My New K1 Class

Allison, Allie, Jerry, Delicia, Jenny and Carly

Its a new semester here in Korea and as much as I miss my old kids I'm quickly falling in love with this new group. Its really different for me to have so many girls. My last 2 kindie classes were full of boys. I haven't had to break up a single fight yet!

And damn are they cute...and so smart. Here's a funny conversation that took place the 2nd day of school.

Delicia: Teacher, your hair is beautiful. Are you Caucasian?

Me: Yes.

Delicia: Why?

Me: Because my mommy and daddy and grandma and grandpa are caucasian. Are you Asian?

Delicia: Yes.

Me: Why?

Delicia: Because my mommy and daddy and everyone is Asian.

Spring Is In The Air

Fingers crossed, but I think Spring may soon be here. The weather's been getting warmer and days are getting longer. Yesterday it was 10 degrees. We tried to go to the Van Gogh exhibit at the Seoul National Art Museum, but apparently half of Seoul had the same idea. The line was about 5 blocks long. We had to walk for 10 minutes just to find the end of it! So, we scrapped that idea and decided to be touristy and visit the palace.

Graduation Tears

Hard to believe another year has come and gone. My 3 year anniversary in Korea was last week. Also, the end of February marks the end of the school year here. We spent the last month of Kindergarten rehearsing for the graduation ceremony. Each class learned a play with their foreign teacher, a dance with their Korean teacher and a drum performance with the drum teacher. Its a lot to remember for 5 and 6 year-olds! My kids did fantastic though, and I'm very proud of all of them. My part of the performance was a stage adaptation of "Who Stole The Cookies From The Cookie Jar?" The play finished with a song and dance of the Cookie Monster classic "C is for Cookie" It was riveting. We were up for a few Oscars, but sadly, didn't win. I'm hoping to get some pictures of the kids in their costumes from the parents.