bfast: same

lunch: rice; super yummy Chinese soup (many of the other teachers pointed to it and said "China soupa") - it was so yummy; kim chi; juicy pineapple; super delicious little puff pastry things with apple-tasting stuff inside

dinner: rice with tomatoes, shrimp, broccoli, and sesame seeds

I left the apartment a few minutes early so I'd have time to stop and talk with the old lady on the corner. Let me tell you about this lady: I don't know why, but she is always standing outside in the same place by the school, holding a big flag. I usually just say hi and smile as I walk past her, and she stops me and talks (in Korean) until I gesture that I need to get going. But, today when we met, I said (in Korean), "Hi! Good to see you today! My name is Danielle". She was very surprised, and hugged me. She pointed to herself and said (in Korean): "mom" (one of the words I learned yesterday!!!) I was like wow, we just had a legit conversation! Cool. So, from here on out this old lady will be called my "Korean mom" haha.

When I got to the office, I practiced the Hangul alphabet on the white board for a while and then got to lesson planning. I planned a week's worth of lessons for all 22 classes before lunch time (they probably won't be used, but I have done my job).

I am being really encouraged to try and speak more Korean. At lunch, I said "hello" in Korean, and the principal was soooooooo excited! She gave me a big thumbs up :) I think they are just being nice...

After eating, all the other teachers left school - apparently there was some kind of conference going on. So I was hanging out with the kids outside. They were teaching me all kinds of new words and listening to Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift on their cell phones. Pretty funny. Then, a bunch of kids came running up to me, pointing to one of the girls... she had a REALLY bloody nose and they were freaking out. I later learned she was punched in the face by one of the boys... rough day on the playground! I didn't have my sandals, so I couldn't go inside the building. I gestured to the other kids to go get tissues, and they came back with the nurse (so thankful she was actually there today!). The kids kept apologizing to me... I didn't really understand why.

As I was walking home, I saw this adorable couple walking up the hill by the apartment. They looked very old... the woman's walking was labored and very slow, and the man (who I am guessing is her husband) was walking right alondside her. Really sweet.

Later tonight when I was just doing some studying in the apartment, I heard this really wierd noise that sounded like a child screaming. I think it was a cat being tortured or torturing something... I ran and closed/locked all the doors and windows. Really creepy.