Language Class
When I first came to Korea I knew absolutely no Korean, but like many newcomers was determined to learn at least the basics. I picked up the alphabet rather quickly (which is not saying much; it is easy to do!) but didn’t make much progress in December. I learned days of the week, simple counting, and a few basic phrases. Matt, my coworker who also arrived in late November, bought a Korean language book that seemed to help his studies considerably. I decided to do the same, and while at the book store met a Korean teacher who invited me to a language class. She worked at a public school during the day and in the evenings taught English to foreigners. Apparently a new beginner class was about to open up, so I agreed to visit the school. When I arrived they gave me a placement test, which was daunting to say the least. As I expected I was placed into the beginner class. The school took up one floor of a ten or so story office building, and although small, seemed professio