Posted by: Elmi Du Toit in Vocational, Korea, Hosts, 2008 on
Apr 28, 2008
Hi
I have an hour or so of free time as my hosts have gone out to collect their daughter from her extra English classes, which allows me the luxury of Internet access. I am staying with my host family in Gangham on the 6th floor of an apartment block with a lovely view over the city (as most apartments around here) and the green colours of Spring leaves on the trees in the park. Mr Kim is his fiancee is actually getting married on the 13th May and Mr Kim's daughter is 11 years old. She left for school this morning at 7h30 and it is now 19h30 and she is still taking lessons. The Korean people encourage their children to dedicate themselves to studying from a very young age. Ji Won (or "Emily" as she introduced herself to me) loves to play football at school and enjoys maths and English. Her favourite pass time is playing computer games! No surprise there, as I'm sure most 11 year olds in England will say the same.
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