So the teacher I'm replacing (who actually replaced me last year) is Australian, but he's married to a woman from the Philippines. There's a Filipino Catholic church on the other side of town here that they're involved in, and on Sunday night the Filipino community hosted a going away party for them. They were kind enough to invite the other foreign teachers at our school - even me! - and we had a great time. The food was amazing and we spent much of the evening listening to or participating in karaoke songs, which included Korean, Filipino, and western songs.
It was a lot of fun, and I have to say it was also kind of interesting to have people singing Britney Spears' “Toxic” mere feet from a wood carving of Jesus. Can't say I've had the opportunity to encounter such an overt juxtaposition before now.
It was a lot of fun, and I have to say it was also kind of interesting to have people singing Britney Spears' “Toxic” mere feet from a wood carving of Jesus. Can't say I've had the opportunity to encounter such an overt juxtaposition before now.
