Stationery, because Korea
March 8, 2014 at 10:14 | Posted in Cultural Confusion, Language | 1 CommentTags: English, job security, Korea, stationery, wtf
Stationery is kind of a big deal in Korea. It’s cheap and ubiquitous and adorable. There are stationery stores everywhere. However, my absolute favorite thing about the stationery is the English. It comes in all flavors of ridiculous. I’ve started a bit of a collection but simply have neither the space nor the funds to collect it all. So what I cannot own, I sometimes take a picture of, lest these gems of linguistic and contextual contortion go forever unappreciated.
Of note is the endless font of knowledge which stationery provides. Notebooks are not simply a tool with which you can record information, they are apparently also a great source of facts. Because why the hell not?
“Raspberries contain significant amounts of polyphenol antioxidants such as anthocyanin pigments linked to potential health protection against several human diseases.” …good to know
First week + my English palace
September 7, 2013 at 03:03 | Posted in Life, Work | 3 CommentsTags: classroom, crazy resources, English, Korea
First week in Korea! Everything’s a bit overwhelming, but I’m slowly adjusting. New sights. New sounds. New smells. My classes were all cancelled on the first day which helped ease the transition a bit. Since the kids were just returning from break, the whole school gathered on the playground for announcements. I nervously introduced myself in front of ~400 students and teachers- first in English, then in Korean, as the principal suggested. I still have no idea what I even said, but it seemed to go over well, with lots of cheers and hollering from the crowd. The first couple days I felt like some sort of superstar. Groups of children continuously crowded around me ooh-ing and ahh-ing and screaming and waving and giggling their little heads off. They’ve calmed down a bit since then, but I’m still met with enthusiastic hi’s and hello’s everywhere I go. I have to say, it’s not altogether unpleasant to hear “teacher! beautiful!” a dozen times a day.
Text says something like: Children growing up, raising and spreading dreams. Joyful school. Exciting school.
The English room is more like an English PALACE. It is crazy well-equipped and very spacious.
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