After doing about five minutes of research online, I found that the name of this game is λμΉκ²μ (Noonchi Game).
Friday, August 22, 2014
Kids Game or Drinking Game?
Which came first, the kids game or the drinking game? My first exposure to this particular game was at a bar. You play by saying numbers in a sequence (1,2,3,4...). When you say the number, you must stand up. If two people stand up and say the same number at the same time, those two people must take a drink. The kids game is very similar except without the drinking. There are many "drinking" games that are played in school. Whether the kids learned the games from their parents or the adults are playing games from their past, is unknown to me. But, I was able to capture my students killing time in class one day.
After doing about five minutes of research online, I found that the name of this game is λμΉκ²μ (Noonchi Game).
After doing about five minutes of research online, I found that the name of this game is λμΉκ²μ (Noonchi Game).
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Healthcare in South Korea
Since it's our last week in Korea, I've been going through all bills and receipts that I've collected the past two years. Yes, I am "one of those people" - I save bills for at least one year. While going through everything, I came across all of our medical receipts. In the past two years, we've (I, really) managed to rack up quite a few!
You might think, "So what? Big deal!" You're right. If I were back home, there is no way I would share this information with you. However, I want to share with you just how awesome the Korean healthcare system is.
As you can see in the picture, one or both of us went to a doctor or the hospital at least 25 times. When I calculated the total cost, it only came up to 1,607,380 Won (~$1,600.00). I added in 200,000 Won for the various health checks we were required to get and 300,000 Won for Zach's wisdom teeth removal. That's a total of 2,100,000 Won (~$2,000.00).
What's more impressive is what the costs included:
You might think, "So what? Big deal!" You're right. If I were back home, there is no way I would share this information with you. However, I want to share with you just how awesome the Korean healthcare system is.
As you can see in the picture, one or both of us went to a doctor or the hospital at least 25 times. When I calculated the total cost, it only came up to 1,607,380 Won (~$1,600.00). I added in 200,000 Won for the various health checks we were required to get and 300,000 Won for Zach's wisdom teeth removal. That's a total of 2,100,000 Won (~$2,000.00).
What's more impressive is what the costs included:
- a trip (or two) to the E.R.
- 10 sessions of laser hair removal
- a tubal ligation where I had to spend the night in the hospital
- a vasectomy
- and countless infections
What's not included is the medication. However, each time we got medicine, the average cost was about 5,000 Won.
I guess the moral of the story is that if you're going to get sick, the best place to do it is probably South Korea!
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