Fish fishy fish!

This has been a very weird month for me, I have had almost 3 weeks off from work and have largely felt like I don't know what is going on in my immediate future. With a small of amount of insecurity (the first time I've felt this in 7 months) I decided I needed to do something drastic. Luckily for me and my impulses my friends steered me in the right direction. I am now the proud owner of 5 fish! Tiger, Basel, Fujin, Raijin, and Mashita (Korean word for delicious). Well I thought being the bread winner to a colorful group of fishy friends. Well as luck would have it I am now only the bread winner of 2 fish. Fujin, Raijin (the gods of Wind and Thunder) died when they got sucked into the filter, while the cause of death of Mashita is still being investigated. So that's what my drastic impulsive decisions have led to, murdered fish. Better than children I suppose.

TACO!

Will out

Been too long in Korea yet somehow not long enough

Been far too long since my last post. I have been putting the finishing touches on my Japan blog as I feel that I should post it before I head back there (which will be in two weeks :) ). I am super excited because my sister Johanna is coming to visit me, and she's bringing among other things, her husband, my Pat's jersey (even though its cursed), several pounds of Mexican rice, as well as her husband Keith!

Couldn't be more pleased with the state of events in Korea right now. Which is why I claim that I have been far too long in Korea. I have started to think like a Korean. I wonder when I will get my next batch of Kim chi, TKD consumes my life;one day I will be good I swear, and of course I find less and less things that would have originally shocked me. For instance they serve Ice cream in condoms in this country. Take a few seconds and process that. Ice cream. Condoms. Together in a tasty chocolate treat! Also I see gochu drying on the side of the street and I think it's gochu season already? Rather than why are they putting vegetables on the side of the street, or as Landon noted cabbage on the floor of a stairwell.

Also, and well this is not a bad thing just something that I had not anticipated in the slightest when I was coming over here, I love teaching my Kindy kids. They are all spectacularly funny and brilliant little beings with terrific personalities. Even the ones that make me want to bang my head against the wall, or curl and cry in frustration (talking to you Pluto ;) ) are all worth the effort and toll it takes out of me. Who knew that I would be fond of little children? I always thought they were annoying and a waste of time, and I still believe babies are, but I am now confident in saying that kids. Well kids are alright. Its interesting, and perhaps it is because the children are so receptive and inquisitive about my life at least more than most people in K-Town, that I find myself truly missing them when I haven't seen them in awhile. Maybe its just Korea, maybe I should think about being a teacher for more than a stopgap, or maybe I just don't know, but I am fairly certain I'm like one of those annoying parents that always talks about their kids, because I for sure know they are always near the top of what I want to talk about. Funny how being a pseudo-parent does that to you. So without further ado some shots of the kids.

Lisa modeling her sock puppet

Brian has to be one of my most emotional children.

What is there that I can say about Johnny. Oh yea biggest handful at ECC
5 months running. Congratulations Johnny you surely have earned it.

Sweet little Tiffany always a little scared of new things.

These pictures were taken during a drama contest, from left to right
Sophia, Daniel, Tiffany, Lisa, Jeremy.

I don't remember the song they were singing...er pantomiming Milli Vanilli style

This is Karen, who sabotages me by saying "Teacher big hug please!"

Saturn Class: I think it was put best by Landon "Even I think they're cute and I'm a heartless bastard!" (Left to right: Jess, Angel, Rachel, Joseph, Taylor, Jade, Karen, David, Bianca, Stuart)

All my charges.

Lastly, some fantastic works of art. The kids were coloring so I decided that I would also color. I used chiaroscuro to give definition to the whale while also giving a nod Monet and his peers with my impressionist piece of a seaside sunset. Landon also did a top notch 3-d representation of the death of the dinosaurs. Hold on I think I hear the Louvre calling, Until then pasties...

Will Out

Sweet 60 and Intensives

Hooray its my 60th post and in honor of this event I have decided to undergo intensives at school! Now intensives just mean that I teach more classes in my already busy week but luckily for me they only last for a week unlike my co-workers who have it for a month. Not much to say about this weekend, I just played some soccer and watched HP. I also bought a bag for my trip to Japan which is next week (so excited!!!!) It's a nifty Korean brand called Black Yak and is a snazzy yellow color. Well I am going to head to work now as I have much to do. I'll leave you with a song that I've been listening to for the past week, courtesy of one Virginia the Terrible. Well until next time, as always send books or poptarts.

Will out