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From the Heart
Posted by Kathryn on 19th May in Korea
This is a picture of the note on the balloon Julie gave me for Teacher’s Day. She’s a genuinely nice girl. I’m glad I’m teaching D4. I was dreading it based on past experience with some of the students in that class. But they’ve matured a lot in the last year or so.
Teacher’s Day — 2009
Posted by Kathryn on 15th May in Korea
Today is Teacher’s Day in Korea. I’m touched by the generosity of my students and their parents. It was such a treat to have kids come up, give me gifts and hugs, and tell me how much they appreciate what I do. There are good days and bad days in teaching, as in every profession. [...]
English Test for Native Speaking Teacher?
Posted by Kathryn on 14th May in Korea
I came across a few blogs posts in my RSS feed today talking about the possibility of hogwan teachers having to take a test to prove their ability to use the English language. OK. Whatever. Who knows what will come to pass with this. I think it’s interesting it only applies to teachers at private [...]
Sue’s Wedding
Posted by Kathryn on 4th April in Korea
Sue got married yesterday. Unlike the previous weddings I attended, this one was in a church. It was a beautiful service. Sue’s husband sang a love song to her during the wedding. I wish her and her husband the best of luck for the future. They’ll be honeymooning in Saipan.
Happy White Day
Posted by Kathryn on 14th March in Korea
It’s White Day today. The streets of Samsondong were crazy packed with couples being lovey dovey. Oh wait, let me digress a bit. What is White Day? Another wonderful Korean Hallmark holiday of course. White Day falls on March 14th, a month after Valentines Day. The tradition on Valentines Day is for the women to [...]
