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Mar 9, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

You are such a human Tower of Babel! 👍😁👍 Teaching a language isn't easy. Both my parents were English teachers and growing up helping mark papers, I know that just because you can speak a language well doesn't mean you are good at teaching it! I'm bi-lingual too, but there's a difference in acquiring (picking up) a language as opposed to learning (studying) a language. So, in Brizzy-speak, "Onya Mate!"

You're a very entertaining teacher! Your magazine articles are just as engaging as your instagram videos - you have writing super-powers as well as speaking super-powers!

Thank you again and again for sharing your talent! To Joseon, and Beyond!

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It's true that knowing how to speak one and teaching one are completely different tasks! Thank you for your kind words and I look forward to building a great friendship with you!

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Mar 9, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Thank you for sharing! I enjoyed your story. Your kind spirit adds to your teaching success.

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Thank you very much for your kind words Joan!

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Mar 9, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Merci beaucoup 👍😉🇫🇷

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De rien!😉

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Mar 9, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Welcome back 선생님! Hope you had a happy week in Vancouver! What an interesting story you have! Arriving in a foreign country, not knowing the language, starting to study in a new context, what a stress it must have been for a 16-year-old boy! Chapeau 선생님! Great admiration! A curiosity because LA CURIOSITÀ È DONNA: what were your studies?

However, I believe that anyone who wants to work as teacher must be able to relate to students with great empathy and I believe you have empathy to sell. For me you were born to be a teacher!

But can I let you in on a secret, 선생님? I envy your ability to learn foreign languages ​​simultaneously, an ability I wish was mine too! I work hard but I struggle with just one language, imagine many.

My warmest greetings.

다음에 또 봐 🙋🏼‍♀️💚

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Hi Mama! Thank you very much for your kind words! And you don't have to envy me because you are one of the very few Italian people who are exceptionally proficient in English, if not the best!😂

If my memory serves me right, I believe you were a teacher, a real teacher? Sorry if I'm not right. Thank you for being a great subscriber to my newsletter! Buona serata!

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선생님, I discovered another quality of yours! A great memory! Yes, that's right, I'm a teacher and for a day I had to become a Korean teacher🥴! Some time ago by chance some of my students saw my Korean workbook, and being more curious than me, they wanted to know how to spell and write their names in Korean. Luckily🍀I found them on the internet!

Have a great weekend!

다음에 또 봐!🙋🏼‍♀️💚

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Mar 9, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

It's always good to hear about someone's achievements during the pandemic. I lost my job (like many other people), and some other opportunities, and just focused on baking and cooking to keep myself busy🙄

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It's sad that a lot of people lost their jobs during pandemic but I hope it also opened doors to new opportunities! I would love to try your baked goods😋

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Mar 10, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Yes, it opened doors to new opportunities, so i guess everything happens for a reason. I can send some pictures if you are interested🤣🤣

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You should send me via DM😄

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Thank you so much for sharing your journey on how you discovered your skill in teaching and love for different languages. You are quite a story teller.🙃😄 Can't wait to hear more and to learn how to speak Korean.

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Thank you very much Maria! We shall get started on learning Korean very soon!

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Mar 10, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

I'm not one to read books as i easily fall asleep sadly, but reading your stories are very engaging. Love to see how some people have found there passion in the pandemic world.

Language has been a beautiful experience to learn and understanding other cultures.

I wish I would of thought about language learning during Pandemic having 3 months having nothing to do 😅 so much time i could of studied and take your class 😁

Hope you had a great vacation! Have a good weekend ☀️

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I actually wish I had started this whole thing earlier because I spent a big chunk of my time during pandemic doing nothing😂 But it's better late than never, right? Let's learn Korean step by step!

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Absolutely🙌😁

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Mar 11, 2023Liked by Buster Moon

Memories of murder??.. Hmm🤔 I will watch it ☺.

What you are doing is extraordinary. "Teaching" is not something easy, but you can do well 😉. So keep doing what you've started, keep up the spirit 🤗

화이팅 션아😘 보라해💜

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Thank you for your kind words and support Anita! Memories of Murder is often praised as a masterpiece by many Korean movie fans. I hope you like it!

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Glad you had a wonderful vacation. It's always good to get away, refresh and come back. Looks like you found your thing before you knew it was your thing. I love hearing stories how people create a passion from a siuation, like the pandemic or from a hobby or experience. It's awesome. And your story is great. You must be a language sponge. It seems like learning different languages comes easy to you, but i'm sure it must take time and practice. Thanks for sharing your story.

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Thank you so much for sharing your journey on how you discovered your skill in teaching and love for different languages. You are quite a story teller.Can't wait to hear more and to learn how to speak Korean.😇

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I really enjoy reading your post... amazing... ☺️🤍 actually I like the way you teach and your tutorials are always so helpful and easily comprehensible for me. I’ve learned and keep learning a lot with you. 감사합니다 선생님🙌🤍🙌

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Wonderful story Buster. There are two YouTube Korean language teachers I'd like to introduce to you. I think they can be a great help to you in how to be a great teacher... Not that you are already. It's always good to try and collaborate with those who are doing the same thing. Check out Hyunwoo Sun who started Talk to Me In Korean in 2009 and Go Billy Korean who's been on YouTube since 2012. I would highly recommend getting to know them. Go Billy just did an updated video on 15 of the best Korean language channels. You can find some of their video's where they have collaborated together.

Im looking forward to your Sunday lessons.

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