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Submitted to Contest #335
At 38, Jeong-min decided to enroll in an adult English class at a hagwon in downtown Daegu, South Korea. “A hagwon is like a for-profit cram school for anything. English. Piano. Basketball. Chinese. Martial arts. Cheaper than a babysitter,” is how his instructor from Oklahoma explained it. Work. Home. Work. Home. Work. Home. That was Jeong-min’s life for the past 15 years after serving in the military, a compulsory service for all able-bodied Korean men. His hagwon of choice specialized in teaching adults over 30. Many Koreans studied Engli...
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