Recap and catch up.....

October 10-
I haven’t written anything in like 4 weeks, which is crazy because that has been the majority of my time here. To recap, I guess I can try to, I have been to a Doosan Bears baseball game, sang in a noraebang, taken really girly pictures in a photo booth, and eaten many a thing that I never thought I ever would. I also got my hair done at a Korean hairdresser (I was pleased with the results but devastated that my hair was “un-permable”; how I wanted to obtain those Korean waves that everyone has), went to a crazy night club (that set us back $30 for cover), joined a gym and otherwise been having a great time. Well, included in the “otherwise” category- I was sick with bronchitis for two weeks. This set me back on the blogging, and I just never got back into the swing. The best part about the past little while is my best friend from Canada just arrived on Friday! I have been planning for her arrival and counting the days ans now she is here!
School work here has been consuming much of my time, and I have even been designated “official field trip seeker-outer”, well that is what I am calling myself. Basically because I am always talking about things to do around Seoul, my director asked me if I want to be in charge of finding field rip locations for the school. I wonder if these trips have to be educational, really. What about a theme park with rollercoasters? Or a waterpark? There has to be some educational merit through teaching velocity and speed. We just went to Alice Park- a park that is meant to be based (somewhat) on Alice in Wonderland. There wasn’t much of a similarity to be honest, and the park left much to be desired. It smelled funny (which says a lot being in Korea, because everything here smells a little funny), kind of like a damp old house that no one ever cleans. Yeah that is pretty accurate. The park is made of some little houses, one of them is the top hat house, another a bunny house, another a clock house and another a Cheshire Cat house. The concept is cool, the follow through is not so much. The park leaders play games with the kids that we already play with them at school and can be easily replicated anywhere. I don’t know about you, but when I am told I am going to a theme park, I prepare myself for unique experiences that require lights and stuff. Maybe I have high expectations. Regardless, the kids seemed to have fun and they got to learn things about different countries (the theme of the month is World Festival Day), so that is all that matters. Surprisingly, my kids were well behaved! And I didn’t lose any of them, which is an obvious bonus.