Kim-chi, healthy or dangerous

When I was a graduate student at the University of Oregon, I taught a number of Korean students and I first learned how much Koreans love kimchi. Here at Gakuen, the exchange students are amazed that the Korean exchange students have a special refridgerator at the international dormitory just for kimchi that is sent from home. This article article talks a little bit about how much Koreans love their special food.

A little disturbing

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Originally uploaded by joe tomei.

I went to school early this morning (around 8), and they must have sprayed this tree with pesticide because there were caterpillars dropping on the ground. It was obvious that the tree needed it, because there were about 100 caterpillars and you could hear them dropping plop plop plop, one or two every second. I'm don't like caterpillars very much, but when they landed on the ground, they would roll over and over, like they were in pain, so I couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them.