I sit down at my desk and start putting away books from the class I’ve just finished. The children have run off noisily into the distance, and there is calm once again in my classroom. Hayley teacher! I spoke too soon. The children have returned. In fact, they have come running helter-skelter back down the [...]
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Today, I went to the wedding of one of my colleagues. In Korea, they don’t seem to get married in churches or town halls like we do – instead, there are specially-designed “wedding centres” or “wedding halls” which cater for both the event itself, and the preparations. There’s everything you might need for your big [...]
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It seems that I’m allergic to this country. That’s unfortunate, isn’t it? When moving abroad to live, I never once considered air quality. I thought about cost of living, culture, language, lifestyle, distance, history, entertainment, cuisine, public transport, and all sorts of other things, but not once did I say, Hmmm. I wonder what the [...]
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I live in a noisy place. I’m not sure whether I mean “Korea” or “my apartment building”, but it’s definitely not a quiet living environment. Never mind the previously mentioned round-the-clock hocking of loogies, there’s always some kind of loudness going on here. Outside, there’s a guy who has a mobile shop. He sells fresh [...]
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You Say Goodbye, I Say… Historical Snapshots It Just Makes Me Happy
