Friday, September 26, 2008

It is official. Fall has swooped down and smacked me in the face. I don't know if this is usual for South Korea or not but one day it was hot and very much summer and then the next it is definitely fall. I attributed the cool weather to the rain at first but today was clear and very much cool. I'm glad that it is fall and I hope that Korean falls are as nice as American falls. That is all I have for now. Later.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Well, I'm back. I don't have very much to say. I'm starting to get in the groove of teaching. I am, however, still very self-conscious about how well I'm teaching. Most of my classes consist of fairly rowdy children. Most of them will calm down and participate but I still don't know if they are actually learning any English or if they are just repeating the sounds that I make. So far, I have encountered two problems in my classes. Either the students talk too much, in Korean, or they do not talk at all. That is enough about work.
We have done some traveling but there is still much more to see. We have made two trips into Seoul and both have been quite enjoyable. We have found that the best way to learn about a city is to walk around. On our last trip to Seoul, we discovered an awesome market that I think is called Namdaemun or something of that sort. It was impressive because of how much stuff was there. There was a wide range of nice things to some very cheap products. To get a better idea of our travels, visit www.humzoo.com/Lee_and_Nicki .
We have also started trying to learn Korean. This is proving very difficult especially for me. Not only are the written characters very different from the English language but there are also some very subtle differences in sounds that my southern ear and twang just can't quite distinguish.
Well, after reading over this post I have realized that I am rambling. It is time for me to go now. Until next time, An nyawng hee kye se yo