We ate a variety of good stuff, including a macaroni dish, salad, chips, etc. I'm not exactly sure who made the food, but it wasn't us. As far as marital status, many of the personnel are married, and have to leave their families for a year.
I know for a fact I played Heads Up, Seven Up in Bolivia. It is a universal game. I'm sorry for all those who missed out on it during elementary school.
I also grew up playing Thumbs Up 7 up! So, it at least made it to my elementary school too! :o) (I also remember the game kind of dying in 6th grade, so I think 5th graders must be the prime age before the kids get too old!)
I agree, you two are having way too much fun!!
-Kirsten :o)
ps. Marisa, I have started making Valentine's Cards! Fun fun fun!!
I know I played this game in school in the 60's. Maybe it's a Minnesota game. Or maybe it's a Glen Lake Elementary school game - now that would be scary. I'll let Marisa explain it but it's all one game.
I'm not sure your teaching school - it's way too fun. Although, my reading room is pretty fun. It now has two large over-stuffed chairs along with 3 rugs, cushions, and 4 wicker chairs. Pretty warm and cozy in cold Kuwait. And very "cool" according to my 6th graders - they run to get to class. :)
I never heard of those before. I must have had a deprived childhood...or they were invented after the 60s... Can you explain them for us?
I think you really have too much fun, teaching English in Korea. If the rest of the English speakers of the world knew what fun you were having, Korea would be flooded by people wanting to teach English.
So, Marisa, I think perhaps you ought to move to Kuwait or Saudi Arabia or somewhere else that the temperature never drops below 85 degrees F.
Also, I think you need a sleeping bag with arm holes, or maybe down sleeping bag arms with just hand or finger holes, so you can work. What do you do, just sit there and look at your desk (and at Jordan, I suppose - he can be very entertaining)? And does Jordan really let your apt. fall below 70 degrees, so that you become cold?! I can't believe it! Turn up the heat, Jordan, turn up the heat! :-)
That sounds like great fun. What did you eat? Was it potluck, or did they provide food? And are the people working at the base then all single, or many marrieds leaving family behind for a year?
Yep, lots of background I told you so's. It looks like you are having a great time. You and the kids do look cute in the picture and you DO look like a teacher. The scavenger hunt was a great idea. It will be fun to hear how elementary teaching goes - they will love you and Jordan.
I would like to be in your class. Watching Step Up and going on scavenger hunts sounds ideal. Better than Econ.
You and your students look too cute and I miss the peace sign a lot. I feel like it was a bit more subtle in HK, whereas in Korea they seem to go all out with the sign.
Anyway, it looks like you are having too much fun and maybe should become a teacher after all. I can hear Moms' "I told you so's" in the background now...
Have fun teaching with Jordan! I can't wait to hear more stories :)
Haven't you ever thought that it's confusing for everyone to have different birthdays? Why not say that we all turn a year older on New Year's day? Hey, and then everyone in our class at school can be our same age! Add that to the fact that I get extra credit for the 9 months I spent transforming from blob to baby... and: Voila! Anyone born in 1984 turned 26 on New Years day... January or December baby? Doesn't matter. So I just squeaked in.
You two look great! And I LOVE your tree. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and Happy New Year by the way! I can't believe it's almost 2009. Patrick and I will play some board games in your honor to celebrate :-)
Need I say more? Yes, I need to add that you found the "magic" that many teachers never find; it's all about engagement. I can hear Dad saying "Go Sauter"! It must be rewarding to spend more time with a small group of kids. I'm really excited for you! And do stay away from the text books (I hope I was part of that influence. ;-)
I hope you have a good one. I just got home from a Christmas Eve party at which I got the COOLEST WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EVER. I will practice all day tomorrow and be ready to use them on you Friday.
Yeah, my napo situation is very nice, and unusual. In Jayang I have the more typical set-up of sharing a room with several teachers (in Jayang's case, all the teachers); at Napo most of the teachers share one large room, but for some reason unknown Sam and I get a seperate one to ourselves (I have not yet determined whether this is a priviledge, or the opposite--but I like it in either case). And yes, there is a fridge. As far as drinks, I have something different just about every day: typically little drinks in little bottles with various herbs or roots pictured on the outside. I have no clue what they all are... one was called honey something, one had ginseng, some are yogurt-related, many have lots of vitamin C, and all are good for digestion, or preventing lung cancer, or making you strong, etc. They have soda here, but don't tend to drink it much, as far as I can tell.
I'll try to get some more classroom videos up soon.
