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Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Myongee!
This is one of my absolute favorite special ed kiddos at my school. His name is Myongee, and he is totally out of control! He hits kids, screams, chases after kids with sharp objects, and writes all over the walls wth markers! He's a handful for sure, but I LOVE HIM! When he sees me, he always stops right in front of me and starts singing his ABC's. Today, when I was walking the halls with my camera he stopped me and started posing like this, obvioulsy wanting me to take his picture! I had to snap a few shots for your entertainment! :)
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I Don't Wanna Eat The Soup!!!
This past weekend was a holiday weekend in Korea... Solar New Year! This meant I had a 3 day weekend, which was wonderful! All around Korea, families gathered at the grandparents home to bow to their ancestors and elders, and most importantly, to eat Tteokguk, a rice cake based soup. I call the soup "the magic soup" because Koreans believe that when they eat a bowl of the soup on Solar New Year, they become 1 year older. So, it's kind of like a HUGE BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR KOREANS!
In America, I am considered 28 years old. In Korea, I am considered to be 29, and if I ate this soup, I would be considered 30!!! NO THANK YOU!!! So, for instance, Stella is actually younger than me (by birthdate), but she is 2 years older than me in Korea! Crazy huh?! So, for those of you who are interested in making the soup, and becoming a year older... here you go! :)
On solar New Year there is also a special tradition of bowing to ancestors and to elders. Children love this part of the day, because when they perform their deep bow and speak the words "saehae bok manhi badeuseyo" which translates to "please receive many blessings in the new year," their parents reward their gesture by giving them money!!
I bowed to some of my older teacher friends at tea time yesterday at work, and then put my hands out as if I were asking for money and they thought it was hilarious!! :) Hey, it was worth a shot, right?!
In America, I am considered 28 years old. In Korea, I am considered to be 29, and if I ate this soup, I would be considered 30!!! NO THANK YOU!!! So, for instance, Stella is actually younger than me (by birthdate), but she is 2 years older than me in Korea! Crazy huh?! So, for those of you who are interested in making the soup, and becoming a year older... here you go! :)
On solar New Year there is also a special tradition of bowing to ancestors and to elders. Children love this part of the day, because when they perform their deep bow and speak the words "saehae bok manhi badeuseyo" which translates to "please receive many blessings in the new year," their parents reward their gesture by giving them money!!
I bowed to some of my older teacher friends at tea time yesterday at work, and then put my hands out as if I were asking for money and they thought it was hilarious!! :) Hey, it was worth a shot, right?!
Teacher Crush!
This adorable student (Chesley), brought her male teacher (Josh) this bouquet of flowers today for Valentine's day! Looks like someone's got a crush on her teacher!
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