The Casey Lartigue Show!

A few years ago when I was active with the Harvard outreach office I was named a Harvard Graduate School of Education Goodwill Ambassador. I read in today's Korea Times that the office of tourism in Korea is inviting foreign residents to be Tourism Ambassadors . I guess this is a good chance to add being an ambassador not just to a school but to an entire country to my resume. According to the article there are 1.2 million foreign residents in South Korea. * * * Korean Government's War on Private Education Here's an amazing story in today's Korea Herald about the government's ongoing war against private education in South Korea. Can you imagine any level of government in the U.S. having to pass laws to prevent people from studying after 10 p.m.? One thing we do have in America is Midnight Basketball, than you Bill Clinton, in some urban areas. I do wonder just how late Koreans would pay for education if the government didn't crackdown on such education service...

* Average [South] Korean Turning Overweight * N. Korea Opens 1st Fast-Food Restaurant I predicted more than a decade ago that if North Korea ever allowed McDonald's to open a branch that it wouldn't be long before NPR and South Korean media/intellectuals complained about North Koreans becoming overweight (as opposed to those who eat grass to keep from starving). I'm sticking by that prediction: According to the Korea Times : "South Korea used to be known as a nation of slim people thanks to its diet of fruits and vegetables. But the reputation has become a thing of the past as a growing number of Koreans are becoming obese due to the widespread popularity of high-calorie and high-fat Western foods, as well as a lack of exercise." In unrelated news, N. Koreans who have been eating grass may finally have a chance to eat fast-food . As the Korea Herald reminds us: "North Korea suffers from chronic food shortages, with private analysts saying that about 1 millio...