I’ve seen some pretty oddly named motels around Korea, but this one is near the top.
Note the totally relevant snowflakes down the side.
Far and Away
A University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate going into her second year teaching English in South Korea on a Fulbright Scholarship. Also an aspiring foreign correspondent, closet geek and proud to have a Minnesotan accent.
“Awesome Place” coffee shop.
Don’t beat around the bush, do they?
"I think he already knows how to talk to ladies..."
| After finishing my self-introduction with a class of low-level first grade students. | |
| Me: | Ok, nice to meet you! Do you have any questions? |
| Students: | How old are you? Are you married? What is your favorite food? What is your favorite band? |
| Boy student lounging in the back row: | Teacher...phone number? |
Jackie Chan on Running Man is my new favorite thing.
Glorious Indiana Jones polling graphics from SBS…
I swear this is the last thing I’ll post about the election. I love how Moon Jae-in’s photo is totally giving Park Geun-hye the side eye the entire time.
I want to hug whomever approved this bit.
Indiana Jones and the Kimchi Peninsula.
God I love Korea.
For last week’s lesson, I did interjections - words like “wow!” “oh no!” and “oops!”
For the practice exercise, I had the students draw the pictures for comics that had these words in the speech bubbles. Here are a couple of my favorites that followed a full storyline - I’ll post some of the best individual panels as well!
: Korean Konglish Jokes
These are only funny for Koreans or those gyopos who know Korean. Most native Koreans won’t get them.
What do you call a pre-occupied bean? kong beejee
what do you call a broken bicycle? mot-tah-cycle
where do lettuces worship? at a sang-choo-ary (sanctuary)
what do you call a big…
I am a sucker for bad puns in any language. And these are pretty bad.
Highlight of my week:
Seeing a group of third grade (middle school) boys bellowing loudly and literally falling out of their chairs to avoid a bug that had flown in through the open classroom window.
From the racket, I thought it was a wasp or something, hell bent on stinging every last one of them multiple times.
Turns out it was a moth.
My coteacher got a round of applause when he swatted it with someone’s pencil case, allowing the kids to get back to studying in peace.
Also
In the bathroom of the Chinese restaurant I ate at with the principal, there was a fully stocked magazine rack inside the stall. Just in case you weren’t in a rush to get back to your dinner, I guess?
And by the sink they had a mouthwash dispenser with tiny little disposable cups so you can freshen up before heading back. Genius.
