So many things to tell and I can't think of a thing!

I have been wayyy too busy to write on here... which I guess is probably a good thing!

Since the last time I blogged I have done so many things, so this blog post may be a little spuratic!

A few weeks ago Tia and I took a Sunday afternoon to go visit Changdeokgung Palace, meaning the palace of Shining Happiness. It was breath taking. I didn't learn very much as we had just missed the last english tour but the setting was just absolutely peaceful, minus Tia being there! Kidding. We listened to some traditional Korean music in the rain, it was all very nice. To top it off we played models for a day! Two men came up to Tia and I and asked us if he could take our pictures. So he made us pose and listen to an MP3 player. really quite hilarious. I wouldn't dare put the photos up on here:) and to really top it off we finished by eating McDonalds. haha














































































In terms of school, Eileen teacher (my korean co teacher) and I had parent teacher interviews! It was super nice to get to know the parents and just kind of understand a little why the kids are the way they are! see who they look like, etc! I am extremely lucky to have really good parents. With the hustle and bustle of school you sometimes forget and stop to appreciate how amazing the kids are so it was nice to have time to write their report cards and tell their parents which areas they are excelling in!

Now CHUSEOK! In preparation for Chuseok, which is essentially the Korean thanksgiving, Reggio (my school) went on a field trip to a traditional korean manners school! I think i mentioned that in my blog before! The children looked adorable! They wore the Korean traditional garment called the "Hanbok". They looked like little Korean dolls and little mini warriors!  They got to practice bowing, they played traditional Korean instruments and did some arts and crafts! Leo, who is allergic to everything, I kid you not, was allergic to his hanbok so we had a little emergency as he was so swollen and covered in rashes! Not to fret, by the end of the day he was back to normal though!:)





















































































For Chuseok us teachers got a week off school to do whatever! Which was amazing! Before we went on our merry way Reggio gave us a choice of tuna or soap as a thanksgiving gift! Interesting choices...it was a tough one, haha but I chose soap! I'm really glad i did because the fish lovers got spam tuna:) and I got this pimpin life time supply of soaps, body washes, shampoos, etc! Not to sound greedy but between parent teacher interviews and Chuseok I have so many gifts from the parents, including Chanel lipgloss. Koreans are honestly just so generous and giving! wellll that and I think the parents of my children are not too bad off!

Soooo, for Chuseok vacation a few friends/co workers and I headed to Busan, Korea by the KTX (korean fast train). We heard it is one of the most beautiful places in Korea and a must see well living in the country! It is on the south coast, right along the ocean! mmm perfect! Tia and I lazed on the beach and swam in the ocean it was amazing! everything I needed it! We drank soju (korean rice wine) and beer on the beach at night and looked at the full moon (always a full moon around Chuseok time). It was really quite romantic! Of course I went shopping in Busan, which was wicked! I didn't think it could get cheaper then Seoul but apparently it can! We went to a nasty fish market. I don't need to say more about that. and we went to Busan tower to get a bird side view of the 4 million plus city!!! All in all a pretty sweet trip!








































































Now back in Seoul, it has been a busy week just catching up on laundry, cleaning, school stuff! Amazing to see the kids, I truly feel like a young mom ( someone give me a reality check please?), I missed them SOOOOOOO much!!!!! The other day during story circle Evan started nodding off, so cutttteeeee and then the other kids started laughing. His head was bobbing and he was trying so hard to keep his little eyes open and then I start hysterically crying laughing and we were all laughing together! It was just the funniest moment!

This week for show and tell the children presented "When I grow up I want to be a..." Lucy wanted to be a ballerina because they are pretty and they like pink. I tried to coax her into dancing in front of all of us but apparently she's smarter than my tricks! Tommy and Naomi wanted to be cooks because they want to make delicious food. Tommy's favourite food is spaghetti and when asked why he said, "because its brown." hahaha. Shayna and Jasmine both wanted to be artists, which just shows me they really love the art project we have been doing for the past two months! Indy wanted to be lego artist, not surprising in the least! Leo wanted to be a soldier because he wants to shoot guns and fight people! Ben wanted to be a doctor. I asked him why and he had no idea why, I asked him what doctors do and he had no idea. so finally I asked him if his mom told him to tell his class he wanted to be a doctor and he said yes. hahaha. and in Skyler fashion, saving the best for last.... David wanted to be a dinosaur. yup, a dinosaur. because they are big and scary and eat people. Actually, not just any dinosaur, an anklyosauraus (I'm not apologizing for not spelling that correctly). I told him "David, I don't know many people who have become Dinosaurs, I think its very hard to do." His reply, "But Skyler teacher I'm Korean."




































As I had mentioned in previous blogs my class had been learning about Vincent Van Gogh and Keith Haring. We have done many paintings and drawings. Elephant Class are truly pointillist and pop artist pros! To finish up this project I have been spending the last week turning our class room into an art gallery. The kids have been practicing presentation and by tuesday of next week we will be finished Art project officially! Sad to see it come to an end up I think we are all ready to learn something new!

Things I'm looking forward to: This weekend is my girlfriend, Lynn's birthday so we will be celebrating both friday and saturday! Going out and about! Probably hongdae! and I'm honestly looking forward to next week where I am expecting some much needed down time! perhaps, some more blog updates!

Oh yah, I miss my mom and my dad. and my brother. hahaha but really!

PS: Im learning Korean and Hangul (the korean alphabet) and this is my new passion! I am soooooooooo excited about it! the reason I thought about that because really in Korean is pronounced chin-cha! there i taught you a word!:)