What do you think about bathroom humor? In your culture, do people openly laugh and joke about it, or are they shy? Probably in all societies, bathroom humor is funny and people laugh. But in America, people usually only joke about it with their family or close friends. You don’t usually see it just out there public. But Korea is […]
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“Gaying!” her mother said loudly while her alarm buzzed noisily, jarring her out of her sleep. She woke up slowly and stretched her body on the bed. She felt tired and sleepy because she didn’t want to get up. She already felt bad, but then she remembered, this was test time at school. She groaned and rolled over again, pulling the […]
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iExperienceKorea has a Youth Author Program. To date, we have completed 7 books with 7 youth authors, and numerous short stories, articles, and videos. After a lot of preparation, we recently were able to spotlight our kids and their books at the Gangneung National Book fair. The book fair was held in the center of downtown Gangneung at the traditional […]
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Once upon a time, there was a chess land. There were white chessmen and there were black chessmen. The white chess land’s king was very peaceful. His name was Xerxes . But the black Chessland’s king was very scary. His name was Dun-gelviking. Dun-gelviking had one iron mine, but he was jealous because King Xerxes had 8 iron mines, and […]
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Everyone needs to have fun sometimes, and there is a really good place in Gangneung where you can play bowling with your friends. It is called ‘New Grand Bowling Center’. You can see the location in the picture. I went there recently so that we could show you the place. Everything You Need It’s pretty easy because they provide everything […]
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Do you know about ShimSaImDang and YeeEe? They lived about 500 years ago. If you know that, you are an expert of Korean history. Plus, you know a little bit about Gangneung, the place where I live. ShimSaImDang YeeEe’s mom was very smart. She was an artist and drew ChoChungDo, which is a special art style. You can see her […]
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What is it that you cook and eat, smells like food, tastes like food, but isn’t food? Do you give up? The answer is “Popin Cookin”. You’re probably thinking, ‘What the heck is that!?’ Popin Cookin is a sort of snack from Japan that is very popular to korean students. There are all different kinds, like hamburgers, cakes, pizzas, ice creams, donuts, and lots […]
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In the old days, when I first moved to Korea, my overwhelming impression was that Korean kids had a problem with creativity. That impression was a blanket kind of reductionist viewpoint, and I picked it up for good reason, but lately, after being here for 8 years now, I am re-evaluating that impression again. Indoctrination Into The Social System First […]
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Do you know most students in Korea give their cellphones to teachers? It’s a important subject because many people have strong emotion about it. I think, we had better give our cellphones before class starts. There are 4 reasons why it’s good. First, we can’t pay attention to classes. Second, we might be addicted from cellphones. Third, we could ignore teachers. Lastly, we can lose […]
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My name is Captain, but this story is not about me. It is about my pet, who was a nice boy named William. I just called him Willy. Willy didn’t like it when I licked his face, but I did it anyway because he tasted so good. I licked his face for other reasons too, like when he cried, or when he was happy, or […]
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