Crossposted from my generic Korea blog, jessicainkorea.

Obligatory Beijing travel guide post


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I am back from China. I had an awesome time.

I used to be really verbose, but teaching kinda took that away from me. Also, LJ is kind of dead.

Hi?

Would it be wrong of me to say that Australia's new PM kind of looks like you?

Kids are kids everywhere, but there are definitely cultural differences that make teaching a different experience in Korea than in America. I've been thinking about some of the differences and decided to start listing them.

Here are some things normal with Korean students that Americans would flip out about:

• Kids joking about shooting each other ( ( Read more... )

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Robert Rodriguez released an early trailer for his forthcoming "Machete" (itself a fake trailer before his Grindhouse that he decided to turn into a movie) as a "special response" to SB1070 in Arizona.

You guys. You guys. Danny Trejo. Cheech. Robert DeNiro. STEVEN SEAGAL. Lindsay Lohan acting the fool. A send-up of 70s' exploitation films. " ( Read more... )

Guess what time it is?

If you guessed "time for another patented Korean picspam (TM)", you'd be correct!

So: it's pretty typical for me, the Weigoogin (foreigner), to not be told what's going on (this is pretty standard Korean practice, I've gathered, from comparing notes with other ESL teacher friends.).

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“Do you know what this gelatinous blob could do to this goddess’ face?”

“My mother was an elven witch, and she would summon women to have sex with me at a young age… My mother was my greatest inspiration.”

I really regret not getting into D&D sooner.

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Stuffed toy cats worn over the shoulder are all the rage for my students, from kindergarten to pre-teen. They’re designed to fit over your shoulder so it looks like a cat is resting on you.