What’s your relationship with nature — real or imagined?

In this Korean Podcast episode, we explore how city life shapes the way we see the countryside—our mix of longing, fear, and fascination. From missing Wi‑Fi to romanticized “pretty nature,” this episode dives into why modern comfort makes real nature feel unfamiliar.

The Jung Studio

Korean Podcast | City Comfort vs. Country Reality

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When is your birthday? / Когда твой день рождения?

うちには弦楽器（げんがっき stringed instrument )が　たくさんあります。今回全部の楽器を出して、弦（げん）の数を数えたら、57本もありました😲　弦楽器バカです😓　中国の二胡（にこ）、日本の三味線（しゃみせん）に箏（こと）、ハワイのウクレレ、南米のチャランゴ、そしてあとは全部ギターです。中でもクラシックギターは古くて、学生時代からのつきあいです。その親友が…死んだ…　どうしよう…直す？新しいの、買う？

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じゃあ、またね！

すずまりの日本語「ききみみ」ずきん

第９話　買うか直すか

A Jarn Yang pha sa thai

greeting

나는 한국 드라마를 보는 것을 좋아한다. 

내가 처음 본 한국 드라마는 로맨틱 코미디였다. 주인공이 우연히 만나 사랑하게 되는 이야기였다. 드라마를 보면서 나는 웃기도 하고, 가슴이 두근거리기도 했다.
가장 기억에 남는 드라마는 사극이다. 왕과 왕비의 이야기였는데, 한복을 입은 모습이 정말 아름다웠다. 또, 예전에 사람들이 어떻게 살았는지 알 수 있어서 흥미로웠다. 나는 사극을 보고 한국의 역사에 대해 관심이 생겼다.
또한, 나는 친구와 함께 넷플릭스에서 한국 드라마를 본 적이 있다. 그 드라마는 아주 인기 있는 작품이었다. 이야기가 흥미롭고, 배우들의 연기도 훌륭했다. 우리는 드라마의 다음 이야기가 궁금해서 하루 종일 보았다.
한국 드라마를 보면 한국 문화도 배울 수 있다. 예를 들어, 한국 사람들은 식사 전에 “잘 먹겠습니다”라고 말한다. 또, 나이 많은 사람에게 존댓말을 써야 한다. 나는 드라마를 통해 이런 문화를 배웠다.
앞으로도 재미있는 한국 드라마를 많이 보고 싶다. 다음에는 어떤 드라마를 볼지 기대된다.



한국의 문화

나는 한국 드라마를 보는 것을 좋아한다. 

yī yán nán jìn

意思是形容事情曲折复杂，不是一句话能说清楚的

Chinese idioms (中国成语)

一言难尽

Escúchanos a la profe Karina y a mí, platicar de las ciudades donde vivimos. 
Karina es una profe de Uruguay, y puedes contactarla en Italki.
https://www.italki.com/teacher/8463652



Mucho que decir

Uruguay y México

Egg prices are rising in America. The average cost of a dozen eggs hit a record $4.95 in January — up 53% from a year earlier. The price was below $2 in early 2022.

While the coronavirus pandemic and inflation have affected prices, experts say the real problem has been bird flu. An outbreak that began in early 2022 has become the largest in US history, affecting more than 100 million egg-laying hens.

To cope with rising egg prices, some Americans have been going straight to the source — and renting hens.

Rent The Chicken in New Hampshire is letting people rent egg-laying hens for six months at a time. For $595, you get two egg-laying hens and a guide on how to take care of them, as well as chicken feed and a coop to keep the birds in.

The birds actually aren't very difficult to take care of, explains Brian Templeton, owner of Rent The Chicken. "You just let them out and walk around and they go in at night on their own," he told CBS News.

"People really enjoy it," he added.

Rent The Chicken says two hens should produce eight to 14 eggs per week.

That comes to about $25 for every dozen eggs — so it's not really a savings.

You can also get four hens for $735, which would reduce your cost to about $15 per dozen eggs.

However, if you'd like to keep your chickens and coop at the end of your rental period, you can — for an extra $350 to $450.

According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, hens will usually live for six to eight years, and produce eggs for three to four of those years.

So that might bring your price down over time.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Americans Rent Chickens as Egg Prices Rise

Southern California is experiencing its most devastating winter fires in more than four decades.

Fueled by powerful Santa Ana winds, fierce wildfires around the Los Angeles area have sent residents fleeing from their burning homes.

Santa Anas are warm, dry northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast, moving in the opposite direction of the normal winds that carry moist air from the Pacific.

Thousands of firefighters have been battling multiple blazes, from the Pacific Coast to Pasadena, just north of Los Angeles, with new fires breaking out in the Hollywood Hills on the evening of January 8.

One of the fires is already the most destructive in Los Angeles history.

By early morning on January 9, more than 1,900 structures had been destroyed and over 130,000 people were under evacuation orders, with five people reported dead.

The fires have already consumed an area of about 110 square kilometers — nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco.

Fires don't usually blaze at this time of year. But Santa Anas are happening later and later in the year, and this year's winds are much faster than usual — helping the flames spread faster once they ignite.

California had two extremely wet winters that caused lots of plants to grow, followed by a sudden drought that dried them out — which experts say has provided the perfect tinder for the flames.

AccuWeather estimated damage from the latest fires could reach $57 billion, with the weather company's Jonathan Porter saying "it may become the worst wildfire in modern California history."

Among those who have lost their homes are a number of celebrities, including actor Billy Crystal, who lost his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood that he had lived in for 45 years.

Another celebrity who lost his home, The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes, wrote on Instagram: "Sadly we did lose our home but we are grateful to have survived this truly devastating fire."