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Their main consolation was that
ey could flee to a nearby Ameri-
Army base if trouble erupted.
Fortunately, none did.
"= After training, Nicole was as-
signed to Kwangzu, located in the
southern part of the country and
home to a million residents.
Kwangzu was the scene of a
large civilian massacre by mili-
_tary dictator Chun Do Hwan in
1980, Nicole said.
“I “The people, led by college stu-
{dénts, had held a nonviolent pro-
est against Chun Do Hwan and
Teéfused to go to work,” she said.
[His forces killed several thou-
‘sand citizens. Since the military
forces were under the jurisdiction
‘of the Americans, the people had
thought the Americans would help
them, which didn't happen. The
massacre sparked a great deal of
anti-American sentiment in
Kwangzu - the people couldn't
believe that the Americans didn’t
eome in and save them from Chun
Do Hwan's men.’
7" 'A great deal of Nicole's job in
S6uth Korea is being a good-will
ambassador. She is one. of two
Fulbright teachers and one of only
30 Americans in the entire city.
~' The food required a period of
adjustment, she said.
a “They eat basically the same
things for breakfast, lunch and
dinner - lots of squid and fish and
Heavy on the hot peppers,” she
said. Learning the language and a
complicated etiquette have posed
challenges which Nicole has glee-
filly set out to overcome.
“The language is hard for
Americans, with many subtle
sounds and intonations,” she said.
“l speak a bit and understand
fiuch more."
"The language has six different
modes of address, used when
speaking with inferiors, equals,
stiperiors and elders, she said.
“Age is venerated - even the
Prime Minister uses the most
respectful form of address when
speaking to older people.
Because so many customs are
‘different from ours, Nicole said
‘she sometimes feels like she's on
janother planet.
Many women marry young and
i home to raise their children,
similar to America in the 1950's,
‘she said.
| “It must be difficult for the men
‘whom I work with, because they
don't know’ where I fit in on the
social scale,” she said: “I think I'm
near the bottom because of my
age (22) and gender. My school
has only three female teachers,
none of whom speak any English,
so I'm assigned to the main office
with the men instead of to the
women teachers’ office.”
¢ The entire country treats her
kea | guest, Nicole said. The people
el ifs their personal responsi-
ibility to make sure that her stayin
South’ Korea is pleasant and
educational.
Inreturn, she has tried to learn
asmuch of the language, etiquette
‘and customs as possible.
“ “When in doubt, I always ad-
dress and treat people as superi-
drs,” she said. “I explain that I
don’t know much and always ask
to be corrected if] make a mistake
and unintentionally do something
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which they might consider rude.”
For example, people bow when
they meet others. Nicole makes
sure she bows very deeply, as one
does to one's superiors, and
speaks very formally whenever
possible.
“There are rules for literally
every situation,” she said. “Since
many Americans don't follow them
People aren't allowed to have
guns here.”
The schools are quite different
from Nicole's days at Lake-
Lehman.
“My students couldn't believe
that we have a short school day,”
she said. “They're in school six
days a week from 8 a.m. until at
least 10 p.m. The more academi-
“They're in school six days a week
from 8 a.m. until at least 10 p.m.
The more academically gifted ones
often stay until midnight.”
Nicole Gardner
too carefully, the Koreans I have
dealt with are very kind, forgiving
and impressed thatl want tolearn
to do things properly.”
Although most Koreans study
English for several years in school,
they often aren't confident about
their ability to converse with a
foreigner, Nicole noticed.
“They're curious about me, but
often worry so much about mak-
ing a mistake that they're a bit
intimidated speaking to me,” she
said. “Ioccasionally overhear them
arguing among themselves who
speaks the best English and
should talk to me.”
In some smaller towns which
Nicole has visited, entire busloads
of curious school children will
hang out the windows, calling,
“Hello! How are you? I'm fine!” to
her.
If she asks someone for direc-
tions, invariably five or six people
will cluster around to help out.
"My school has only
3 female teachers,
none of whom speak
any English,”
Nicole Gardner
Teaching in South Korea
They're curious about her and
sincerely want to make a good
impression, she said.
Nicole is most interested by her
hosts’ strong community spirit.
