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Well, most of the times, humor is not humorous any more once it has to be 'translated', but I think there can be a justifiable exception - which is, when you are studying a foreign language! It's always good to know more about the culture, and understanding Korean humor can be another fascinating way to help yourself do that! In Seoul, Korea, there's a market place called 동대문, and this is where you can find a lot of 'fake' goods that look like the authentic ones, but really aren't real. But what's funny is, some of the fake goods have 'proudly fake' logos that anyone can see that this is a humor, so a lot of people end up buying those T-shirts, bags, caps, or whatever because they like the humor, even if the quality of the goods isn't... Show more

Hi everyone, this is Hyunwoo. 사람마다 생각하는 방식이 다르죠? 그래서 똑같은 사물이나 일에 대해서도 거기에 관련해서 떠올리게 되는 단어들도 다르고요! So, I've drawn a simple mindmap of what comes to my mind when I hear the word "November" - maybe not everybody from Korea would think of the same things, but I think it will be interesting for all of you to see what's in my mind in relation to this month of the year, and it happens to be all in Korean. Haha. So here you go! All questions welcome!

안녕하세요 여러분, 오스틴입니다. At the 보육원(children's home) where I work there are about 80 boys and girls from birth all the way up 18 or 19. Older students who are taking college classes, working, or doing some other "productive" thing are allowed to stay once they finish high school. I spend most of my time with the elementary aged boys. Currently there are 24 of those boys living together. Of those, only 2 are truly "orphaned." Most of the kids there do have parents. Some of them see their parents on a regular basis. They even go to spend weekends or holidays with their parents! But for whatever reason, they can't live at home. For some parents, a divorce has left them unable to support their children financially. Others are just... Show more

For those of you who are new to the site, we had a "How to Read & Write Hangul" video series. This series was quite successful, and drew some very good feedback. We're thankful for the great reception! Just so that hard work doesn't go to waste, we're going to immortalize it in the shrine that we call the Premium Learning Center :D It's there for everyone to look at, so everyone, please take a look if you haven't seen them already ;) If you missed the first video, you can watch it over here

안녕하세요 여러분, 오스틴입니다. Hello all! I am excited to be joining the blogging team at KClass! I am looking forward to sharing insights on Korean language and culture! I will be making contributions drawn from my experiences volunteering in an orphanage in Seoul. I have spent a significant part of my life working with kids as a camp counselor and as a teacher. However, most of the children that I've known over the years come from middle to upper class affluence. I worked at a fancy residential camp in the US. My own students largely came from the twisted streets of suburban sprawl. In short, their background largely resembled mine. Of course I knew that there were poor kids in the world. I had even participated in one of those... Show more