Back

I'm back in the land of the morning calm.

I've spent the past week just trying to readjust to life in Korea. I have a new schedule with new classes and kids. My schedule has been so stagnant that I've forgotten how much I love getting new students...like Oscar the biggest little nerd with round wire rimmed glasses and a squeaky voice. I love the geeky kids.

I also have a new class with three students that I had in the first two months of teaching at Swaton. I hadn't seen them in 7 months, and when I walked in the classroom they shouted my name excitedly. It's so crazy how much they've developed and grown since I last taught them. One of the girls proudly showed me that she still had the pen I gave her as a Christmas gift. "Look teacher, you gave to me." It was such a small gesture, but so often I feel replaceable, as if my efforts don't matter, and it was nice to know that after 7 months these students still remembered/appreciated me.

I rejoined the gym. The weather has cooled off a bit to where I can exercise more outside, but I've missed the posters of photoshopped small, white, Asian heads on big, overly tanned, muscular bodies. Also, I'm doing the Nike 10 K Human Race in Seoul at the end of the month.

Japan was amazing (posts and pictures coming soon), but it's good to be back. We have a three day holiday next weekend and I'm ready for another Korean adventure.