This morning, I discovered I was responsible for the whole Ju Ju nickname.
If I understand my students correctly, they derived Ju Ju from me stuttering Julius. When Joo Sung asked me to call him Julius, I stuttered it. I was already introduced to him as Joo Sung, so Julius was initially awkward.
However, my students found this amusing, especially Christof, the designated class clown. He has been the most insistent in calling Julius “Ju Ju.” To Julius’s credit, he coined in response “Chris Stop!” as a moniker for Christof.
Next week, I will be teaching a morning class at a community college at an unnaturally early hour, so I won’t get to teach these students. I will work at the language school when I’m available and as needed. However, I will miss this group of students.
