We are here! We arrived in Korea on Monday and we will be here until we depart next Tuesday.
Our first day, we had our medical checks. Everyday since then we've been attending lectures on lesson planning, co-teaching, classroom management, edutaining, cooperative learning, etiquette, textbooks, afterschool camps, and the Korean language.
Today we had a Tae Kwon Do lesson. I expected it to be boring and embarrassing. Well, it wasn't boring! I had a really great experience and I am even looking into taking lessons! Chuncheon (the capital of our province) houses the international Tae Kwon Do academy.
A few things about Koreans and their culture:
1. The stereotype about their driving seems to be true because they run red lights all the time!
2. They are mortified if you blow your nose in public but will cough over your food as they serve it. They also wear medical masks a lot in public.
3. They have a phobia of foreigners because they think Americans are always carrying guns (even though that is impossible here) and that we are loud, scary, violent people. But man are they nice to you if you try to speak Korean.
4. They have an extreme respect for the elderly. They let them have the first and last seat, they eat first, and get any and all preference. I find this very respectable.
5. They also bow A LOT and give/accept things with two hands ALWAYS.
Btw-What is the building pictured in this post?
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