A student said this to me today: 티처 좀 외계인처럼 [ti-cheo jom weh-gye-in-cheo-reom = teacher a little like an alien]. She was talking about me. I was flattered.
Sometimes I’m definitely an alien. Or among aliens. Or something like that. This seemed very true when I walked down the hall to the 4-1 classroom, where teachers were seated on the floor playing Korean percussion instruments: 사물놀이 [sa-mul-nor-i]. They were practicing for the school concert that was later this evening (I attended, and may post some video from that, later).
I really like 사물놀이. Here’s some video.