New Faces New School Year

So the new school year has officially begun as of March 2nd. I have a whole bunch of cuties and rug rats! My schedule is pretty sweet, but also pretty booked. I work most days from 12 p.m. - 8:10 p.m., which is good because I still get to sleep in and if I feel up to it, hit the gym or do chores around my apt. We got three new teachers from the US. Their names are Kelly (from ATL), MaryBeth (from Michigan), and Behbevin (from Virginia). They are all pretty cool, but I have formed a closer friendship with Kelly and MaryBeth. They are super fun and out going and I'm glad that they are our newest editions! Kelly and MB are both preschool teachers, which means that they work from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., so our schedules are a little off, but we hang out at night.

My new classes are all pretty good. Most of my old students have been shuffled around into new classes. But learning all of the new students' names is proving to be a little tough. I only have a couple of truly bad kids, and when I say bad, I mean that they don't listen to me, and actually tell me "NO!!!" in class, which is very difficult. I had to take one of these kids into the hall 3 times in one day last week. I had my Korean teaching partner call his parents and let them know that he was being very difficult. So on Monday, he was much better in class. Still not perfect, but we're working on it. The little ones are still cutier than ever! They just love to give hi-5s, and hold my hand and hug. The older ones just want all of my attention, so they are constantly saying "teacher, teacher", which gets a little annoying after a whole class is screaming it at me.

It started to snow again, which is really a downer because it was just starting to get a little warm and nice. Don't get me wrong, I love to see the beautiful white snow outside, but I hate walking/slipping in it! I hope that it doesn't last long.

Al and I went to see Alice in Wonderland in 3D this past weekend, and we had to sit in the front row, which was a little intense, but we both liked it. It wasn't as good as Avatar, but it was still interesting to watch. Its really strange to me that all of these 3D movies are now coming out. I mean, 3D has been around for quite sometime and just never really took off, so why now?

Not a whole lot else is going on in Korea....when I think of things, I'll let you know. Hope all is well!