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One more class

Posted by Kathryn on 30th March in 

So Jasmine came in last Friday and informed me that along with Nick and Daniel, I’d be taking the Anderson/Einstein/Dewey speaking and writing class.  *sigh*  Just what I wanted.  Another class.  And not only just another class, another Kindergarten class.  I find they take a whole lot more energy than the elementary school classes.  I [...]

I’ve been trained

Posted by Kathryn on 27th March in 

I went to bed last night.  It dawned on me as I was  lying in bed.   Ivory has me trained.  I was all the way by the wall, basically smushed into the corner.  She was all stretched out on the other part of the bed. It’s true what they say.  Dogs have owners; cats have [...]

Current Schedule

Posted by Kathryn on 22nd March in 

So here’s my current schedule.  I have five kindergarten classes and eight elementary school class. Our kindergarten naming scheme has changed, and I’m still trying to remember which classes are which. As far as the classes I teach: Dewey – 7 year olds – Math Sha-Sha – 5 and 6 year olds – Language Picasso [...]

Happy White Day

Posted by Kathryn on 14th March in 

It’s White Day today.  The streets of Samsondong were crazy packed with couples being lovey dovey.  Oh wait, let me digress a bit. What is White Day?  Another wonderful Korean Hallmark holiday of course.  White Day falls on March 14th, a month after Valentines Day.  The tradition on Valentines Day is for the women to [...]

Whoa – Actual Updates

Posted by Kathryn on 11th March in 

Well, in addition, to being totally busy, I’m also sick.  I actually took a sick day today.  Seriously, I never do that.  The last time I took sick time was when the doctor dumped me in the hospital with pneunomia.  That’s not something I want to repeat.  I picked up a cold, probably from a [...]

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