this past week, harrie/증진 (the boy i tutor) graduated from my preschool, and i will now only see him on wednesdays when i tutor him at his house. sad. i didn't see him for a whole week and i was so excited on my way over to his house today, but when i got there, he was in an awful mood. he did not want to study, he did not want to play an english game, he did not want to read the book i brought with me, he kept saying "i no play you (i'm not playing with you)," and pouting. he even told me to shut up and called me stupid! his mom had to come over and talk to him, but he still didn't listen to her. finally, he broke down completely sobbing and we had to stop for the day. after that he wouldn't even eat dinner! a little while... Show more

여러분 안영하세요! I just wanted to write a quick note to say hello, and also to introduce myself and the new blog that I am excited about sharing with you. My name is Emily (username: holdfast). I am 24, I have been studying Korean for just over one year, and I currently live in Nashville, TN, USA (and just for the record, no, I am not a country music fan^^). It is not a very large city, and at first glance I wasn't able to find much Korean learning help, but now it almost seems to find me! The biggest help recently has been my experience teaching english to a little boy named 승진 (and if you haven't seen the picture I posted in the forum, go check it out, he really is the cutest kid I've ever seen). I unashamedly love kpop... Show more