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My 2012: While you were busy Googling ‘What is a Gangnam?’…

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 22:29 — devanrosey

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New Year Update

Tue, 01/15/2013 - 11:04 — Lamblet
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Our first meeting
Because of doing the Japan blogs I've not had chance to say much else about what's happening at the moment.

We are in the throws of Winter Camp here, which means working 9-1:30 with lots of different classes, teaching lots of different things which is proving to be lots more interesting than regular school. I think the hours tip me into prefering Camp too.
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The Norebang, Or How Koreans Do Business Meetings

Sat, 01/05/2013 - 23:45 — thekimbapchronicles

Last Thursday, we had a schoolwide dinner meeting.  Unlike the American public schools I’ve worked for, our employers at the hagwon usually spring for a pretty elaborate dinner at a fairly nice restaurant.  And, as anyone who has ever eaten at any Korean restaurant knows, if you leave hungry, it’s your own fault.  Thursday’s selections, spicy beef and pork ribs, did not disappoint.

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Thank You 2012

Mon, 12/31/2012 - 18:57 — jmslesin

Dear 2012,

You’ve been a lovely year.  You began with great friends in the States, and now you’re ending with great friends here once again in Korea.

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Thank you 2012, for amazing students who surprise me constantly, personal fulfillment, the ability to complete 50,000 word writing goals, and even more travel!  You haven’t always been the easiest year, but you have definitely been an unforgettable one!

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December Memories: CHRISTMAS DAY

Wed, 12/26/2012 - 21:24 — Lamblet
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! These are some of the fabulous people
that i spent my first Christmas in Busan with. I had an
amazing day filled with good food, drink, games
and skype chats.
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High 1 Skiing

Sun, 12/23/2012 - 20:00 — Lamblet
When I first came to Korea I had no idea what the weather was like, apart from the fact my friend Dan had lived there for a year in the past and assured me that Busan had beaches and in summer it was a good place to be. That probably explains some of the atrocious decisions I made when packing. I imagined a summer like in Europe, pleasantly warm and dry with a mild winter. One fur leopard coat is proving not to be warm enough against the winter winds that blow around every crook and cranny of Busan's jiggledy buildings and the shoes I brought for summer are all but ruined now after the monsoons and the humidity. With all of these things unthought of, I definitely oblivious to the fact that Korea would have a massive ski season here.
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The Reason

Wed, 12/19/2012 - 21:17 — thekimbapchronicles

So, sometimes teaching becomes flat-out overwhelming. Kids are demanding, coworkers are demanding, and navigating an educational system in another language and culture can be pretty exhausting most days.  Especially when you contemplate the fact that we have worked every weekday since October 4th with no day off and will only be getting the 25th for Christmas.

But then there are days like today.

Days when, surprisingly, the kids get their work done with a minimum of groaning and moaning.  Days when I come out of my 5:50 class to find a student waiting to give me this:

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I’ll transcribe the text for you, errors and all:

 

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December Memories: Day 14

Mon, 12/17/2012 - 21:36 — Lamblet
London Red Bus
Two 2nd graders on their way to London for the event day. Cute!
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December Memories: Day 13

Mon, 12/17/2012 - 16:29 — Lamblet
English Obama
Tash and I had no input into this semester's English themed Event Day preparations so
were surprised to be met with this when we walked in. No wonder
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Community Voluntary Projects

Fri, 12/07/2012 - 22:00 — bex

This week at CEV it has not been a regular English Camp schedule.  On Monday and Tuesday we taught kindergarten students for two forty minute periods. It was a little crazy but a lot of fun. I wasn’t really sure what I was doing but I really enjoyed myself. The students are really cute. They didn’t understand the fact I couldn’t understand them speaking Korean. They knew many English nursery rhymes so I spent the lessons singing and dancing with them!

We  spent the remainder of our working week taking part in a variety of community voluntary projects. On Wednesday all of the foreign and Korean staff from CEV went to a  rehabilitation centre  to help out. The women assisted in the kitchen handing out lunch to the service users and the men washed the company vans. I think the women got a better deal as it was minus 4 degrees  outside!

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There’s a Raccoon in My Building

Wed, 12/05/2012 - 23:06 — jmslesin

…and it was super cute!

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The other day after I had parked my bike in the parking lot, I saw this adorable little raccoon toddling along to her Mom’s car outside my school’s building.

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December Memories: Day 3

Tue, 12/04/2012 - 10:50 — Lamblet
Cute Korean Second Graders
Most of the time my 2nd grade class are monsters but I can't deny how adorable
they are in matching polka dot coats and bows!
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I’m A Winner!

Thu, 11/29/2012 - 23:14 — jmslesin

… and not just because my Mom says I’m a winner, although she does.

Tomorrow is the last day of National Novel Writing Month and I am not worried because thanks to yesterday’s marathon writing, I am finished!! On the 28th I wrote just shy of 5,000 words and crossed the line into 50,000 word territory!  The novel isn’t finished by any means, but it’s hopefully a good chunk of the way there.  This month really has taught me a lot about writing a novel and even gave me ideas about future novels.

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I now present to you...

Thu, 11/22/2012 - 14:18 — Jill in Korea
My adorable Korean students and their even more adorable, talents! :)
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I now present to you...

Thu, 11/22/2012 - 14:18 — Jill in Korea
My adorable Korean students and their even more adorable, talents! :)
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