A few weeks ago we had our first school field trip. We were going to go to a farm and dig up sweet potatoes, but it rained the day before so that was cancelled. We ended up going on a short hike up a mountain close to school, and the kids had a blast. Anthony, my most uncoordinated kid, fell multiple times as to be expected. He trips over his own feet anyways, so add in rocks and roots and it's a bad combination.
My kindergarten class minus Sohee
Sohee, otherwise known as 'hallway girl,' absolutely did not want to be in the picture. She wouldn't stay on the bench, so our director picked her up and placed her on my lap, where she immediately began to cry and try to get away. So we took pictures without her.
A few weekends ago I had my second casino experience of my life. We went to a casino in Seoul that is only for foreigners because I guess Koreans tend to have really bad gambling problems so they aren't allowed in there. We had to show our passports and everything, because I guess I could be a Korean posing as a blonde American trying to sneak in. When we walked in the casino it was really quiet, much more quiet than Black Bear in MN. After losing 3,000 won right away at the slots, I decided that gambling is stupid and I didn't want to lose any more money. My coworkers played roulette for a long time, and some of them won a bit of money but others lost a lot. I can see why it would be fun to gamble, if you win.
On the subway to the casino, I remember it was really packed and we had a long ways to go. So, a couple of my coworkers and I decided to sing 'The ants go marching' to pass the time. We got up to four or five in the song when an older man turned around and said, "Be quiet!" very angrily. I guess it really isn't acceptable to be loud on public transportation here.
The kid's birthdays are really big here. The parents bring in a whole spread of food and cake and we take a half an hour to eat it all. Sohee's birthday was a few weeks ago, and it was literally the longest she has stayed in class. But of course she ended up going out in the hallway towards the end of her birthday celebration, after her mom left. Her mom was really nice and apologized for Sohee always being in the hallway. I don't think she should apologize, it's her money that she's throwing away every month.
The happy birthday girl
My students also started getting homework a few weeks ago. The first few times they were so excited to see my reaction that I would hear, "Rachel teacher, Rachel teacher, Rachel TEACHER!!!" coming from my classroom in the morning because they wanted to show me their homework. I guess my student Amy loves her homework so much that she almost started crying when she finished her worksheet so her mom had to go online to print off more for her. I wonder when homework will stop being fun and exciting...
Anyways, I tried cooked larvae for the first time at the nearby galbi place. It actually wasn't too bad, I had a few of them just to try and figure out the taste. It was really rich, and I thought it almost had the flavor of corn on the cob which was really weird. Alright, that's enough for this post:)
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