April 2008
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Only in Korea :-)
Posted by Kathryn on 27th April in
Do you find rubber penguins that light up when you squeeze them. They’re made to go on your cell phone. But mine is going to sit on my desk at work. The pink one is mine, and the blue one is a gift for my Linux tutor. I mean, what else does the good Linux [...]
New Bed!
Posted by Kathryn on 16th April in
About six months ago, the springs in my mattress started to pop. I let it go for a while because it really was no big deal. I could deal with it by periodically turning the entire bed. You have to understand it wasn’t a proper bed with a frame. It essentially was a mattress and [...]
Costco
Posted by Kathryn on 13th April in
Dear God… Costco is a beautiful place. I don’t know what the best part was. The pizza with enough cheese on it for two additional slices or the bounty of delicious western food. I did well. I made it out spending only 65 dollars. I bought a big block of cheese, a large package of [...]
Koreans in Space
Posted by Kathryn on 9th April in
Last evening the first Korean astronaut blasted off on board a Russian Soyuz space capsule. Yi-So-yeon is the first Korean astronaut and the fourth Asian woman to visit space. Yi So-yeon is a doctoral student in S. Korea. She will be visiting the International Space Station for 10 days and conducing a number of experiments. [...]
Poems by Kids
Posted by Kathryn on 9th April in
I teach a special writing class to a few C1 students. Their current unit is on poetry. Yesterday was a beautiful day. I didn’t want to sit inside. So I took the kids out onto the playground and told them to use their surroundings for inspiration. These are the results. Click on any of the [...]
