Time Flies

I can't believe that I've been here for a month already....time has flown. We had a snow day on Monday, Seoul hadn't seen this much snow (10 inches in one day) in over 70 years! My schedule has changed a bit this month, I'm supposed to go into school by 9 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. So, I was really excited that we got an extra day of vacation on Monday. I took a few pictures of the snow storm to show you, but it really doesn't do it justice. With my extra time I talked to a lot of friends and family at home. Then a bunch of the teachers and I went outside to play in the snow. We had a snowball fight, it was the Canadian teachers vs. the US teachers....can you guess who won?? The Canadians. I took a snowball to the face, and let me tell you, it hurt! Burning cold. The we decided to make snow angels and play on the frozen playground. It was so much fun!

After that we decided to get warm, have some hot coco and grilled cheese sandwiches. We played a few board games (Cranium and I can't remember the other game). Helped a few Koreans get their cars out from being stuck in the snow, etc. Then I found out that Alexandra only had to work a half day, so we decided to meet up in Iteawon for some drinks and dinner. One of the other teachers from my school came with and we went to a foreigner bar called Geckos expecting there to be tons of teachers partaking in dinner and drinks. Much to our surprise there weren't take many other foreign teachers there, but we still enjoyed some veggie burgers, wings and fries. It was a great way to end the vacation. The only bad thing is that we have to make up that day next Saturday. I have to work a full day on Saturday, January 16th, which means the weekend will only consist of Sunday...no exploring or fun to be had there.

I'm taking on more classes this month and just started teaching a new set of students who don't know any English. I got to give them English names today. Some of my favorites were included (Rachael, Christine), but one of the students did not want an English name at all, so I call her Moon (it is part of her Korean name). I'm excited to help mold these students and watch them progress for however long I have them. I will include pictures of my students at a later time as it would be weird for me to take pictures of them during class without having a reason...

Alexandra and I have met some new friends this past week. One is through a friend of a friend (thanks Paco) and the others we met out at a bar last weekend. We're looking forward to exploring the country with our new friends. But not in this weather! It is so bone chilling cold, I can't begin to tell you.

I rode the subway yesterday all by myself, which is a huge accomplishment for me. I've been so worried about getting lost or missing my transfers, but it all worked out so well. Korea has an amazing subway system and I've already been told that I will not find another one like it. I will only be disappointed with all others.

You'll have to turn your head to see the difference in the photos.... sorry!