Today I got a call from my former ceramics teacher. He said my plates and cups were fired, ready to be weighed, paid, and picked up. I said I would be over there at six. When I arrived at the ceramics school, I was pleasantly surprised. “These could actually be used!” Some of the cups [...]
A beautiful day for riding to the coast. This ride begins in Buan valley of rice farms, then within 15km, crosses small coastal mountains, finally coming out along the coast for a rolling hill bike ride. It’s the best road ride in Buan county. One kilometer outside the town of Buan. Rice farms are on [...]
I’ve found that learning how to type in Korean is a little frustrating. It’s an annoying skill to learn, especially since I’ve been able to type using an Qwerty keyboard layout for several years. To start all over again for something that seems so familiar is humbling. Here are a few programs to make the [...]
I found two online Korean conjugators today. Enter the infinitive verb form and the conjugator outputs more forms of the verb than you ever knew existed. They’re both quite impressive and both output the pronunciations. Hangeul Assistant can be installed and run locally too. dongsa.net Hangeul Assistant
I love you – To prepare you for that time when you want express your feelings to that special friend or family member. Often the subject of a sentence is omitted in Korean. This is the case here. In addition, the object is also omitted. Thus, you have a very efficient sentence. It sort of [...]
I walked to the bus station but first I stopped at Joe’s Pizza. I had planned to buy a couple slices but instead I bought a whole pizza. The cashier said it would be 5 minutes then she said something else that I didn’t understand. I repeated back the word to her for a confirmation. [...]
Make a 6 page narrative. You simply need a sheet of A4 paper, a pair of scissors, and some creativity to fill the pages. Students can make the book in less 3 than minutes. For the younger students, I’ve found it helpful to use the PDF template with page numbers, handwriting guidelines, and cut markings. [...]