There's not much to report. The homesickness has passed (I think it was brought on by the fact that I missed Scarborough, BFD, and all the concerts that are happening in TX right now). I've pretty much settled into a routine here, and have even been cooking more! The funny thing about that is it looks like I'm a vegetarian because my fridge is mostly full of veggies. I don't feel like I get them enough, so I have to make sure that when I cook, I'm getting the veggies that I otherwise don't get. :)
I have to laugh at myself... my bed is officially so comfy now that I have Ford to cuddle with that I've gone back to my old habit of the alarm going off, then staying in bed for another hour or so. Also, I think that I've kept my sinus issue from becoming infected this time... but MAN I've been blowing my nose a lot! How does one person generate so much fluids?!? I have decided that in July I'm going to go for a full pixie haircut. If I end up looking like a butch lesbian, then so be it. I just want to give it a chance. Also, the weekend after I get my hair cut is the mud fest weekend and the shorter the hair, the easier it'll be to get the mud out! I'm sooo looking forward to that!! I'm gonna PLAY IN THE MUD!
So let me tell you a bit about some of my students. They are really adorable little shits. I had a class of kinders who, for some reason, became obsessed with my butt. Now there is one, Sophia, who will come up to me and just tap my butt. I'm no longer their teacher, but I still have some classes in their area so I see them during breaks. Another of my kinder classes has only 4 students in it. I love that class because they came up with the greatest game - they run back and forth in the classroom and jump to give me 10. I just have to stand there with both hands raised, they do all the work! LOL. Teaching them English is a bit of a struggle still, but such is life. That class has 3 boys and 1 girl... she's pretty quiet, and I don't blame her because the boys are as rambunctious as you can expect.
At my job, students are in certain levels. We have kinder, then seedbed, seed, sprout, sapling and junior master. I teach kinder, seedbed, seed, and sprout. My favorite classes are those where the kids are older (they can sit still for all 40 mins and I don't have to tell them to sit every 5 seconds). The girls make me laugh because some of them have designated themselves my helpers - they try to keep their classmates (usually boys) in line. I can also joke with them a bit more. For example, we're not supposed to speak Korean with the kids. I was telling them that I think Korean is hard. One of the students told me to say 'hello,' so I said 'hello.' The kids laughed and then came the inevitable 'say hello in Korean,' and me saying 'hello in Korean!' The actual word is 'annyeonghaseyo, though it's usually shortened to 'anyeonsayeo.' Those times are fun - having to yell at them for running away as break time was ending and having the audacity to come back and ask to get some water, not so much. I have had to make 'no yelling' a rule because MAN can kids get LOUD! I officially feel bad for every bus driver, teacher, coach, random bystander, etc that have had their ears assailed by me when I was younger.
So I'll have these classes until the end of the term, which will be in Sept, most likely. Then they'll switch them up on me and I'll have new students until the end of my contract. I had a nice relaxing weekend again this weekend, which was AMAZING. I like my co-workers, but it's nice to get some alone time. I think one of my friends from training is going to be leaving early, so this coming weekend I'm hoping to spend some time with her. My chill month of June is going well and I'm getting better at stir-fry, though I still need some practice. Some of the veggies get nice and cooked... others get overcooked and some are undercooked. This is going to take some time! And I just got home... I had a chicken cup after work... I know I need something with more nutritional value, but I just don't wanna cook. Siiiigh... my natural laziness gets in the way of my desire to live healthy. Maybe I'll roast some brussel sprouts with carrots. :)
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