Seoul Subway "I-cell-ation" (Isolation)

Seoul Subway "I-cell-ation"

I took this video on the subway in Seoul--think it was Sunday, September 23, 2007. This is quite typical, not just in Seoul. It's interesting how folks have come to rely upon their cellphones--to the point of not communicating, or even acknowledging anyone around them. Nobody even looks at anyone.

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DMZ a'Dreamin' (full text below, MP3 at www.teacherbill.com)

DMZ a'Dreamin'

I’m here at the DMZ—this is the Freedom Bridge, right behind me—you can see the guard post, back there. So, hopefully you can see the bridge and the guard post, and this is the DMZ, the “demilitarized zone”.
So, it all serves a purpose, at least a temporary purpose. It’s kind of interesting when you think about the Berlin Wall, or even the Great Wall of China, and now we’ve got the DMZ. Eventually, these areas come down, they change—uh, they are no longer relevant. But as much as we don’t like them, remember, they serve a purpose—there’s a reason for this right now. Eventually, it will change. But, uh, we have to understand why these things exist.
So, maybe there’s a wall, or a DMZ, between you and one of your friends or family members. Um, think about why it exists, and maybe what you need to do to work about reunification—which they’re trying to do here, in the Koreas.Okay! From the DMZ, in North, South Korea actually, this is Bill. Bye, bye!

Key Words

Demilitarized-adj- the removal of soldiers/weapons/fighting equipment. (although there are some at the DMZ)

Temporary-adj-only for a short time. Something that is in place, but will change later.

Reunification-n-bringing back together two things that were, and still are seperated.

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Try It, You Might Like It (Full text below video--MP3 file available at www.teacherbill.com)

Try It, You Might Like It (Seoul, Korea)

Okay. Try it you'll like it. Yeah, go ahead--try it and you'll like it. If you don't try it, you don't know if you'll ever like it. So . . .

I've tried kimchi--I know I don't lke kimchi. This is pork, right? Perfect--I like pork. See, if you don't try it, you don't know if you like it.

I've never been to Korea, so I decided to come here and explore a little bit, and try some things I've never experienced before. That's the key to life--you have to try things. So don't be afraid to give it a shot. I don't even speak Korean--it's not easy to come to a strange country and don't speak the language--or eat strange food that you don't like.

So, but--try it, you might like it. See you next time!

Key Words

Kimchi--noun--horrible tasting cabbage completely covered with pepper and garlic. Yuck!

Experienced--verb--having the opportunity to touch, see, feel a place or thing.

Give it a shot--idiom--take a chance on something.

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