Bondaygee Arts & Therapy Center
Creative Soul Arts by James Purdie
Not only do I love cats, I even make songs and animated music videos about them! Check out this little tune I made back in 2006 in Korea. This features a bit of my animation skills. I can do projects for you too. If you need something done let me know. Leave a message. I also work in 3D graphics, photography, 4K film and more.
t was the summer of 1988 and I was visiting my new brother-in-law’s parents’ house. They were from California.
We sat outside in their background in the warm weather when Mrs. Arlett brought out some taco chips along with a dish of home-made salsa. I had never heard of salsa sauce before but I did love those nachos. Anyways, I gave a taco chip a dip and took a little bite. I will never forget that day in which Continue reading “Please Make Your Own Salsa!”
These were my Super-Star students from Kwang Nam Elementary School in Seoul. This was one of my favorite schools and experiences for sure. You can see how well my “Bondaygee ESL System” works here. Mind you the students were pretty nervous doing their little recitals and did their best to say the words as fast as possible. If you were to talk to them and normal speed they could answer with near perfect pronunciation. Click a student to hear their recitals and the “Browser Back” button to go back to start. The story about these great students can be found here at “The Amazing ESL Story”.
It’s nearly impossible to talk about Korean culture without mentioning the healthy and delicious representative food, kimchi, the pride of Korea.
There are actually quite a few different types of “kimchi’s”, spicy, fermented vegetables, but Chinese Cabbage is usually the first one we always think of, though radish is very common too.
Here’s a few of the 4K Film demos I did with my new Panasonic camera. These are just quick improvised test projects.
Funny improvised 4K Film Demos from around town:
A) “On the trail” – 50’s Black and white suspense classic in Canadian Wilderness. I really learned the power of music to draw people into stories on this one. I started creating a little classical soundtrack music for that one.
The Rocky Mountains are a great reason to come to Canada. Come and let’s go camping!
On the next few pages you can see a bunch of Korean pictures. This will give you a great idea of what it’s like living and teach ESL there. It might help you decide if you want to go there or not.
This is the beautiful Emerald Lake. I actually swam in this lake!
These are my awesome boys, Julian and Gene. Both born in Cheongju, South Korea.
This was another spontaneous comedy video for my friend Curtis and students. Originally I wanted to surprise him with my serious acting.
In the video introduction I ask the super-serious question:
“If you had just one chance to…………..eat a banana, would you do it? YES I WOULD DO IT!” Continue reading “The Banana Song”
1989: Attended Thompson Rivers University and made majored break-through in personal understanding of Psychology in terms of the “subtle-energy field”. See Trans-personal Psychology, Yoga Philosophy and Soul Awareness.
1993: Attended University of Lethbridge.
1994: Took time off school to study French culture in Trois Rivieres, Quebec and Montreal.
1996: Returned to BC and University of British Columbia to finish Psychology Major.
1997: Graduated from UBC. Studied Spanish and traveled with music through Mexico. Later, moved to Asia to teach ESL and learn about foreign culture/languages.
2000: While teaching ESL in Korea, made The “Bondaygee” song (번데기 송), which means “Cocoon” in Korean. Henceforth was known as “James Bondaygee”
2002: Created English School in Cheongju, South Korea and started making original curriculum while carefully studying how students learn.
2003: Began using video as a teaching tool and making musical lessons. James turns the most important study-word-lists into musical songs and then videos. The Very Good Words System is born! Students thrive and beg for more. James completes 8 Very Good Word Songs and videos without rest!
2005: James moves to Seoul and starts teaching in public schools. For first time, James introduces himself as “Mr. Bondaygee”. Students are inspired. They learn “Mr. Bondaygee’s Very Good Word” Songs at incredible speed. They thrive. It’s awesome. Check out that story here!
2009 James returns to Canada, ending the ten plus years of teaching in Korea. James, pursuing his passion for the healing arts opens the Bondaygee Creative Arts and Therapy Centre in Kelowna, BC.
Are you looking for a good song to teach at your English Camp? Look no further. The perfect song is here with its lyrics for studying:
The Tadpole Song (올챙이송 영어버전) Here’s the story. I was asked at one summer camp at Songbuk Elementary School in Seoul to make an English Version of the 올챙이송 (Olchaengee song). I did it quickly in an hour and it turned out very well. And here it is:
