One of life's greatest unsung pleasures is fully committing yourself to doing something stupid ( Read more... )

I love Korea, I do.  But sometimes I seriously doubt the collective intelligence of the Korean people.  Here are some of the reasons why, in list form.

1. Complete Lack of Driving Skills.  We all know that green means "go", yellow means "slow" and red means "stop."  Right?  Not Koreans.  To Koreans, green means "go."  Yellow means "go faster."  Red ( Read more... )

So this weekend was pretty awesome.  First I got my hair cut really short at a great salon in Seoul.  I always forget how much I like my hair when it's short, yet I always inexplicably let it grow out long and hate it 70% of the time.  Then I get it cut and love it again.  It's a terrible cycle.  I also finally accomplished my goal of hooking up on ( Read more... )

Today was a Korean holiday of some sort, so I didn't have to work.  Hyunchul and I decided to go see the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie.  I wasn't expecting an Oscar-worthy movie or anything, but I was expecting something that was lots of fun for the following reasons ( Read more... )

I'm doing a unit on jobs with my "Zenith" class, which is comprised mostly of 12 year old boys.  Their English is generally decent, but they are...well...12 year old boys.  Here are some of the great responses I got from a two part writing assignment yesterday.

Question 1: Choose a name and job from the list below.  Pretend you are that person.  Do ( Read more... )

One of the schools that is affiliated with the school I work at needs a new native English teacher ASAP. As in, within the next few weeks. If you or anybody you know is potentially interested in coming to Korea, please let me know ( Read more... )

Today, I busted out Scattegories again because my class has been begging me for it the last few weeks.  There was one answer that had me laughing so hard I was unable to breathe for a few minutes ( Read more... )

I love it when my students are playful with the English language; I think it shows that they feel comfortable with it ( Read more... )

I sent an email to my friend Hyun-chul telling him about my new cell phone.  This is the email he sent me back, and why I love my Korean friends.

sarah... you already korean...aren`t you? how can you get your mobil phone?

Is  your korean speaking ability better than before? anyway, it would be nice you have

cellphone...

so  what time can i call ( Read more... )

Yes, I know I just updated, but I need to complain to someone ( Read more... )