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The very first dinner invitation from my student Kyungju was indeed very special; it’s an experience that I will carry with me after I leave Korea and move onto other pursuits.  I believe that I am the envy of many of my coworkers at Chungdahm, although no one willopenly admit it.  I’m getting to better know my students family; Kyungju’s Dad works for POSCO, one of the top three companies in Korea and her mom Su-Eun majored in Art in college.  Kyunju has a younger sister, 8 years old who is just adorable.  Our time together is always very special.

On my second invitation to Kyungju’s house, I decided to take along my pal, Hari.  Hari is also a vegetarian, so I thought that there wouldn’t be much fuss for them to incorporate foods that he is able to eat.  Also invited to dinner was boy just a little older that Kyunju who is the son of one of her Dad’s, Dong Hyun’s, friend.  

Noraebang (노래방) literally translates to song-room and is the Korean form of Karaoke. Despite it being of Japanese origins, nobody can doubt Korea’s affinity for this pastime. I was sitting in a noraebang in Seoul with a friend this past Sunday afternoon when I realized that these rooms had been a big part of life for me and my foreign friends while teaching English in Korea.