Destination: South Korea

Today's Rant - Rote Learning is a Crock of Shit

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By miss_traveller | Views [5551] | Comments [1]

Rote learning is a learning technique which avoids understanding the inner complexities and inferences of the subject that is being learned and instead focuses on memorizing the material so that it can be recalled by the learner exactly the way ... Read more >

Tags: work

Gallery: Crosswalk Safety Field Trip!

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By ellen | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Buddha's Birthday

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By annielovett | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Milkis 2007

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By annielovett | Photo Gallery

Gallery: May madness

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By annielovett | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Hapkido Demonstration

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 | By annielovett | Photo Gallery

Gallery: "The Universe and I" party

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By miss_traveller | Photo Gallery

"The Universe and I" party at Oi bar

Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By miss_traveller | Views [2562]

I'm still recovering from the all night party me and a friend attended last night. It's not everyday or even every month, that I go to a party like I went to last night. The theme was "Universe and I" and it was based on this thought. This ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: Ilsan

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By ellen | Photo Gallery

Ping Pong = Noraebang

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 | By miss_traveller | Views [5509]

Koreans love ping pong! On Monday afternoon, me and the rest of the sixty or so staff went to cheer on our ping pong team. Our team was playing in the finals against another school in the district. There was quite a show going on. There were three ... Read more >

Tags: party time

Gallery: Seoraksan National Park

Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By miss_traveller | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Some of My Students

Fri, 1 Jun 2007 | By ellen | Photo Gallery

Gallery: My First Few Days

Thu, 31 May 2007 | By ellen | Photo Gallery

Korea's Heart and Seoul

Wed, 30 May 2007 | By cindyhowes | Views [418]

Korea's Heart and Seoul Our fight to Seoul was a complete blur. We have been on so many planes this year, that they're all starting to blend into one memory. We ... Read more >

Tags: Work

"Fishheads, Fishheads, Rolly, Polly Fishheads"

Tue, 29 May 2007 | By miss_traveller | Views [11522] | Video

My title is from a song that I once heard on MTV. The video was just as crazy as the song. I was reminded of this song, and video when I took a stroll along a fish market by the harborfront in Sokcho city, this past weekend. Here is the original video ... Read more >

Tags: Markets