Sunday, May 20, 2018
Saturday, April 28, 2018
YEOSU, SOUTH KOREA, April 2018
6 Weeks had passed and we have seen the season dramatically change.
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| This is just near our school. |
20 mins by bus and 5.5 hectares of wild Azaleas.
Oh yes and several thousand Korean visitors.
And 4 Westeners
...... actually that should read 4 old, exhausted Westerners.
Azaleas and Cherry Blossoms
That's us.....
7 days and they are gone!
In the car park - for 5 days only.
And more and more ..... and more.
These tulips were at the Gardens from the 2013 Garden Expo in Suncheon. It was 30 minutes by bus or 20 mins. by car.
I started to feel coloured out.
Every where we went there was colour.
We went on a class outing.
What fun.
There were of course 100's of Korean visitors plus the class of 7 Koreans who were loudly taking and laughing in English. Many of the other Koreans in the gardens seemed quite bemused at all these Korean English speakers.
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AND THERE WAS A CLASS OUTING The video of which is below.
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
KOREA MARCH - MAY 2018
NEWS
I knew we were back in Korea when Aileen got up from the group dinner table and headed back to the serve yourself bench
" I'm still hungry." she said " I think I'll get some more seaweed."
Yes, we are back again and loving the country, the people, the food and the culture.
This is our second week and we are starting to relax, as are the students. As usual there is a mix of people from various regions and countries.
We have couples from Africa, China, Vietnam, Laos and several other fields. Amongst the others we have graduates from university. Their majors include animation, computer games, web page design, engineering and of course theology.
We are well as are the Packers, our friends from Bridgeman. It is their first time but they have taken up the challenge of teaching running. They are a great encouragement for us and the whole school.
We are into Spring with temperatures of 15 - 17C - nice. We await true Spring with its flowers and greenery.
As always there is a need for teachers.
KOREAN CULTURE
Look closely at the two photos. What do they have in common?
These are typical gifts for a "housewarming" party.
The toilet paper expresses the fact that the visitor sees your life as becoming less tangled. The same applies to the tissues and napkins. The detergent produces bubbles that symbolise a prosperity as many bubbles come from a few drops of detergent.
FOOD (Robin's favourite topic)
While in Seoul we went to a restaurant that was a little different. You were served spicy stew and meat. In addition you could have as many fried eggs as you liked as long as you cooked them yourself. The family had 2 young boys who delighted in cooking some 20+ eggs for 9 people. Can you imagine in Australia letting young children loose with a gas flame and a frying pan!
The boys didn't seem too interested
in eating eggs so .... Robin ate a lot of eggs!
POLITICS
Always interesting.
The present President Moon has found himself involved in the "#me too " movement with several in his party being accused of improper sexual behaviour.
The previous President, (Park), is awaiting sentence for criminal and political crimes and is expected to get 30 years in gaol.
The President before her was President Lee. He is on the front page of the 'Korea Times' accused of 20 charges including bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement, breach of trust and tax evasion.
The President before him was President Noh, who suicided after being accused of embezzlement, etc
The next president (Kim) won the Nobel Peace Prize
President Kim (another) retired with no problems.
The next president (another Noh) was imprisoned.
President Jeon was imprisoned and was responsible for the Gwangju massacre of Korean civilians.
Before him, President Park was assassinated by his Chief of Security
Politics is often discussed!!!!!
PRAYER POINTS
We are very fortunate to be here. The days are long but it is fun and we still have the energy to do it.
THANKS:
Peace and grace
R & A
I knew we were back in Korea when Aileen got up from the group dinner table and headed back to the serve yourself bench
" I'm still hungry." she said " I think I'll get some more seaweed."Yes, we are back again and loving the country, the people, the food and the culture.
This is our second week and we are starting to relax, as are the students. As usual there is a mix of people from various regions and countries.
We have couples from Africa, China, Vietnam, Laos and several other fields. Amongst the others we have graduates from university. Their majors include animation, computer games, web page design, engineering and of course theology.
We are well as are the Packers, our friends from Bridgeman. It is their first time but they have taken up the challenge of teaching running. They are a great encouragement for us and the whole school.
We are into Spring with temperatures of 15 - 17C - nice. We await true Spring with its flowers and greenery.
As always there is a need for teachers.
KOREAN CULTURE
Look closely at the two photos. What do they have in common?
These are typical gifts for a "housewarming" party.
The toilet paper expresses the fact that the visitor sees your life as becoming less tangled. The same applies to the tissues and napkins. The detergent produces bubbles that symbolise a prosperity as many bubbles come from a few drops of detergent.
FOOD (Robin's favourite topic)
While in Seoul we went to a restaurant that was a little different. You were served spicy stew and meat. In addition you could have as many fried eggs as you liked as long as you cooked them yourself. The family had 2 young boys who delighted in cooking some 20+ eggs for 9 people. Can you imagine in Australia letting young children loose with a gas flame and a frying pan!
The boys didn't seem too interested
in eating eggs so .... Robin ate a lot of eggs!
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| To eat with EGGS. |
POLITICS
Always interesting.
The present President Moon has found himself involved in the "#me too " movement with several in his party being accused of improper sexual behaviour.
The previous President, (Park), is awaiting sentence for criminal and political crimes and is expected to get 30 years in gaol.
The President before her was President Lee. He is on the front page of the 'Korea Times' accused of 20 charges including bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement, breach of trust and tax evasion.
The President before him was President Noh, who suicided after being accused of embezzlement, etc
The next president (Kim) won the Nobel Peace Prize
President Kim (another) retired with no problems.
The next president (another Noh) was imprisoned.
President Jeon was imprisoned and was responsible for the Gwangju massacre of Korean civilians.
Before him, President Park was assassinated by his Chief of Security
Politics is often discussed!!!!!
PRAYER POINTS
We are very fortunate to be here. The days are long but it is fun and we still have the energy to do it.
THANKS:
- For our co-teachers, especially the Packers.
- Good health
- Great students
- Family back home
- Energy
- Our previous students who are still in the field or have been "kicked out".
- MTI needs ESL/TESOL teachers. You might check their website: http://www.mtikorea.org/
Peace and grace
R & A
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