I received 21 (of 22 coming in) research papers from my graduate students yesterday, 15+ pages, amounting to something akin to 2 reams of paper. They are all on some aspect of globalization, and I was struck my the creativity of approach and outlook of all of the topics. The optimism and internationalism of all of the students, that was really something that surprised me. I expected harsh criticism of the U.S., and heard even less of it than I had anticipated. Reading through the papers I have been impressed by the research, so it will be an time well spent.
CHAOS WASHING MACHINES
My apartment comes with a washing machine called, imposingly, a Goldstar Chaos Hi Tech Washing Machine. I thought it was a dryer too but that doesn't seem to be the case. Korean apartments have these alleys between the living areas and the outside wall in which clothes are dried. There are sliding doors between the apartment and the alley, and large windows between the bedrooms and the alley. I thought I wouldn't have to use it but if the washing machine is also a "hi tech" drier I sure can't find the right combination of buttons. Not that I haven't looked. I tried to decipher everything with the help of my dictionary and limited knowledge of the hangul alphabet (which includes only a dim understanding of the actual letter order--still working on that). The word pronounced (I think) "saw" is a simple two letter word. But according to my dictionary, it means, "a cow, a bull, an ox" or "dressing, stuffing," "little, few,
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