Bfast- oatmeal, kiwi, yogurt, almonds

lunch- rice with black beans, oyster and tofu soup, kimchi, zucchini, mini eggs and potatoes

dinner- bean sprouts, mushrooms, lettuce, lentils, strawberries

The student teachers left last Friday, so we are back to normal at school. I must say it's a huge relief :) I really enjoy teaching, and didn't get to do hardly any of it the whole month of November.

In my opinion, the curriculum used here for English (it's regulated throughout the whole country) is kind of ridiculous... It would be easy to just teach every class straight from the curriculum. No thinking required. However, I am not doing any of this because it's "easy". I'm here to make sure these kids learn English they can use!

I have already seen the difference in the attitudes of the students when the lessons are relevant and interesting to them... today in 4th grade they learned "How Much is that Doggie in the Window," and in 6th grade they learned the "So Long, Farewell" song from Soung of Music. I have had those two stuck in my head all day (especially after teaching the 6th grade lesson THREE times! ha).

Yoon Jin went home after lunch, because she is having a problem with her eye :( So, when the kids saw she was gone, they attacked me (in a good way). We had fun. I only had to plan one lesson for tomorrow (3rd grade class X 3). I learned a lot of new words and a couple of the girls finished off my disposable camera... those pictures should be interesting! I'll have to get them developed in Hawaii :)

Both my little guy and Nu Gyun (awesome 6th grade girl) walked home with me... little guy went to piano and Nu Gyun and I went to the library accross the street from my house. It was my first time in there... what a wonderful place! It's beautiful and pretty big! I think I will end up spending quite a bit of time in there :)