Survive & Thrive in Korea
You may not read this, but I felt compelled to write anyway just to get this off my chest. I hesitated; really, I did, because I thought about the repercussions of how this letter may be received and how it may result in a walking stick to the back of my head, an elbow to […]
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Hey readers, I’m not sure if you know this or not but over in Gangnam there’s been what I call a rebeautifying effect going on the main drag. It’s happeing on both sides of the street near Gangnam station exit 6 and 7 all the way down to Kyobo Bookstore.The sidewalks have gotten a much […]
Continue ReadingThe Verdict is in and eventhough I’m a few days late on this news, I’d like to add my 100won anyway. The two American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee have just been given their verdict and the news isn’t good. Both journalists have been charged with unspecified crimes against the North Korean Government. […]
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So, last time we talked about classroom rules. Today I’m going to tell about the system of punishment for breaking those rules. Every day at the beginning of class I write the letters ENGL on the blackboard. During the lesson if students misbehave I’ll erase a letter. They hate that. You should hear the wails […]
Continue ReadingWhen I first started out teaching English I found my biggest hurdle to be classroom management. I was a total softy. I saw the kids and thought, “How can those cute little kids do anything wrong?” Well, I learned fast. Those cute innocent faces turn into snarling grins if left unchecked. Unruly kids hardly contribute […]
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The name conjures up images of a giant mythic beast flying through the night sky. Well, it does for me anyways, but Beomeosa is not some mystic fairytale but a real life Buddhist temple nestled in the mountainous slopes of Geumjeongsan in Busan. It’s old, really old, like built in 678 old. Constructed during the […]
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