Pink dogs
So this is a thing here. This is my teacher’s dog. I’ve seen some spectacles that were more unfortunate (I’ll try to capture evidence for further posts).
View ArticleImpressions and trickery
My students enjoy drawing pictures of me, writing their own class schedule and pretending to be me.
View ArticleOctopi and a bunny
And what turned out to be an early morning grammar lesson for me. Apparently, octopus is not of Latin origins but Greek. Therefore octopuses, despite feeling awkward, is the correct pluralization...
View ArticleCulture day, take two
May’s culture day have me a better idea of what this meant to my students (and why they weren’t so excited about April’s). This time there was food, games, toys, contests, etc. To back it up a little,...
View ArticleSchneeballen
Don’t knock it until you smash it with a hammer! Definitely a tasty treat, I recommend lemon. A schneeballen is a really hard pastry that’s woven together and coated in lightly flavoured icing. It’s...
View ArticleSeoul Grand Park (서울대공원-서울동물원)
I only had two and a half hours here, it was not enough. To enter the zoo, I would recommend taking the chair lift instead of the elephant train; the chair lift gives you an aerial view of just how...
View ArticleSamgyeopsal (삼겹살)
Early afternoon dinner of samgyeopsal by the lake; is there anything more perfect? Yes, top it off with some beer! This was probably the best samgyeopsal I have ever had. They smoke the pork belly...
View ArticleSin Jeong Ho Park
Actually, I looked but I’m not sure that this has a name. It might just be a public installation along the waterfront. It was quite cute and did seem to be geared more toward a child’s curiosity and...
View ArticleBirthday breakfast!!!
I had a lovely birthday breakfast of waffles and mimosas. The big stores were closed so Lindsay picked up some $2 champagne at her building’s mart.
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