Korean Culture Night

May 4 2018

Last Friday, we at the American Corner were visited by a wonderful guest. Ellen Kim, a Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Cimislia, came to the Public Library and the American Corner and participated in our English Discussion Club. Many of our students are interested in Korean culture. Ellen, as a Korean-American, was kind enough to share her experience as an immigrant to the US and growing up in two cultures. She also had a few treats for our students!

One of the students, Nastya, gave a nice presentation about the culture of South Korea. She talked about clothing, manners, holidays, music, and of course food! After the presentation, our students asked Ellen many questions about her culture, the relationship between North and South Korea, and other things! It was very good to see them engaged and curious about the Korean culture!

Then, Ellen taught us how to make kimbap (gimbap), which is a Korean dish made of cooked rice, vegetables, meat and rolled all together in a seaweed. It looked like Japanese sushi. The students had a great time learning about the ingredients and using their own hands to make them! Afterwards we cut up all the kimbap and shared them with each other! It was very delicious and overall a great learning experience for all of us!

Thank you so much for visiting us Ellen! We learned so much about your culture, and we hope to see you again soon!