As of October 7th, I began a 12 week Korean class. The first class inspired within me the tingling electricity of excitement, mostly because I got to leave work early. ;) With the crisp fall air, it almost felt as if I was back at my alma matter NWU in Kirkland, as the class is located on the Korean Kangnam University. Young people bustled about with heavy looking books but wore lighthearted smiles from a friends joke. Just as at Northwest University, I had to trudge up to the most remote left corner of the campus.
After, of course, getting lost (by following the 3 male leaders of our newly formed foreigner click-- no they did not want to ask for directions... so...) I braved what appeared to be the nerd den; it came complete with early-twenty something Korean men in dark rimmed glasses, boasting bad bowl cuts and sporting sweater vests only a loving grandmother would buy. Within the nerd den, aka the hub for those whom appeared to be computer science & engineering majors, a kind young man offered up his assistance to our lost group. We had been one building off. So he escorted us to the right building just in time for our class.
The first class went well enough. We learned how to write some basic vowels and consonants. Then practiced saying "what is your name?" and "my name is ___." The subsequent classes will cover the alphabet, helpful classroom phrases, standard greetings and key sentences for traveling. In addition, one lesson will cover cultural aspects of Korea (this bit I am stoked for).
After 12 weeks... hopefully I'll have learned a few things!Photo: my Korean practice booklet.
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