They believe that it's their re-
sponsibility to build up their soci-
ety and, morality in all aspects of
thet fives. |
“The prime minister and the
mayor of Seoul recently resigned
because the Songsu Bridge col-
lapsed and killed several people,”
she said. “The citizens were en-
raged because there had evidently
been shoddy inspection tech-
niques and insufficient money
allocated for bridge repairs. The
mayor nearly had to go to trial
over it.”
If something goes wrong, it's
everyone's fault — the people say
they were lax or their spirit was
weak.
Crime isn't tolerated at all.
“A youth gang murdered six
rich people and within six weeks
oftheir arrest they were executed,”
she said. “I feel very safe, even in
a city of a million people. You can
safely walk the streets at mid-
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cally gifted ones often stay until
midnight.”
There is no time for dances,
pizza parties, school plays or
sports, she said.
“I sometimes feel sorry for them
because they don't have the time
to do things which I enjoyed in
high school,” she said.
‘The students are too busy
working, even during vacations.
The school offers many “non-re-
quired” classes, which actually
are required, during the six-week
winter vacation and week or two
off during the summer.
Students’ idea of a perfect va-
cation is one during which they
can sleep late.
Boys and girls attend separate
schools and pitch in doing jani-
torial work when they're not in
class or studying.
Korean schools have fewer
support personnel and adminis-
trators, which means the teach-
ers’ responsibilities include some
of the work done in America by
administrators. Teachers stay late
to work with talented students.
Nicole credits her mentor, for-
mer Lake-Lehman English teacher
Ellen Campbell, with helping to
shape her into the woman she is
today. :
“Mrs. Campbell was very
thoughtful and creative,” she said.
“She encouraged us to be as crea-
tive as possible and was a great
source of strength to me. She
really believed I would do well in
my life and encouraged me to go
to Penn State.”
Aftershe finishes her Fulbright-
funded assignment in July, Ni-
cole hopes to stay for anotheryear
teaching English in a South Ko-*
rean university. Although univer-
sities usually require masters’
degrees, Nicole's experience and
standing as a Fulbright teacher
are definite assets, she said.
Nicole is the daughter of Robert
Gardner of Nanticoke and Marsha
Carter of Clearwater, FL.
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Showing off Kingston Township's new four-wheel-drive police cruiser are manager Jeff Box, supervi-
sor Herbert Hill, police chief James Balavage and supervisor William Tippett. The 1995 Chevrolet
Blazer, which cost $25,000, contains state-of-the-art police equipment and a heavy-duty hitch to pull”
equipment trailers. Kingston Township is one of three Back Mountain municipalities to use a 4x4,
which Box said is necessary for the township’s many steep hills. It is also set up to drive off the road 44
necessary.
Kingston Twp. strengthens curfew
By GRACE R. DOVE
Post Staff
Young people out at night in
Kingston Township may want to
check their watches more fre-
quently.
Young people less than 18 years
old may not be out after 10 p.m.
unless they're accompanied by a
parent or adult, according to an
amendment to the curfew ordi-
nance passed by the supervisors
at their regular January 11 meet-
ing.
Under the amendment, offend-
ers will be cited and could pay
fines of up to $300, or spend up to
90 days in jail, Box said.
Formerly, the parents were
cited for their children's actions,
he added |
“This a t anything new,” said
police chief James, Balavage. “We
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have always had a curfew ordi-
nance. The amendment just
updates it. We'll continue to ag-
gressively enforce it.”
Young people returning home
from evening jobs are an excep-
tion to the ordinance, he added.
The supervisors also gave pre-
liminary approval to Mike Kester,
Jr., manager of Echo Valley Trailer
Park, to add five lots to the trailer
park as the first of a two-phase
construction project.
Three lots will be for double-
wide homes and the other two for
single-wides and will be located
near the park entrance, Kester
said.
By the time he recieves the final
approval for the first phase, Kester
must obtain” apptoval from the:
Dallas Area Municipal Authority
(DAMA) for a new sewer line for
five more homes and build a new
fire hydrant and a stormwater
detention basin. J
As part of the second construc-
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a larger water line and line a
stream channel on the propenly
“with rocks, Box said.
The trailer park presently n-
tains 99 lots, Kester said.
The second phase, which hasn't
been approved yet, could ‘add
another 25 homes to the park,
Box said.
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