That's the biggest office I've ever seen. It's bigger than the teachers' lounge at BU. Nice situation. Did I see a fridge there? By the way, what kind of cold drinks do people drink in Korea? Is there local soda? Western soda? Iced tea? Iced soju? ...
Did your co-teacher know you were filming? I enjoyed the video. Nice to see your route to school. And the classroom scene was very fun - can you do more of that?
OK, it's just unfair that you get a school in a pretty location, with such attentive students, and few classes, and a semi-private office, AND a co-teacher with excellent English (Mr. Sam is a lot better than most of my co-teachers)! And it's so clean, and in one piece. There has to be foul play involved here somewhere...
But seriously, you've got a great school. I'd look forward to going back there, too.
As I understand the word's philosophical meaning, a tautology is a specific type of redundancy: it is defining a thing using a descriptor that is already an intrinsic component of that thing's being. For example, any statement about God is automatically tautological assuming that God is omni-everything.
I, too, have barred myself from voting in the poll...
Donguri, Veronica Mars, tautology - where else could you find such an eclectic array of topics and conversation/comments around such topics? Throw in the Grinch and Frosty and some game dealing with my extended family and you've got the beginnings of a syllabus for a college class, maybe even at the graduate level. Doug, what do you think?
I'd enter the Donguri survey, but thanks to Marisa and Jordan I know the answer, so my vote would not be a guess, and I don't want to appear smarter than I really am.
I don't know much about Veronica Mars; perhaps Marisa can provide some information, especially to those of us who have little or no connection to Veronica, who I assume to be a person.
After practicing pronouncing the word tautology a few times, I feel smarter, ready even to philosophize. I do, however, question how a tautology differs from a redundancy, which is a word I tend to use. I'm willing to stretch my vocabulary to incorporate tautology, but need a few more examples before I feel comfortable enough to incorporate into my everyday conversations. Please help me.
One of the favorite words of Rationalists Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, who each enjoyed pointing out that certain arguments were "mere tautology"---often several times per page. This strange idiomatic predilection ensured that Jordan and I would never forget the word after our time in PhilTrads II.
We ate a variety of good stuff, including a macaroni dish, salad, chips, etc. I'm not exactly sure who made the food, but it wasn't us. As far as marital status, many of the personnel are married, and have to leave their families for a year.
This made my day. Absolutely made my day. I'm so happy now. :)
See wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heads_Up,_Seven_Up
I know for a fact I played Heads Up, Seven Up in Bolivia. It is a universal game. I'm sorry for all those who missed out on it during elementary school.
I also grew up playing Thumbs Up 7 up! So, it at least made it to my elementary school too! :o) (I also remember the game kind of dying in 6th grade, so I think 5th graders must be the prime age before the kids get too old!)
I agree, you two are having way too much fun!!
-Kirsten :o)
ps. Marisa, I have started making Valentine's Cards! Fun fun fun!!
I know I played this game in school in the 60's. Maybe it's a Minnesota game. Or maybe it's a Glen Lake Elementary school game - now that would be scary. I'll let Marisa explain it but it's all one game.
I'm not sure your teaching school - it's way too fun. Although, my reading room is pretty fun. It now has two large over-stuffed chairs along with 3 rugs, cushions, and 4 wicker chairs. Pretty warm and cozy in cold Kuwait. And very "cool" according to my 6th graders - they run to get to class. :)
I never heard of those before. I must have had a deprived childhood...or they were invented after the 60s... Can you explain them for us?
I think you really have too much fun, teaching English in Korea. If the rest of the English speakers of the world knew what fun you were having, Korea would be flooded by people wanting to teach English.
So, Marisa, I think perhaps you ought to move to Kuwait or Saudi Arabia or somewhere else that the temperature never drops below 85 degrees F.
Also, I think you need a sleeping bag with arm holes, or maybe down sleeping bag arms with just hand or finger holes, so you can work. What do you do, just sit there and look at your desk (and at Jordan, I suppose - he can be very entertaining)? And does Jordan really let your apt. fall below 70 degrees, so that you become cold?! I can't believe it! Turn up the heat, Jordan, turn up the heat! :-)
That sounds like great fun. What did you eat? Was it potluck, or did they provide food? And are the people working at the base then all single, or many marrieds leaving family behind for a year?
Yep, lots of background I told you so's. It looks like you are having a great time. You and the kids do look cute in the picture and you DO look like a teacher. The scavenger hunt was a great idea. It will be fun to hear how elementary teaching goes - they will love you and Jordan.
I would like to be in your class. Watching Step Up and going on scavenger hunts sounds ideal. Better than Econ.
