Holly's parents have been here all week from Washington State. For some reason I thought they would offer me some kind of comfort...maybe make me realize something I was missing...but it didn't happen. That's good I guess. This weekend I am accompanying them in Seoul to do some touristy things. We're taking a tour bus around to see the sights. I love Seoul.
November 11th is a holiday here in Korea. It's called Peparo Day. I can't WAIT to tell you all about it...but first I have to upload pics. It's HILARIOUS! (but what isn't here?)
I was talking to some of the kids in my chess class the other day, and they were telling me about their experiences in schools outside of Korea. One guy spent some time in Australia and the other in Boston. I am always eager to hear them talking about the details of school since I will be an ESL teacher when I return to the states. I was asking them about ESL class, and I was very surprised to learn that they HATED it! They were talking about how boring it was...etc. I told them I was an ESL teacher and they said,
"You must be special because you are not boring at all. Yes. You're special."
It was a small comment and probably went unnoticed by everyone else in the room, but it meant the world to me.
Today toward the end of class when we had a couple of minutes left we played..."My favorite _____ is ______." We go around the room and the kids fill in the blanks with whatever they want to. One of the kids said, "My favorite teacher is Julia." That's when I immediately did my: I'm-her-favorite-teacher-dance. Then I got asked what was my favorite dance?? The everyone-did-their-homework-dance or the I'm-her-favorite-teacher dance?
I still can't decide.
Julia, you are so funny. you need to get a digital video cam so the world can see your dances. Yes, you owe us all at least that.
Posted by: Carly | November 18, 2004 at 01:01 PM