ah-nee-oh (No) Thumbelina...sad face

My kindergarten class graduated. Although, this past Saturday was a very crazy and hectic day it went very well! Overall, each class did great and no child was beaten for misbehaving. It's a little sad because I really enjoyed the Thumbelina class. I currently do not have a kindergarten class, which makes it sadder considering this is my favorite age group. On Friday the new sessions starts and I'm pretty excited to get a new class. Hopefully they are good.

Nothing too exciting since the weekend. Yesterday was the Korean Independence day so I did not have to work. Unfortunately, they didn't do much for the holiday. At least in Gwangju...maybe they do more in Seoul. It was nice to see Korean flags everywhere though...and I mean everywhere.

I can't wait for this weekend. It's just not the same to get one day off.

Pets & DWTS

New editions to my home: Zoe Zoe the wood bird and Rosco (Ross for short) the plant

Counting down to DWTS 2011 premieres.....GO KENDRA!

http://abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/cast-announcement-12

Rango + gifts

I want to see this movie.

These people know what I like. For my birthday Amy & Vanessa sent me these:

and my sister sent me this! Mmmmmmm...

Thank-you so much!

Way too long....sorry

Man, there’s so much to talk about. First, I don't have much time so I will not be proof reading. I'm apologizing in advance for the typos. Second, sorry I haven’t written in a while….it’s been pretty busy. I’ve been working hard at TEFL. I paid ~$330 to get this certification and it must be done by the end of March. I have to complete 13 modules plus this other section; I’m currently on module 6. You probably now understand my urgency/stress to complete this.

Second, I went to Seoul (capital of S. Korea) a few weeks ago…it was a blast! We went to an aquarium, ate delicious food, drank a lot of sangria and went to a tea shop. I love tea! Overall it was just a nice weekend away; nothing too exciting. I will definitely be back soon! I plan/hope to go to Seoul tower and do more touristy things. Maybe a temple stay? The whole time I was there I kept thinking, “why am I not here?” I absolutely loved the city feel and would love to live there. Unfortunately, now that I’m back in Gwangju, I feel a little different. Gwangju is still a city, but it feels small and it doesn’t have as many foreigners as Seoul. Although I loved Seoul I don’t know if it’s Korea enough. There are tons of foreigners and I just felt like I was in the U.S. Does this make sense? Here are a few pictures of Seoul weekend.

     

 This was in one of the fish aquariums...really?!?

Tea anyone?

Out in Seoul...

So far this week has been extremely busy preparing for our 7 year olds graduation ceremony and their talent show. This is happening all this Saturday. Wish us luck!