You and your students look too cute and I miss the peace sign a lot. I feel like it was a bit more subtle in HK, whereas in Korea they seem to go all out with the sign.
Anyway, it looks like you are having too much fun and maybe should become a teacher after all. I can hear Moms' "I told you so's" in the background now...
Have fun teaching with Jordan! I can't wait to hear more stories :)
Haven't you ever thought that it's confusing for everyone to have different birthdays? Why not say that we all turn a year older on New Year's day? Hey, and then everyone in our class at school can be our same age! Add that to the fact that I get extra credit for the 9 months I spent transforming from blob to baby... and: Voila! Anyone born in 1984 turned 26 on New Years day... January or December baby? Doesn't matter. So I just squeaked in.
This picture is SO cute!
How are you 26?
You two look great! And I LOVE your tree. Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and Happy New Year by the way! I can't believe it's almost 2009. Patrick and I will play some board games in your honor to celebrate :-)
Need I say more? Yes, I need to add that you found the "magic" that many teachers never find; it's all about engagement. I can hear Dad saying "Go Sauter"! It must be rewarding to spend more time with a small group of kids. I'm really excited for you! And do stay away from the text books (I hope I was part of that influence. ;-)
Awe! What a great picture. Did you make new origami or are those original HK ones? Aren't you impressed I saved them! Have a great Christmas Day!
Merry Christmas!! You are all looking very nice (tree included) and your origami is cool too.
I hope you have a good one. I just got home from a Christmas Eve party at which I got the COOLEST WHITE ELEPHANT GIFT EVER. I will practice all day tomorrow and be ready to use them on you Friday.
Yeah, my napo situation is very nice, and unusual. In Jayang I have the more typical set-up of sharing a room with several teachers (in Jayang's case, all the teachers); at Napo most of the teachers share one large room, but for some reason unknown Sam and I get a seperate one to ourselves (I have not yet determined whether this is a priviledge, or the opposite--but I like it in either case). And yes, there is a fridge. As far as drinks, I have something different just about every day: typically little drinks in little bottles with various herbs or roots pictured on the outside. I have no clue what they all are... one was called honey something, one had ginseng, some are yogurt-related, many have lots of vitamin C, and all are good for digestion, or preventing lung cancer, or making you strong, etc. They have soda here, but don't tend to drink it much, as far as I can tell.
I'll try to get some more classroom videos up soon.
That's the biggest office I've ever seen. It's bigger than the teachers' lounge at BU. Nice situation. Did I see a fridge there? By the way, what kind of cold drinks do people drink in Korea? Is there local soda? Western soda? Iced tea? Iced soju? ...
Did your co-teacher know you were filming? I enjoyed the video. Nice to see your route to school. And the classroom scene was very fun - can you do more of that?
OK, it's just unfair that you get a school in a pretty location, with such attentive students, and few classes, and a semi-private office, AND a co-teacher with excellent English (Mr. Sam is a lot better than most of my co-teachers)! And it's so clean, and in one piece. There has to be foul play involved here somewhere...
But seriously, you've got a great school. I'd look forward to going back there, too.
As I understand the word's philosophical meaning, a tautology is a specific type of redundancy: it is defining a thing using a descriptor that is already an intrinsic component of that thing's being. For example, any statement about God is automatically tautological assuming that God is omni-everything.
I, too, have barred myself from voting in the poll...
Donguri, Veronica Mars, tautology - where else could you find such an eclectic array of topics and conversation/comments around such topics? Throw in the Grinch and Frosty and some game dealing with my extended family and you've got the beginnings of a syllabus for a college class, maybe even at the graduate level. Doug, what do you think?
I'd enter the Donguri survey, but thanks to Marisa and Jordan I know the answer, so my vote would not be a guess, and I don't want to appear smarter than I really am.
I don't know much about Veronica Mars; perhaps Marisa can provide some information, especially to those of us who have little or no connection to Veronica, who I assume to be a person.
After practicing pronouncing the word tautology a few times, I feel smarter, ready even to philosophize. I do, however, question how a tautology differs from a redundancy, which is a word I tend to use. I'm willing to stretch my vocabulary to incorporate tautology, but need a few more examples before I feel comfortable enough to incorporate into my everyday conversations. Please help me.
Q.E.D.
Need I say more? I should probably have his picture next to W.K...
One of the favorite words of Rationalists Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz, who each enjoyed pointing out that certain arguments were "mere tautology"---often several times per page. This strange idiomatic predilection ensured that Jordan and I would never forget the word after our time in PhilTrads II.