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June 2009

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Quiz Answer: Korea largest consumer of garlic

29 Jun 2009
Posted by Jordan
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Yep, Korea beats out Italy and every country in North Africa and the Middle East to be the world's largest consumer of garlic. They eat it by the chunks here (generally they cut each clove in half--once), and they eat lots of chunks. 

Sources:

http://facts.trendstoday.info/food-and-drink/garlic

http://www.squidoo.com/seoul-korea-information-and-travel-guide

http://www.trifood.com/intro.html

http://www.buzzle.com/articles/south-korean-culture.html

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Bus 58

29 Jun 2009
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This morning I needed to stop at the hospital to pick up the results of some tests I had for renewing my contract.  So I thought I would ride a new bus there.  I had noticed on my previous trips that bus 58 stopped outside the hospital.  So I got on, but soon realized that it was going the wrong direction, out towards the country.  Since at some point I needed to get to school this morning, I gestured to the bus driver that I wanted to go the other way and he gestured the way he was going.  So I got off and got on another bus which included a short walk to the hospital.  As I was walking, who should drive by and wave at me than bus #58, which I guess goes the other way to get to the hospital.  But then, after I finished my business and took a short taxi ride to school, who should wave to me as I got out of the cab than the driver of bus #58! He must think I am quite crazy to ever haven gotten off his bus in the first place...But at least I have one more Korean friend who will wave at me now whenever he sees me. 

 

Word just in while I was looking for a photo.  Tomorrow when I get to school I get to pose for a picture with the English teachers who were supposed to have started an English club (with me as their teacher), but didn't have time, but have to take the picture anyway.  I <3 Korea.

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Scrapbooks Online!

28 Jun 2009
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Thanks to some  hardwork this weekend, my first digital scrapbook can now be viewed on the scrapbook part of the site.  I suggest viewing it in "its full glory,"  although for those of you who don't live in Korea and thus don't have the fastest interent in the world, it might take a while to load.  Let it load for a few minutes, I think it's worth the wait.  If you have to wait an absurdly long time, or if it doesn't work, be sure to let us know so we can fix it.

Click on the above tab, or follow this link:  Fun with Dick and Jane.

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new scrapbook: Fun With Dick and Jane

Fun With Dick and Jane cover image

Fun With Dick and Jane

My first experiment with digital scrapbooking.

To view the book properly in all it's glory click here.
To view full-resolution images of the individual pages click here.
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High School Musical in Okgu

19 Jun 2009
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So the week has come to a close.  I just watched the beginning of High School Musical for the sixth time.  Next week I'll get to watch the middle six times and then the end six times.  And then I might show it at my other school.  I guess it doesn't matter what country you're in, middle schoolers everywhere love it.  And why not?  There's singing, there's dancing and there's high school romance.  And I'm showing it to them during school.  What more could they want?

High School Musical

After watching some Wallace and Gromit the past couple of weeks, I'm settling into a nice routine out here in the country of basing all my lessons around movies.  Thanks to the fancy new English rooms, I can keep my students blissfully entertained while perhaps learning a little English.  But  now the questions becomes, what movie should I watch next?  What else will the Middle Schoolers love?  I'm trying to remember what movies I loved in Middle School.  What movies did you love?

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Saemangeum

19 Jun 2009
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So here's a little quiz: if Carmen Sandiego were to hide out by world's longest man-made dike, where would you find her? I'll give you a hint: she wouldn't be in the IJsselmeer, the Netherlands. Because the dike located there, the Afsluitdijk, is 500 meters short of the title.

The answer of course, is that Carmen would be sipping ice-cold Nesquik at our apartment in Gunsan. The Saemangeum Seawall, located just south of the city, was opened in 2006 and measures 33 kilometers in length. It's still under heavy construction at the moment, part of a government project to increase the arable land around Gunsan that is costing Korea nearly 7 trillion won (or $5.5 billion USD).

Anyway, Matthew came down for a visit this last weekend, and we determined that it was time to visit the landmark. You can see the pictures here.

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Hey Shortie, It's Your Birthday

09 Jun 2009
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So this weekend we celebrated my birthday by taking a trip to Jeonju, the capital city of our province which is about an hour bus ride away.  The main attraction was the TGIFriday's, but they also have some nice neighborhoods to walk around in.

Yum!

For more pictures, click here.

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Thank You

09 Jun 2009
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Thank you to everyone who bought me a scoop of ice cream!  I am still enjoying them!

Ice Cream!

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Sports Day at Okgu Middle School

02 Jun 2009
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A few weeks ago, my country school had its Sports Day.  It was very thrilling and I got to go home early.

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Danoje Festival: Take 2

02 Jun 2009
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So last week we got to skip two days of school to go to Korea's largest festival.  The festival, as I understand it, centers around an ancient shamanistic tradition of celebrating 3 deities. We took part in welcoming the deity to the festival.  It comes in the form of a tree, where it lives, which the people cut down and parade through the city.  We were behind the tree, with out lanterns, dressed in our Korean hanboks.  And unlike most places I have been, the Koreans really love when foreigners take part in their culture (ie: wear their clothes, eat their food, celebrate their festivals) and everyone was very happy to see us and wanted to take our picture.  I posed for several during the parade.  It is nice to know that I will be in some random person's scrapbook of the festival.  Please enjoy these pictures of random people that we took:

Making Wishes

Jordan working on his wishes.

 

Posing

This lady wanted to take a picture with me, even though she didn't have a camera.

 

Take a Rest!

Jordan and Matt enjoying the time off from school, perhaps a little too much?

More pictures here.

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