New thing I learned this week: Koreans can tell your personality by your blood type. Much like astrology. I find that fascinating. One of my students asked my blood type one day, I told him, but I was really confused and asked him why. The whole class tried to explain to me that you can tell how a person is by knowing their blood type. I was blown away. Type A people are the "farmers". Conservative, introverted, stubborn and uptight. Type B people are "hunters". Creative, optimistic, self centered and irresponsible. Type B males are the least desirable and have earned the "player" stereotype. AB are the humanists. Controlled, rational, critical, and unforgiving. Lastly, type O people are the "warriors". Ambitious, robust, ruthless, and vain.
The idea that personality transfers through blood makes sense to me, but I don't necessarily agree with what I am. I am O+ and I feel in no way like a warrior. This is just the korea4expats.com explanation, so I'm sure that a more in depth resource would give better insight.
In other news, some of my students crack me up, and others amaze me. This week's lesson is about travel and going to New York City. At the end of the lesson I have them take out a piece of paper, draw a picture of someplace they want to travel, and write 5 sentences why they want to go there. I saw a lot of Japans, New Yorks, and Frances, but some of them really surprised me. One student wanted to go to the US to see some colleges. Harvard, MIT, typical good schools. His last sentence however was "I want to see Ray's college and his hometown". I thought that was really cool. Another wanted to go to North Korea, because to him both Koreas are one people and one day they will be united again. Some that really surprised me were Norway and The Netherlands. Skiing in Norway and The Netherlands to look at the beautiful scenery. It really brought to light how little I know about other countries' world views. Even in less than a month, teaching has led me to learn so much.
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