With the end of school term things are winding down, kids have lost motivation, and intense humidity has began making everyone lethargic. For my morning class of high level students I had a food party on my last day so spent about $10 buying them lots of $1 treats.For the last week of classes we watched movies and answered short questionsKids continued their antics and were in celebratory mood for the end of termBoys usually get up to what we would consider 'very...

Did you know not all KTX train tickets from DongDaegu to Seoul are the same price? Ever wonder why your ticket price keeps changing? For those of you looking to save money and are flexible on times there is a cheaper KTX train you can take .Normally you would pay 40,000w - 44,000w for a one way KTX ticket to Seoul. However, there is a less frequent route that runs thru Ulsan/Gyeongju via Suwon to Seoul. Because this train takes about 45 mins longer than a normal ...

seating layout - table arrangmentseating plan - move studentsgroup seating - facing boardmake a seating planall sit boy/girlteacher move around classroom - get in their space - nobody out of line of sightbad kids stand at back/sides, hands on head, face the walltell them they are elementary student, sit cross legged, hands on head, face the wallgo outside till end of classtell their homeroom teacherstay behind to clean classroomclass detention, all hands on headn...

The National Museum of Korea in Seoul is holding a four month exhibition on Islamic art. Entrance is 12,000w ($11) and I actually did win free tickets in a contest. However, as I was only in Seoul for one weekend I ended up paying and there is still no sign of the tickets being mailed.Despite the special exhibition entrance fee (while the main museum is free), it was very crowded. Also it was predominantly Koreans in attendance showing an interest in Islamic cult...

After TheKoreaBlog welcome ceremonies we got to stay overnight at Bukchon Hanok Village. This is a traditional neighbourhood next to the Gyeongbukgang Royal Palace. Normally on these trips I get my own room as the only guy, and fortunately the other male bloggers left so I didnt have to share as all the women had to do.This is my second time in Bukchon Hanok Village. You can read about my first stay in 2011 here http://blog.travelpod.com/travel-blog-e ntries/lond...