Now that it's December, last night the front office staff decided we needed a Christmas tree. Koreans take their Christmas decorations seriously.
First, they decorated a potted plant next to the bookshelf (at right). The boss came down and was unimpressed. "No no no no," he said, shaking his head.
I, however, was quite pleased with it – I tried to explain the concept of a "Charlie Brown Christmas Tree" but this effort at cultural elucidation was utterly lost on everyone involved.
So the boss put out cash for a fake Christmas tree – "real" trees are unheard of in Korea, which I don't think is a bad thing.
Then they decorated this new Christmas tree and then posed beside it when I took a picture, with student Clara hamming for the camera too.
I really preferred the Charlie Brown Christmas tree.