Category Archives: Korean schools

all the fun and mishaps of working in the Korean education system

Teacher Trip to Yeongin Mountain 영인산

Posted on May 24, 2017 by sadielynwelhoff

It feels like it’s been a million years since I updated this blog!  I haven’t been particularly busy but I keep meaning to update on the weekends and then I completely forget, but not today!!! A few weeks ago, all … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas 2016!

Posted on December 25, 2016 by sadielynwelhoff

Another Christmas has come and gone.  I enjoyed a Christmas party, I had presents under my mini tree, and I ordered Chinese food for dinner, so I managed to fit in all the Christmas traditions. Christmas in Korea isn’t the … Continue reading →

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School Lunch: Food that is actually edible

Posted on March 14, 2016 by sadielynwelhoff

I never ate school food when I was a student in America.  It was mostly cold french fries and greasy pizza with the occasional vegetable dish, maybe a tiny pile of creamed corn.  I brought my own lunch, not because … Continue reading →

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Time for Goodbyes

Posted on January 19, 2016 by sadielynwelhoff

Winter camp is finished, the grades are in, and I had my last days at both schools.  I didn’t give any advanced notice to the students or teachers that I wasn’t coming back because I didn’t want a big fuss, … Continue reading →

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Apple Day!

Posted on December 9, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

Fun fact: the Korean word for “apple” also sounds like the Korean word for “fight”.  The word is 사과  which is pronounced as “sah-gwa”.  Schools around the country celebrate Apple Day as a chance for students who were fighting to … Continue reading →

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First Snow in Korea

Posted on November 26, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

While everyone in America is getting ready to chow down on some turkey for Thanksgiving, everyone in Cheonan is trudging through the snow. This is the first snow storm I have seen in Korea, and while it’s beautiful, it made … Continue reading →

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Happy Pepero Day!

Posted on November 12, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

Pepero Day is not an important national holiday commemorating an historic event.  It’s a commercial holiday where someone in the marketing department had the brilliant idea of making a holiday out of a product, meaning people will go out and … Continue reading →

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Lotte World: School Field Trip

Posted on November 10, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

If I recall, school field trips stopped after I was in elementary school.  I went on a few educational field trips in high school but those were just for a specific class.  We also went on college campus visits, but … Continue reading →

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The School Festival: My Dancing Humiliation

Posted on November 6, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

I don’t know how it happened.  I was in the office while the teachers were discussing their plans for the school festival. They were planning a dance routine.  I wasn’t really paying attention because I was being a good and … Continue reading →

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A Korean Wedding and Student Art

Posted on October 19, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

As far as Korean cities go, Cheonan is not exactly famous.  People know it is home to Independence Hall and walnut cookies but it is probably most famous for the world dance festival. Every year during a weekend in October, … Continue reading →

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