So my housemate Yoon-Seo informed me of what the word Sonata sounds like in Korean.
As you may know, the word Sonata is a word used to describe a specific type of musical score, but when you break down the words into parts So-Na-Ta, it means something completely different in Korean:
So (소): Cow
Na (나): Only for
Ta (다): To get in
After literally translating it and then forming an intelligible sentence in English, the meaning of Sonata is as follows:
Sonata: Only for cow's to get in
So for those of you who drive a sonata, Congratulations, you are officially a COW! Ha Ha.
The funny thing about it is that Hyundai is a Korean company. I wonder if they realized what the word might mean when speaking it. I also wonder what the advertisements would sound like. Maybe it would something like this:
Introducing the sleek, elegant 2010 Hyundai Sonata. 36 mpg, 0% APR financing, etc.
Hyundai Sonata: Only for cows to get in.
Moo.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Working Overtime!
So my housemate Marvin who was also a teacher at Connexus returned to Canada last weekend. His contract with Connexus was finished, and he is now taking a class in Vancouver on teaching, and wants to eventually come back to Korea. However because he is gone, the rest of the remaining teachers at Connexus have to take over some of his classes.
For myself and Irene (one of the other teachers and the only other Goshen Alumni at Connexus), we are actually working overtime, which means more class hours, but also more money too. The funny thing about it though is that I wouldn't have known that I was working overtime if Jae, my boss, didn't tell me!
So now on Monday and Wednesday I teach 5 classes in one day, and on Tuesday and Thursday I teach 6 classes a day! Fortunately, on Friday this means that I only have one class in the evening, so I can basically take the day off. Woo Hoo!
The classes are split into two types: Intensive English Study (IES), and CELL (Customized Experiential Language Learning). To differentiate between the two, IES is for students who want a more intensive learning experience, so those classes are taught 4 days a week, Monday-Thursday during the day. CELL is for students who are working or going to school during the day, and can only take English classes before or after work, so these classes are offered in the mornings and evenings.
To sum up my schedule, Monday through Thursday are incredibly busy right now for me, while Friday is pretty relaxing. It seems these days Saturday's and Sundays have been taken up by scheduled group activities with the other teachers and staff, which is why I've been busy.
At times with the new increased workload I've felt a little stressed. Of course with any job, there is bound to be some stress. But I don't feel as bad about the stress as I did working at some of my previous jobs, and I think it's because I'm doing something that I enjoy doing, and also because I feel like I'm doing something meaningful. Even though my schedule stays stagnant, every day I do something new, and having a large amount of autonomy in my job allows me to teach things my way.
It's amazing coming to the conclusion that I like my job, because I've had jobs in my past that I didn't like very much, or seemed like for me they didn't go anywhere. I'm just glad that for right now even though I miss people back home, I am in a good place in my life.
Also, if anyone knows anyone who might be interested in teaching in Korea in January, let me know. We're probably going to need a teacher in January.
For myself and Irene (one of the other teachers and the only other Goshen Alumni at Connexus), we are actually working overtime, which means more class hours, but also more money too. The funny thing about it though is that I wouldn't have known that I was working overtime if Jae, my boss, didn't tell me!
So now on Monday and Wednesday I teach 5 classes in one day, and on Tuesday and Thursday I teach 6 classes a day! Fortunately, on Friday this means that I only have one class in the evening, so I can basically take the day off. Woo Hoo!
The classes are split into two types: Intensive English Study (IES), and CELL (Customized Experiential Language Learning). To differentiate between the two, IES is for students who want a more intensive learning experience, so those classes are taught 4 days a week, Monday-Thursday during the day. CELL is for students who are working or going to school during the day, and can only take English classes before or after work, so these classes are offered in the mornings and evenings.
To sum up my schedule, Monday through Thursday are incredibly busy right now for me, while Friday is pretty relaxing. It seems these days Saturday's and Sundays have been taken up by scheduled group activities with the other teachers and staff, which is why I've been busy.
At times with the new increased workload I've felt a little stressed. Of course with any job, there is bound to be some stress. But I don't feel as bad about the stress as I did working at some of my previous jobs, and I think it's because I'm doing something that I enjoy doing, and also because I feel like I'm doing something meaningful. Even though my schedule stays stagnant, every day I do something new, and having a large amount of autonomy in my job allows me to teach things my way.
It's amazing coming to the conclusion that I like my job, because I've had jobs in my past that I didn't like very much, or seemed like for me they didn't go anywhere. I'm just glad that for right now even though I miss people back home, I am in a good place in my life.
Also, if anyone knows anyone who might be interested in teaching in Korea in January, let me know. We're probably going to need a teacher in January.
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