Making Cute Kids Sing in English

Written by Bessie about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' amused

You want to know what stress is in a Korean kindergartner's life? Getting up in front of the school to make a video of a English Song and Poem contest for your parents. My students complained. Whined. I bribed them with stickers and candy and made guilt-ridden statements of "You want to sing nice for your mom and dad, right?"

So it wouldn't have been so treacherous, but my kids are terribly shy. For the longest time they wouldn't talk to any other teachers but me - forget other students. They actually complained when I told them we were going to an all school birthday party in the gym. "Don't you want cake? Or presents?" "No teacher!" Right. I knew I had my hands full.

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Date night at Rachel's House in Beomgye, Korea

Written by Bessie about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' normal

Date nights are always a great thing, and I think we found 2 new favorite spots to go.

1. Rachel's House

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Chronicle of the Boryeong Mud Festival

Written by Kyle about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' happy

Once a year, in an otherwise not very happening town, there is a huge Mud Festival that promotes the healthy benefits of the local mud. Here is our chronicle of this event, the Boryeong Mud Fest, which might as well be named the Boryeong Drinking Olympics.

Saturday, July 11th

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CCTV: Korea's Big Brother

Written by Bessie about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' normal

Talking with elementary school kids at our school, they'd all swear CCTV is a Korean word. Even though Korean looks like this: 시작 and English looks like this: CCTV. When Kyle told his students that CCTV was in fact English and stands for Closed Circuit Television, they might have been slightly devastated.

CCTV sign in our elevator; my 4th graders - your moms might be watching us right now...

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Now we're rolling!!

Written by Kyle about Korea, Republic of. Feelin' excited

Distressed by our 20 minute walking commute to work (ha!), we scoured the internet for some used bikes. Fortunately, Bessie was able to find some cheap, used bikes in Itaewon, about a 45 minute subway ride away.

Everything went smoothly picking them up and paying for them, especially since they only cost $50 apiece. Since we were already far from home, we decided to take a spin on our new wheels down the Han River. For those of you who don't know, the Han river goes right through the middle of Seoul and it is a pretty major waterway, especially now, as it has been raining a lot.

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