Attention all shoppers - PET LOCKERS at the store near you!

Little dogs are the craze-du-jour in Korea. This is logical given that the majority of the population lives in endless stacks of apartment complexes sprawling across the city. Nevertheless, Jake and I were a bit shocked to encounter "PET LOCKERS"  at the entrance of Lotte Mart (the local jewel or super K).  Go ahead, shove that puppy in next to your backpack. There are breather holes.

FUNFOODFEATURE

It is no secret that Korea is making great strides to integrate English. We find this both convenient and entertaining. Why you may ask? Well, mispelled signs often contain simple errors that drastically alter their meaning. Let it be noted, that I'm not trying to be offensive-- I can't even imagine what bullox I would write when translating information. But these minor details give us a chuckle and remind us that are jobs here are not quite finished.

Some common examples:

Enjoy Kimchi Fried Lice!

Forget lozengers, ease that throat itch with Rozengers.

Thirsty? How about a cafe Ratte?

Tonight, the the craP salad is succulent.

While mispellings are common, sometimes the mere layout makes English seem like a foreign language. Check out these SPAMCHESSESANDWICHES!

BACK TO KOREA

Ah yes, we've returned. It appears that this year will be a lot busier and we apologize in advance for lack of communication. We essentially wake up and go straight to work around 830am. At lunch time it is nearly 1030pm in Chicago and 830pm in Portland. By the time we finish work at 530pm, it is the middle of the night in the states. So while we love you, expect less talk time ; (

Work is picking up quickly. We did a week and a half of observations that got tedious, but the next three weeks are jam packed with camp. The camps are entirely created by teachers and focus on new content than the other weeks of the year. Lots of the kids are returnees who are coming on their summer vacation for enrichment learning.

Jake hit the jackpot when it comes to camp lessons. He will spend his days extracting dna from strawberries and making lava lamps in science club. Meanwhile, I'll be teaching the "nurture" section which focuses on saving our planet and the occupations that coincide. Luckily, in the afternoon I have cooking club - tortilla pizzas here I come.

We snapped some pictures of our neighborhood and le petite dorm. Get excited....ha, ha.

For the extremely curious, here are links to our city and school.

Bundang: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundang

SNET: www.snet.or.kr/english