J&T Do Korea Episode 3: Parade of Dancing Countries

In the third installment of our video series we conclude the 5 day international dance festival with a parade of nations that took place through the city. Dozens of countries are represented here. One of the most exciting times I have had in Korea. 

J & T Do Korea Episode 2: International Dance Festival

Episode 2. This time we spent the weekend at the Cheonan International dance festival. The festiva was a 5 day event that covered dancing routines and parade performances for over 30 different regions around the world. Last year I was out sick so I had no idea what I was in for. Just wait until episode three where we will cover the parade. Enjoy!

J & T Do Korea Episode 1: Museums and Feet

Well it has been a while since I have blogged, I will hopefully be writing up some stuff soon...after a 4 month hiatus! Until then, enjoy this Webcast me and my friend Jessica Novello (NNU Alumni and new coworker in Korea), we are hoping to make several of these episodes covering our cultural experiences in Korea.

Thing Koreans Say to me (Part 4)

These are all actual conversations I have been apart of in Korea and they are usually much longer but these would be the best parts of them. Enjoy!

KOREAN: "hello kitty" in America!

ME: They sure do

KOREAN: My foreigner friend said Obama no like "hello kitty"

ME: I am sure he likes "hello kitty"

KOREAN: HAHAHA, Not "hello kitty", "demo kitsy"

ME: Oh, "DEMOCRACY"!

ME: (teaching locations, puts a banana under a table) Where is the banana?

STUDENT: It's in the Philippines

KOREAN: You lost weight so fast!

ME: No

KOREAN: 20 kilos (45 pounds) in 1 day!

ME: I just got a hair cut

KOREAN: Harry Potter weight spell!

ME: (sitting in Taco Bell)

AMERICAN: I came here to really experience the culture, you know, total immersion (stuffs a burrito in his mouth)

STUDENT:(runs up to me) ding dong (pokes my stomach) open the door (unzips my coat) no one home (punches me in my gut)

ME:(wind knocked out, gasping for air)

ME: do you like my haircut?

STUDENT: teacher ugly, Teacher king

ME: I am king?

STUDENT: King kong!

ME: (on a field trip) why no lunch?

STUDENT: I eat your feet

ME: no

STUDENT: (bites my ankle, yes he freaking bit me)

STUDENT: Korea North bad bad

ME: What about South Korea?

STUDENT: South Korea nice nice nice

ME: Why?

STUDENT: Has food, has Kpop

KOREAN: You look like Leonardo DiCaprio from inception

ME: Really?

AMERICAN: Yeah if you took his faced and smashed it with Jack Black's

STUDENTS: Teacher Gulliver, teacher Gulliver!

STUDENT: teacher my best friend! Teacher is best!

ME: you are still in trouble

STUDENT: freedom me freedom!

ME: No

STUDENT: Obama help!

ME: (Sitting on the bus)

KOREAN: (Who I have never met, smelling like vodka and speaking only Korean) You are an A**Hole!

STUDENT: (In reference to my injured finger and to the tune of Mary had a little lamb) Trevan teacher has meat hand, has meat hand, has meat hand,Trevan teacher has meat hand

KOREAN DR: We have to give you 4-5 stitches

ME: Okay no problem

DR: (as he starts) Oh and we have no anesthetic left, so this will hurt


HOT DOCTOR:(coming into the middle of my class) Excuse me I need to look at teeth ME: (Show her mine) DR: The children's Mr. Trebun!