Why Are My Hands Always Cold?

Oh yeah.  Cuz it’s frickin’ freezing out here, Mr. Bigglesworth!
It’s been EXTREMELY cold here this week– below 20 degrees F– and we should be getting snow some time  from tonight through the end of the weekend.
I spent the past weekend being sick.    I made sure to drink my Vita 500 today- the magical [...]

Jingle What?

We’re planning a big Christmas party for our students and their parents on Christmas Eve day, and we’d like the children to be able to sing a few Christmas songs in English.
So, today we started learning Jingle Bells and awww maaaan.  I tried SO hard not to giggle, but they’re just so gosh darn cute!
I [...]

No Soup for You

Today’s lesson with my 5-year-olds was, “What do you want for lunch?” And for the day’s dialogue practice, I wanted to concentrate on good manners- something easy they could start using today, at lunch.
So, I went around the classroom with a bowl and ladle asking my students, “Do you want soup?” Their response [...]

One Cold Morning

I had a delightful little weekend down on the island.
Unfortunately, I forgot to take my camera.  So my friends have all of the pictures at the moment.  I’ll snag some from ‘em and tell you about it later…
This morning’s quite nippy: 21 degrees.  It snowed here this past weekend and I missed it.  There are [...]

Goeje-do, Here I Go!

On my way to Goeje Island for the weekend…
It’s on the southern coast of South Korea, and is its second largest island (second to Jejudo, where Nick and I went back in July).
It’s got a couple of good hiking mountains, some natural harbors, and some beautiful beaches.  Shipbuilding is this island’s largest industry.
Just another short, [...]

What Color is Your Belt?

I had mentioned in a previous post that after 3 1/2 months, we were going for our yellow belts…
Well, all original members of the Jinjeop 5 passed the test… with flying colors.   And it was actually a bit more professionally conducted than I had imagined.
Sabumnim had to bring in an elder- a true, [...]

Turkey’s Good for the Seoul

This weekend was a good one.  I went snowboarding Friday up at Bear’s Town- a ski resort just 20 minutes from my place.  Minus a nasty fall I took on the ice that left me hurting until even now, it was a lot of fun.
On Saturday, I got together with a bunch of friends to [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

I can’t wait to write to you about quite possibly my favorite Thanksgiving EVER.
But, right now I have my final hagwon class before the weekend and then I have taekwando.  I’ll be taking my yellow belt test.  Wish me luck and talk to y’all soon!
Kaley

Good Morning

Woke up with a beautiful sunrise today, high up in the sky.

That’s a sight I don’t think I could ever tire of.  Just wanted to share it with you.

A Lesson on Distance

I had a real heavy reminder today that no matter where I go, no matter what I do, my heart will never be fully satisfied.  I will always leave someone behind, I will always be far away from someone I love.
The thought of this makes me extremely sad.  But it also makes me feel oddly [...]