Quotes of the Week

The last couple of weeks have been pretty busy (it seems like I am always saying this!).

Last week I taught Halloween to all of my classes. This was a lot of fun, because they do not celebrate this holiday here. We watched a clip of The Simpson's Halloween (it had Korean subtitles!), then made Halloween costumes out of newspaper. We had so much fun! Halloween weekend I went to Seoul for Halloween- met some friends there and even found a bar that was decorated for Halloween!

Here are some funny quotes from the week:

I went to school one morning, and I was feeling sick/nauseus. I told my co-teacher. Her response: "I think you need acupuncture."

A p.e. teacher at our school told me this today. "You walk on the track very powerfully and strong." I'm not exactly sure what he meant, but I know that at some point he was watching me walk...... kind of weird and creepy!

I was doing a lesson on agree/disagree. The phrase was "Students should have to wear uniforms to school" then students had to agree or disagree and say why. Student response, "I disagree because I ugly." :)


This weekend I am again traveling to Seoul. There is a march and rally in support of human rights in North Korea. There are some North Korean escapees (if that is the right word) that will be speaking. Everything will be translated into English. It is so interesting to me that I just happen to be in South Korea while the tension is building for 6 party talks and such. I feel like I have so much to learn about the issue. I don't know if this march/rally will change anything, but what if it does?

I hope you are all doing well. I miss you and love you.