October 2009
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Open Class
Posted by Kathryn on 24th October in
Today was our open class/open house for the incoming students. I met one new class of 7 year olds, one new class of 5 year olds and two new classes of 6 year olds. I’m not sure what ages the other new classes were for. There were quite a few kids who seemed really into [...]
Songpyeon
Posted by Kathryn on 4th October in
In my post on Chuseok, I talked about songpyeon. I was at Lotte Mart this afternoon doing my weekly grocery shopping. I was actually having a songpyeon craving. Does this mean I’ve been in Korea way too long for my own good? I don’t know. So I bought a small package of them. The homemade [...]
Happy Chuseok!
Posted by Kathryn on 2nd October in
Hello everyone! Today is 추석 (Chuseok). It’s basically the Korean Thanksgiving. It’s a festival celebrating the harvest. People usually travel to the cities and towns where older relatives live. Many of my students go to their grandparents’ house. One traditional dish served on Chuseok is 송편 (Songpyeon). Songpyeon is a chewy rice cake (떡) filled [...]
