Family visit: my young cousins and me.
Aunts and grandmother.
Monthly service trip to the "Angel's House." It is a home for physically and mentally handicapped children.
Playground and dorms for the kids.
Teaching the kids how to say the "Our Father" in English.
Kids were very affectionate.
Volunteer team from church.
The infamous peace sign!
Beginning of the 7-day English Program in Korea (EPIK) orientation at Koryo University.
On our second day of orientation, we went to a folk village to see how people lived over a century ago.
Traditional house.
Drumming and dancing with ribbon hats.
The see-saw show was amazing! Flips, ribbons and large hoops were employed in the following acts.
Korean traditional tight rope-walking w/ a fan! This was very entertaining and impressive.
Korean EPIK teachers!
There was a wonderful concert of Korean traditional instruments such as the zither. I love that word!
We got to sing along to "Arirang," a famous Korean folk song. The variations were hard to follow.
We had a Korean craft class to make a jewelery box of Hanji. (www.doorihanji.co.kr)
EPIKers running around with their kites in their nice dress clothes.
A view of Koryo University, the largest boarding campus in Korea.
Nongshim Hall where our seminars took place.
Joe, a fellow EPIK teacher, is a very swell harmonica player! He keeps it handy wherever he goes. His rendition on "The Farmer in the Dell" is encore-worthy.
We practiced pouring drinks (Korean-style) on our last night of orientation.
The EPIK teachers of Gangwondo province had a second orientation immediately after the first on a beachside resort on the East coast. We are showcasing the banner.
My room at the second orientation in Yangyang.
"Catherine Teacher" and "Anna Teacher."
Rows of fish/squid boats. It smelled fishy of course.
It was a windy, rainy day so this is my attempt to escape the nausea inside the boat. It would also explain why I look a bit loopy.
Nearing the port in Sokcho.
We took a field trip to the Thomas Edison Museum and this is a picture of the first lightbulb. It was quite random to see several of his first inventions in a Korean museum.
First time I've ever seen so many gramophones in my life.
Evening walk at the beach on the East coast of South Korea.
Swimming at 6:30am to wake us up.
Teacher friends!
Waiting in anticipation for the final event in the hotel lobby.
Orientation farewell dinner was grand! I got my fix of much-needed spaghetti.
Korean fan dance called buchaechum.
Grandmother's godmother who is singing and showing off her new jacket.
I convinced my grandmother that Korean Bugles taste better if you eat them off your fingers.
Lanterns made by children at the Hanji festival of Wonju.
Pyongwon Middle School: my workplace for the next year. I teach about 800 students a week.
1st graders on the top floor and 3rd graders on the bottom floor. Seniority is everywhere.
My first dinner with the teachers of my office, where sharing alcohol is a must! They love speaking English with me and are certainly more eager to learn than the students.
Family visit: my young cousins and me.
Aunts and grandmother.
Monthly service trip to the "Angel's House." It is a home for physically and mentally handicapped children.
Playground and dorms for the kids.
Teaching the kids how to say the "Our Father" in English.
Kids were very affectionate.
Volunteer team from church.
The infamous peace sign!
Beginning of the 7-day English Program in Korea (EPIK) orientation at Koryo University.
On our second day of orientation, we went to a folk village to see how people lived over a century ago.
Traditional house.
Drumming and dancing with ribbon hats.
The see-saw show was amazing! Flips, ribbons and large hoops were employed in the following acts.
Korean traditional tight rope-walking w/ a fan! This was very entertaining and impressive.
Korean EPIK teachers!
There was a wonderful concert of Korean traditional instruments such as the zither. I love that word!
We got to sing along to "Arirang," a famous Korean folk song. The variations were hard to follow.
We had a Korean craft class to make a jewelery box of Hanji. (www.doorihanji.co.kr)
EPIKers running around with their kites in their nice dress clothes.
A view of Koryo University, the largest boarding campus in Korea.
Nongshim Hall where our seminars took place.
Joe, a fellow EPIK teacher, is a very swell harmonica player! He keeps it handy wherever he goes. His rendition on "The Farmer in the Dell" is encore-worthy.
We practiced pouring drinks (Korean-style) on our last night of orientation.
The EPIK teachers of Gangwondo province had a second orientation immediately after the first on a beachside resort on the East coast. We are showcasing the banner.
My room at the second orientation in Yangyang.
"Catherine Teacher" and "Anna Teacher."
Rows of fish/squid boats. It smelled fishy of course.
It was a windy, rainy day so this is my attempt to escape the nausea inside the boat. It would also explain why I look a bit loopy.
Nearing the port in Sokcho.
We took a field trip to the Thomas Edison Museum and this is a picture of the first lightbulb. It was quite random to see several of his first inventions in a Korean museum.
First time I've ever seen so many gramophones in my life.
Evening walk at the beach on the East coast of South Korea.
Swimming at 6:30am to wake us up.
Teacher friends!
Waiting in anticipation for the final event in the hotel lobby.
Orientation farewell dinner was grand! I got my fix of much-needed spaghetti.
Korean fan dance called buchaechum.
Grandmother's godmother who is singing and showing off her new jacket.
I convinced my grandmother that Korean Bugles taste better if you eat them off your fingers.
Lanterns made by children at the Hanji festival of Wonju.
Pyongwon Middle School: my workplace for the next year. I teach about 800 students a week.
1st graders on the top floor and 3rd graders on the bottom floor. Seniority is everywhere.
My first dinner with the teachers of my office, where sharing alcohol is a must! They love speaking English with me and are certainly more eager to learn than the students.
