In the states, we have Mother’s Day, we have Father’s Day, Teacher’s Day, an entire month devoted to the appreciation of ice cream… almost anything you can imagine, there is at least a day devoted to its celebration. However, there is no day solely dedicated… Read More
All posts tagged “Seongbuk-gu”
Mashup
The first few months of being thrown into a wildly new environment are always challenging, even under the best of circumstances. Just as you’re about to give up, the tide begins to turn (pardon the cheese). Moving to Seoul from San Francisco was harsh. In… Read More
Luck of the Irish
The clouds parted and the St. Patrick’s gods granted us with sunshine, the first decently warm day of the year and, thankfully, cheap, green, Korean beer. My coworker, Ashlyn, and I were decked out from head to toe in over-enthusiastically festive duds. We headed to… Read More
Worked Out
Ever wonder how a preschool housed in a small sliver of a single floor of an office building facilitates gym class? New this year, our school has hired Korean “gym teachers.” They open up three classrooms, roll out props of sorts… and it’s actually kind… Read More
New School Year
With the new school year an unbelievable four weeks underway, I’ve got a whole new set of 6-year-old babes to call my own. I have two classes of eight students who are in their second year of intensive english preschool: I Class (Intelligence Class) and… Read More