Greetings at this special time of the year, Chuseok, one of Korea's most traditional and most important of holidays. Chuseok (a.k.a. Hangawi, Jungchu-jeol, and Gabae) is at once a joyous, thankful, and solemn period. Joyeous, in that it is a time to gather and spend time with family and friends. Thankful, as it is a time to give thanks for the "harvest" that the year has provided. And solemn, in that it is a time to remember family who have now passed but have made us what we are.
As the KOTESOL family observes this Chuseok 2019, let us enjoy meeting with family and friends, traveling, and/or catching up on some professional development; and let us take some time to be thankful to those who helped us to become the educators that we are.
Happy Chuseok. 줄겁고 풍성한 추석명절 보내세요.
David Shaffer, Korea TESOL President
