioned that there would be “No classes on Tuesday due to a teachers meeting.” We, the foreign teachers, asked about the meeting. Is this going to be an all day event? What are we doing? Are we getting certified for something? The Korean [...]
Posted in Perks of Teaching on Jul 21st, 2007
Monday morning, I have a “new” class. And by new, I mean they possibly don’t have any English background or English names, yet. I get the pleasure of choosing names which they will possibly carry for the rest of their lives. There are about 6 students, and I’m going to make a list of names. [...]