Last night I decided to treat myself to a couple sojutinis and hang out with the boys for a bit. I was back home by 7 and as I came in I saw Amber and some of the Korean guys from our building in the main kitchen. I went over to join them for a quick chat... which turned into more sojutinis (the Korean guys laugh hysterically at this word as apparently no one here says it) and an impromtu Korean session. It was really quite fun. I wrote my name in Korean for them and they were shocked that I knew how to do so. Then I asked them their names and proceeded to write both of them as well-- they gasped and laughed and said it was very good which obviously made me smile too :) I then proceeded to write any other words that they said-- asking for help on certain letters. It was a fun exercise and made me feel like my night of studying the alphabet had been worth it. Definitely also wrote "love sojutinis forever" in Korean just for fun, haha.
Today I wrote a couple of Korean words on the board and my students loved it as well. I wish that I could take these kids home to tutor me at night! They're so sweet when teaching me new words. It's a nice exercise to do during break as it allows them to be the teacher and me to be the student.
It's funny, in life the line is blurred as to where the learning ends and teaching begins. I like to think we are all forever learning and forever evolving, and if we're lucky enough forever teaching.
Thursday, August 5, 2010
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I love that you are finally joining the blogging world and I am excited to hear all about your trip. I miss our daily chats and I miss you and your crazy antics (not sure how to spell that) It sounds like you are having a blast and I am so happy for you. Post more pics on this Blog! Do I have to send you Anthony's "how to" video on blogging ;) I would love a picture of a sojutini!
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