Itaewon Global Village Center Monthly Newsletter ISSUE NO. 90 A P R I L 2 0 1 6 Itaewon Global Village is look- Center to help prevent Alz- hanji to join this activity. CONTENTS ing for volunteers as a way to heimer's Disease. serve our Korean community. You do not need to be a na- Young Nak Aenea’s Home Volunteer Ac- 1 Below are the volunteer op- tive English speaker to join (April 21st , 2:00pm ~ tivities portunities available that you this activity, and it is a great 4:00pm) Afterschool Art might be interested in: chance for cultural exchange Young Nak Aena‟s Home Class for Kids as well. houses 40 cerebral palsied chil- 2 ‘Ship-Jasaeng’ dren above the age of 4. We Hanji Tray Mak- Yongsan Center for the will help prepare afternoon Special Volunteer Activ- ing Class Disabled (April 8th, snacks and assist them to eat. ity: Traditional Mar- 2:00pm ~ 4:00pm) Also we will spend some time Hanji Craft Making for the ket Walking This activity involves helping talking, singing to them, and Day of the Disabled (April Tour 3 our friends at the center with wheeling them around. Remind- Pottery Class: 19th, 12:30~15:00) a simple craft making exercise. ers: Volunteers that have flu, Cup Making The items they make are then Yongsan Center for the Dis- hepatitis or any contagious dis- abled is inviting everyone to Beads Bracelet sold to area stores and institu- eases are requested not to join celebrate the “Day of the Making Class 4 tions, so this is a way for them this program. Afterschool Disabled.” This event will be to make money. In this activity, held on April 19th, from 12:30 Etiquette Class it is possible that we will not to 15:00 at the KimKoo Mu- If you wish to join any of the Calendar of be working directly with peo- seum and Library . activities, you must download Activities 5 ple with disabilities, but we In line with this, they are asking and fill out the Volunteer Sign- Banking Semi- will only help out by making for our Center‟s assistance by up Form at http:// nar crafts with other volunteers. setting-up a booth at the event. global.seoul.go.kr/itaewon/ Legal Q&A 6 We can also do some out- For the past year, Itaewon (Click “Useful Links” then click Free Legal Con- door activities with them if sultations Global Village has set-up a face “Publications”) or contact us at the weather permits. painting booth where volun- Yongsan-gu [email protected] 7 teers paint children‟s faces to News ☎ show support and love for the ( 02) 2199-8883). Community Yongsan Senior Welfare Events Center (April 12th, disabled children. This year 1:00pm ~ 2:00pm) Itaewon GVC will once again Please be advised that Itaewon GVC participate the said event but does NOT provide any kind of visa Spend time with halmeonis and this time we will be having a sponsorship, official invitation for harabeojis (Korean grandmas hanji craft making booth. As immigration purposes, accommo- and grandpas) by having an volunteers, we will be making dation or compensation for these English conversation with small mirrors made of hanji and volunteer activities. Please be them as a part of their English we will give it to them as gifts. guided accordingly. Thank you class. This class is one of the Everyone is encouraged to join. programs of Senior Welfare You don‟t need to know about 2 On Friday, April 8th, 4:00pm- this class. Parents can have free 5:30pm, the Itaewon Global time while the class is running. Village Center will hold an Af- (In case of a child under 6, our terschool Art Class “Wood Art staff will help him/her to follow Frame.” the class, so parents don‟t need Participants will color the illus- to worry.) trations on the wooden frame Children will have a joyful time, using colored pens. And then, and their artwork can be a spe- they will draw a picture on the cial decoration for your home. paper and put it in the frame. At The participation fee for the the end of the class, they will class is 5,000won. You can sign have their own special wooden up in person or by email only. frame with the picture. Children can develop their creativity and artistic talent through this class. Email: [email protected] Anyone whose age is between 5~13 years old can participate in praying for the longevity. As a result and pattern in many different ways of this tradition, Koreans still have a in their life. big party for Dol(Baby‟s first birth- By making this pattern on Hanji tray, day) and Hoigap(the 60th birthday) participants will have a chance to event. „Ship-jangsaeng‟ means the experience