The 14th Day

Are you in a relationship? Then let me just say... lucky butt. Are you single? Then let me just say... join the club. :) In South Korea, there is something special going on every 14th day of every month and sometimes it doesn't matter what your relationship status is. Here's what happens...

Korean Schools

Just the other day, my Korean-American friend and I were talking about Korean schools. And I found out some REALLY interesting things. As you know, Korean schools are KNOWN to be extremely tough and demanding. Want evidence? My friend's cousin came over from Korea and looked at her Biology and Geometry books. "Oh, this is easy! I could do these in 10 seconds!" she said. She also mentioned how they have calculators, but they dont use them. WHAT? Also, there is apparently a hard way of graphing that they do. Hmm. Being me, this is one of the reasons why I REALLY want to go to Korea (you know, other than seeing my kpop biasts... but that's besides the point). To me, in America, the schools are VERY lazy. Some of the  teachers are not 100% committed to teaching, majority of the students in a public high school couldn't care less about learning, and the students are VERY disrespectful. I want to get into a good college (hopefully Yonsei!) and have a successful career. To me, Korean schools will prepare me for that! Before I read this article, it was my ultimate DREAM to move to Korea and possibly get a job there. And I was extremely jealous of the students who actually had the ability to dedicate their entire lives on getting a better education and having a successful life. However, once I read this article, my perspective changed slightly.