Bi-weekly Post #2

[Brenda Lim]

For the third and fourth week, we learned more metaphors/idioms and vocabulary, and geography. We learned words that were interesting because each "character" had a meaning, derived from Chinese characters. For example, 선악 means good and the bad. We watched a Korean weather news clip and paused frequently- Jimin quizzed us, and we also asked questions. For the fourth week, Jimin printed out a map of South Korea and we learned about the geography. We learned the names of all the provinces and major cities and what they are famous for. For example, Jeju Island is famous for the wind, rocks, and women. This lesson was extremely helpful because I will be going to Korea this summer, so it helped me visualize where all my relatives was and how I will plan my route in South Korea. 

[Hyeon Jun Jo]

It is really interesting that each character has its own meaning. In your example, 선 means good and 악 means bad. Also, you should go to Busan and eat some 조개구이 (clam) right next to 해운대. They are amazing.