Randoms

The application, in the words of my students, is "finish-eeeeee!" Now all I can do is wait. I'm not feeling uuber confident that I'll get the position, but at least it's inspired me to do something more with my time in Korea.

Two shows have made it to Korean television: The Office and Sunset Tan. You win some, you lose some.

We have a new foreign teacher at our school, Lisa, from England. She's positive, energetic and I really like her. We also have a new Korean teacher, Sunny, who seems really cool. I hope she sticks it out.

Today after my last kindergarten class, my 4 year olds handed me their balloons so I could take the tape off the ends (they were hanging on the wall during class). When I got to Nicky's balloon, I tugged a little too hard on the tape and the balloon exploded in a million pieces. I watched as her face went from shock to disappointment and I knew the tears were just a few blinks away. Sure enough, even though I promised her another balloon, she cried and cried, while I was left feeling like the biggest jerk. Even after I gave her another balloon, a bigger and better one, she still looked at me with hurt filled eyes that seemed to say, I don't trust you anymore, because I know now that you can make mistakes too. My babies always look at me like I'm a super hero who can fix any of their problems. Nicky's distrustful eyes broke my heart and reminded me of that point in your life when you realize that your parents aren't perfect...wow, I don't think I can have kids.

Japan is a week away. I'm currently trying to sort out the last minute details of our trip. The more I plan, the more excited I get. I know I'm going to fall in love with the country and add another destination on my list of places to live. I'm in desperate need of a vacation, and maybe even some time away from Korea. I haven't left the country since Hong Kong/Beijing over Christmas break.



I'm going to a film festival outside of Seoul this weekend.

I'm late for my dinner plans. Peace.