student's armwear?

Korean girls wear this around their arm so that when they writing or doing art work, the pencil on the paper does not stain their white shirts

.. which in my opinion just goes to show how much Koreans study/work (mostly from writing things over and over and over again) that they need to invent/wear this

but then again, it might just be that it is adorable and fits perfectly into their cutesy culture

Discovering gold

well, it feels like i've discovered gold because i think i've figured out how to make the most rebellious smart-alec students speak English. I was telling some of them that I didn't know much about Korean history and voila ..



.. the most English I have heard (30 minutes worth) from these students all year ! I think it goes to show just how passionate Koreans are about their country. It seems from the stories I hear from my students and other lectures that a lot of their nationalism stems from years and years of victimization from Japan and China, as well as constantly being behind the shadow of China and Japan in the world's eye.

can you tell where in the picture S.Korea, N.Korea, Japan and China are?!

English Skit Contest :)

the 2nd graders won 3rd place at an English skit contest !! :) .. they called themselves "Sexy Cats" i swear i had no influence over that ^^



a 90 degree bow was my student's reaction when they were told they could go to norebang (korean karoke - its a big deal here)