Korea‟s tradition on ten traditional symbols of longevity: longevity and wish their own (or Sun, Mountain, Water, Rock, Cloud someone else‟s) longevity through (or Moon), Pine tree, Elixir plant, this Ship-jangsaeng patterned Hanji On Friday, April 15th, 10:00am- Turtle, Crane, and Deer. All these tray. 12:00pm, the Itaewon Global Vil- ten symbols are natural objects that The venue of the class is at National lage Center will hold a “Ship- are well known for immortal, infi- Folk Museum of Korea (near Anguk jangsaeng patterned Hanji tray nite, or longevity. Similar traditions subway station, line 3), and we will making.” This is a special class for can be discovered in other Asian meet at the museum on the class experiencing Korean folklore of- countries around Korea, but every day. The participation fee for the fered by National Folk Museum of Asian country developed it in their class is 6,000 won. You can sign up Korea. own shape and features. Korean in person or by email only. One of the most important tradi- developed this legacy to Ship- tions in Korea is celebrating and jangsaeng, and used this concept Email: [email protected] ISSUE NO. 90 3 On Friday, April 22nd, 10:00am- oriental medicine markets in Korea. 12:00pm, the Itaewon Global Village The tour route is as described below: Center will hold a “Traditional Mar- ket Walking Tour.” Participants will Jegidong Station – Seonnongdan -> get fruitful information and historical Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medi- backgrounds about streets and mar- cine Museum -> Seoul Yangnyeong kets. Market -> Gyeongdong Market This walking tour takes visitors The venue of the tour is Jegi-dong sta- around the traditional markets of the tion (line 1). This class is free of charge. Dongdaemun District, starting with You can sign up in person or by email the Seoul Yangnyeongsi Herb Medi- only. cine Museum, then the Gyeongdong Market and the Seoul Yangnyeong Email: [email protected] Market, one of the most famous On Friday, April 22nd, that it has a natural beauty. After 1:00pm-3:00pm, the Itaewon shaping the cup, you will attach a Global Village Center will hold a handle on the cup. And then, you Pottery Class “Cup.” will paint the cup with various col- Participants will make their own ors you want. cup using natural clay. You will After making your cup, you can use a coiling skill that is the basic pick it up at our center after about skill of pottery to make the cup. 3 weeks. Coiling skill is the skill where The participation fee for the class is you pile long clay on another 11,000won. You can sign up in long clay repetitively. You will person or by email only. shape the cup in a natural way so Email: [email protected] For other information on Living in Korea: Seoul Metropolitan Government : http://www.seoul.go.kr The official website of Seoul Metropolitan Government where you can receive information on living in Seoul, Seoul news, tourist spots in the city, and so on. Visit Seoul : www.visitseoul.net The official tourism site of Seoul AngloInfo Seoul : http://seoul.angloinfo.com/ AngloInfo Seoul is a website that offers various information that you may need at every stage of your expat life. You can find information on local events, search directory of English-speaking businesses, buy and sell items and so on. Korea for Expats : www.korea4expats.com One-stop source of information on Korea 4 On Friday, April 29th, we will use leather cords, The participation fee for the class 10:00am-12:00pm, the Itae- threads, beads, and buttons. We is 20,000won. You can sign up in won Global Village Center will will also tie a traditional knot to person or by email only. hold a Beads Chanluu Bracelet fix the bracelet tightly. While the Making Class. process of making the bracelet is Email: [email protected] Participants will make a beauti- easy, it is very beautiful and ful Chanluu bracelet which is a modern. beaded wrap bracelet. In fact, The teacher for this class is the “Chanluu” is a person‟s name as designer Soo who is the writer of well as a brand‟s name. Chanluu the best-selling book about bracelet is so popular that it is making a bracelet using knots. considered as one kind of She will teach you how to make a bracelets. Chanluu bracelet is beads Chanluu bracelet easily. an all-season bracelet, and it is You can wear the bracelet in loved by many people. daily life or use it as a handmade To make the Chanluu bracelet, present because it is loved by men and women of all ages.