MANNAM international Korean class: Diary(6/08/2013)

6/08/2013

There was Korean class in Jeonju MANNAM.

This week, we’ve learn about “past form”.

The students from different countries were studying very hard.

They looked so serious asking me a lot of questions

and concentrated on my words to understand what I was saying.

It seemed to be really hard for them to pronounce Korean vowels.

But they kept trying to say perfectly.

I admire their courage.

Here is Super-beginners’ class.

These students have been studying from the basic of Korean.

After learning the basic, they will be able to read and say some sentences.

It will make them easier to stay here in Korea.

I wish they feel happy with knowing Korean language.

And that is my purpose of teaching in MANNAM.

Would you like to join?

E-mail me:) jaekyeongpark@gmail.com

World Peace: Youth walk for Peace

Do you believe World Peace is possible?

I am sure if we all believe that.....

 it is possible.

MANNAM Volunteer : Sports Day in Sundeok Orphanage

Sports Day in Sundeok Orphanage.

Annually, the kids have a fantastic Sports Day.

They wanted us to come and enjoy together this time.

How cute they are!!

This lovely couple from China attend this volunteer every time.

I admire their kindness,

and also envy them. lol

We did some fun games and laughted together.

Look at this boy!! He was really good at dancing.

His dream is a famous k-pop star.

I hope I can see him on TV some day. :)

It was a great day with beautiful sunshine and kids. 

Thanks for the warm invitation! 

I was happy with those kids.

We were all happy with MANNAM. 

MANNAM Korean style : Korean traditional house

Hello, there!!

It's so nice outside. I'm falling in love with nature these days. lol

And I would like to share you this Korean traditional house.

I will try to make some photo zone here so you can see the beauty of Korea.

Please enjoy!!

MANNAM Jeounju - Jeondong Catholic Church

A weekend ago I went to Jeonju with a group of people from Church to see one of the most famous Catholic churches in South Korea.

That is Jeondong Catholic Church which is one of tourist attraction in Jeonju, city of traditional beauty and food.

Jeondong Catholic Church in Jeonju is located in the entrance of Jeonju Hanok Village(Traditional Korean House). Jeondong Catholic Church in Jeonju was built in honor of Roman Catholic martyrs of the Joseon Dynasty on the very same spot the martyrs lost their lives. The land was purchased by French Priest Baudenet in 1891, but construction of the church did not begin until 1908. The church was designed by Priest Poinel, who also designed the famous Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul. Construction was completed in 1914, a time during which Korea was under Japanese rule. Though originally built just outside of Pungnammun Gate, the site of the martyrs, the church was later moved to its current location for expansion.

The first Romanesque building in the Honam(the southwestern section of Korea) region, the Jeondong Catholic Church was made of gray and red bricks and bears a striking resemblance to the Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul. Not only considered one of the most beautiful Catholic churches in Korea, some even go so far as to say it is one of the most beautiful structures in all of Korea, citing the church’s unique combination of Byzantine and Romanesque architectural styles. The rectangular building is topped with three Byzantine bell towers (to the right, center, and left) and boasts arched ceilings, several of which meet in the form of a cross.

Seems like a very important church!
Why don't you come and check out how beautiful it is? :)

MANNAM Sports: Ready to play soccer?

Apr. 7, 2013, MANNAM Jeonju branch opened the soccer class! Wow! :D

I was worried that it might rain that day, but we were lucky it did not.

The sun came out but it was still chilly outside. Which is good for players to exercise, right?

Bunch of chinese guys, two of Nepalese, and an Uzbekistan came to play that time.

It had been so long time since they played game, they looked so excited.

See? They were exercising so hard. I saw this players never took a break even at break time!!

They seemed to love playing soccer that much.

Take it easy!

A player got injured but fortunately, it wasn't serious.

We sprayed some medicine that we had brought.

Last year, one of players had got serious injury during a game, and had an operation.

I hope not to have this kind of accident this year again.

MANNAM LIONS! It is the name of our team. :)

I think they are very nice players as it's name. We can win the Victory Cup next time!!

It is saying that sports makes the world one.

And among the sports, soccer might be the most famous sports all around the world.

I wish we can understand one another and share our culture through MANNAM soccer team.

The 2nd MANNAM Victory Cup in Daejoen.

May. 3. 2013, MANNAM Jeonju branch players took part in Victory Cup Basketball league in Daejeon. There were bunch of people waited for us to welcome. It had been a long time since we met members from other branches. I was excited.

At first, the match was started with the opening ceremony. MANNAM members and some cheerleaders cheered us with dancing. We played a game after the ceremony.

It wasn't a nice game for us. Since it was winter time, our players hadn't practiced at all. I was thinking that we would be lucky. However, sadly, the opponent team was so professional that we lost the game. I was sorry for my team members.

Although we lost, we played the game fairly. And no matter what we did, I was glad I could participate this MANNAM match. Because a part of the entry fee we had paid would be donated to the people in need. I was also happy that I could help neighbors in need through doing my favorite sport.

MANNAM had been doing many meaningful works now and in a future as well. Like the meaning of the word "MANNAM" in Korean, which is "meeting", I expect to meet more great event and nice people in MANNAM Volunteer Association.

Written by

Min uk Choi

MANNAM Doran Doran Korean culture class

It's been about 6 months since MANNAM Jeonju branch started Korean class. Many of foreigners came over and took lessens.

In December, 2012, we divided into two parts by level.

Here is the detail.

Every Saturday,

14:00~15:30 Beginner's level

16:00~17:30 Intermediate level

The class room is near Jeonbuk National University.



This time, we invited a special guest who was a teacher at different place; Wanju Korean class around Jeonju. For beginner's class, he taught about how to say numbers in different situations.

They looks confused. It seems that learning Korean for foreigners were so complicated. But, cheer up!! You guys can do it!!

Meanwhile, we opened a small super-beginner class for new students who didn't know about Korean at all. They learn from the Korean alphabets.

The beginning is half of the whole. I'll also keep my fingers crossed for them!

It was such a great time! I always enjoy being a part of it.

By the way, MANNAM is offering the Korean class for free. What a wonderful chance!!

Even if we, teachers, spend our time and efforts to make meaningful class, we don't expect the students to give us any money.

We just expect you to visit us and learn Korean for your better lives in this country.

We're welcome you all who want to study Korean with nice people.

Thank you. : ))

MANNAM Wanju Korean class(Mar.18th, 2013)

 Sun. Mar. 18th, 2013

Our diligent students studied Korean language.

This time, 13 students took my lesson which were less than usual.

Did they have some remaining work to do? I was concerned what happened to rest of the students.

I realized we were already like family.

They learned about the expression, "How could I do~?".

And I asked them to wrote about the working conditions in their company and present it one by one.

Listening to their presentation, I was very impressed.

They had made their own speech and announced in Korean.

I also could feel that they had been improving more and more.

I'm so happy to see their development.

Thank you all the awesome students. I'm very proud of you!

- Written by Jae yeon Hwang