2006 Year-end Review

For everyone who would like a glimpse into what's been going on in our world in 2006, check out our 2006 year-end review:

www.walterforeman.com/2006

Some of the highlights include, James Brown's first (and now only) performance in Korea, the Rolling Stones live in Tokyo, Canada, the US, big screen TVs, PhDs, and more.

If you missed the 2005 edition of the year-end review, it can be viewed here:

www.walterforeman.com/2005

Happy holidays

The Doctor is In...

Last week I received what is probably the nicest compliment ever given to me.

While having dinner and drinks with a couple of students, one fellow -- who I admire and respect both as a student and a teacher -- referred to my teaching as surgical. Not everyone I know would take that as a compliment, but to me, it was the nicest thing anyone has ever said about my teaching.

So if I teach like a doctor, I figured that I may as well be a doctor. This week I applied for a PhD program in English Education at Korea National University of Education.

Stay tuned for how it turns out...

Why Korea is cool...

There are many reasons why I think that Korea is cool and why I love living here. Here is one example...

Korea Ranks 2nd in Credit Card Use

When I first came to Korea in 1998, you could count on one hand that number of places that took credit cards. And now, just 8 years later, Korea ranks second in the world in credit card use (I'm actually surprised that it took that long!)

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that Korea is cool b/c they credit cards use is rampant; I am saying that Korea is cool b/c it can go from zero to world leader in the blink of an eye.

Korea Ranks 2nd in Credit Card Use