The Son

Michaels son's name is Bryan. He is a spunky little kid and is smart as a whip. I am not a good speller so I find it funny when Bryan corrects me during class. I jokingly pass it off as though I was testing their spelling skills when infact Im not. Bryan is turning 8 years old next week on Sept. 10th although he will soon be different ages in different countries. Korea, like most other eastern countries uses the Gregorian calendar but also the Lunar calendar. The Gregorian calendar as you know has 365 days a year but the lunar calendar only has 360 days. As a result most asians have two birthdays, its nice for the kids because they get presents two times a year instead of one. I am also excited to teach these kids because they are so smart. They study far more than any American student I have ever met. The kids average daily schedule is to go to school from 7am to around 2pm and then on to Hogwans. A Hogwan is an extra school that children attend. They range in subject matters from math to swimming to taekwondo and in our case studying english.

Correction: The lunar calendar is made up of 12 months each containing 28 days. So, one lunar year is 336 days. This calendar was used in ancient times but one problem occured. While we are used to July always being hot and December always being cold this was not the case with the lunar calendar becuase it did not accuratly follow the seasons. Some years July would be hot and other years it would snow because the lunar calendar did not accurately reflect the rotation of the earth around the sun.