Reading Skills I had many difficulties with reading academic articles three years ago because of insufficient vocabulary, lack of reading skills, etc., so I often felt uncomfortable reading the academic references. Compared to the past, I think that my skills of reading academic articles improved considerably. I am not a winner yet, but I want to believe that "Slow and steady wins the race."

Home remedy My nose was blocked on the left side right after having a dinner with my friend at a Korean restaurant on Monday evening. Through that night I was not able to sleep comfortably because of a nonstop runny nose. In Korea, if we catch a cold we usually eat a hot bean sprouts soup with chili powder, (People believe hot spicy food is good for cold) so next day in the afternoon, I went to a Korean restaurant near the university to eat a spicy Kimchi soup. The owner of the restaurant gave me even some aspirins. Now I am feeling better than yesterday. I appreciate Korean food and a folk remedy!

Useful site for Korean learners I came across the following site which is quite impressive and interesting. I hope it will be helpful for Korean learners. http://mykoreancorner.wordpress.com/