Waydaldo is a small island off the coast of Mokpo that has a decent beach for swimming. It’s roughly a 50 minute ferry from the Mokpo Ferry Terminal and you can get a return ticket for 8,000 Won. One of my favorite things about the island (aside from swimming at the beach) is the sign. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
The Waydaldo Sign
Posted in Jeollanamdo, Konglish, South Korea, Uncategorized, tagged Konglish on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Lesson: Phobias
Posted in ESL, Korean High School ESL Lessons, Mokpo, South Korea, tagged ESL, ESL Phobias on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I did this lesson last week with my high schoolers. I began the lesson by asking them what they have a fear of (spiders, insect, mouse). I then gave them a brief definition of a phobia and told them three phobias I have and asked them to try and guess what they are. I then [...]
Lesson: Protests
Posted in ESL, Korean High School ESL Lessons, Mokpo, tagged esl high school protest, esl protest on November 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Several weeks ago I did a lesson with my students about protests. I started the lesson by asking them what NIMBY (Not In My Backyard Is) and they certainly knew it. I then gave them a definition of what a protest is and asked them why people protested (money, work, freedom, safety, etc). Students were [...]
Brown Scent
Posted in Mokpo, South Korea, tagged Konglish on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes the name you may want to name a business should be checked to make sure it’s not funny or odd. Brown Scent is one example. What do you think of when you hear someone say Brown Scent?
Halloween Monsters
Posted in Awesome Korean Things, Jeollanamdo, Korean High School ESL Lessons, Mokpo, South Korea, tagged ESL Halloween, ESL South Korea on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is late but better late than never. For Halloween this year I talked with my kids about horror movies and monsters and set them loose on making a monster in groups of four. They had to do a write up on their monster. They had to tell the class the name of the monster, [...]
SATS, Practice SATs, and the weather
Posted in Jeollanamdo, Mokpo, tagged Jeollanamdo, Mokpo, Mokpo rain on November 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The seniors ar high schools across Korea wrote their university entrance exams (SAT) last Thursday and are now nearing the end of their high school lives. Hopefully they will go on and achieve great success. They celebrated the near end of school by throwing their books into a giant pile outside infront of the school [...]
Happy Peppero Day!
Posted in Korean Things, South Korea, tagged Pepero on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Happy Peppero day!! What is Peppero day you ask? I’ll let Wikipedia answer your questions.
Pepero Day is an observance in South Korea similar to Valentine’s Day. It is named after the Korean snack Pepero and held on November 11, since the date “11/11″ resembles four sticks of Pepero.[3][4] The holiday is observed mostly by young [...]
Korea Chrysanthemum Festival in Hamypeong
Posted in Jeollanamdo, Korean Adventures, Korean Festivals, Korean Things, Random Korean Things, South Korea, tagged Flower Festival Korea, Hampyeong, Hampyeong Festival on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some friends and I made our way to Hampyeong on Saturday to check out the Hampyeong Chrysanthemum Festival. In Korean it is the 대한민국국향대전 and the festival runs from October 22 to November 22. The festival takes place a few minutes away from the bus terminal at the Expo Park. There’s really not much more [...]
Hell Comes To High Schools Across Korea Next Thursday
Posted in Korean Things, tagged Korean SAT on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re a senior in the Korean high school system, hell comes November 12th. All their time spent studying in high school builds up to that very day. On the 12th, university entrance exams will take place across the country. My kids have been extremely stressed, spending every waking minute hitting the books [...]
Home Plus, E Mart, and plastic bags…
Posted in Korean Things, Mokpo, South Korea on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Plastic is sadly a huge part of our lives. It’s wraps most things we buy, we use to it store things, and we sometimes toss it away without thinking about where it will end up or the effect our action will have on the ecosystem. Plastic packaging is excessively used in Korea and is often [...]
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