1st beanie of the season!

1st knitting project of the season!

COMPLETE  FAIL! 

That's what I get for being cocky and not looking up a pattern!  I've learned my lesson!

Put 'em to work!

Ella and I ordered individual student desks for our classroom, so we could finally get rid of these heavy wood tables!  They may look nice, but they're every chatty little girl and boys dream!  What kid wouldn't love to sit at a table with 5 friends for classtime!  The answer is NONE!  They love these tables...

In America, I worked as a principal's secretary at a high school, and whenever furniture needed to be moved to another classroom, I called our "maintenance guys" and gave them the orders!  In Korea though, we don't have "maintenance guys!" Rather, we have 6th grade boys... and today, my principal put them to work, along with the 2 able-bodied male teachers!  Their job - to carry (5) 100lb+ all wood tables down 8 flights of stairs!

As you can see, everyone is put to work in this country, (even 11 year olds!) and no one says "NO" to the principal!

Believe it or not, no one was hurt in this ordeal, and the bright shiny new desks look fabulous in my classroom!  I'd say it was a pretty productive day!  Thanks boys! :)

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Trivia Night

I decided to play trivia tonight with Aaron, and while he's much smarter than me when it comes to trivia... he did make me laugh hysterically with his following 3 answers:

Who was the cartoon character married to Jessica in a film starring Bob Hoskins?

Aaron's answer: Ummm, wait I know this one.  The rabbit!  Peter. yea Peter…. No no… crap, I don’t know.

 The real answer: Roger Rabbit

Who was Anne Sullivan's most famous pupil?
Aaron's response: Jillers, You can’t ask me something you don’t know the answer too!

The answer: Helen Keller. (which of course I knew... Who doesn't?!)

What is the title of the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on a collection of animal poems by T S Eliot?
Aaron's answer: (Completely serious...) Where the Wild Things Are

The real answer: Cats.

 

If you're ever forced to have a date night in, because of freezing cold temperatures outside, I would highly recommend playing trivia on this website: www.triviacountry.com!

Leaving late...

Fall is here, and in accordance with the season, it's all of a sudden been getting dark REALLY early!  Last Friday, I left work about 30 minutes late because I was busy checking e-mails, catching up on facebook, and writing a blog...  I was shocked when I turned off my office light and realized I couldn't see anything in my classroom!  It was only 5:15pm, and already pitch black outside, and everyone had already left work!  In addition, the hallway at my school was like a scene from a horribly scary movie - dark and eire and probably haunted - and I was ALL ALONE!  It will definitely be the last time I stay late around here!

On the positive side, I grabbed my camera out of my bag and snapped this picture of the city below, from my classroom window!  I've never been here after dark and was shocked at the view of the city lights below - so pretty, huh?! 

This is one of the redeeming qualitites of working on top of a hill! :)

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Street Scene!

Last night, I was determined to learn how to take better pictures, so Aaron and I went to Nampodong in search of some photo opts. I'm convinced that I've got a long way to go in mastering photography, but I don't mind... I like the learning process, and especially the practice! I decided to document the delicious, oily, fried, and extremely crowded, Nampodong street food scene! ENJOY! 

Fresh, steamed corn!

BBQ'd chicken on a stick...

Grilled and dried squid tentacles!

Waffles with frosting!  (Believe it or not, I've yet to actually taste one of these!)

More corn... and baked potatoe sticks...

Kimbap, rice sticks in red sauce, and fried fish - on a stick and marinated in fish soup...

Delicious fried pastry with cinamon and sunflower seeds inside!

The only Korean who was willing to allow me to take her picture!  :)

Grilled chicken on a stick, and corn dogs-covered in fried potaoes!  Strange, I know!

 

Little squid balls!

Pork burritos!  One of my favorites!

As a side note... how amazing are the kids shoes here?!  I want a little girl, just to dress her in over-the-top Korean stuff!

Mandu, cow intestine, and pajung!

Any and every kind of vegetable, covered in a flour mix, and dipped in boiling oil!  Notice, Korean's are all about this place!

Cookies!!!

Candy covered nuts, waffers, and banana chips!

All I see in this picture are the 3 GIGANTIC blocks of butter!  Eeehhhh

Fancy seafood - octopus, clams, shrimp, lobster, etc, etc...!

More outrageous, raw seafood! 

Hope you enjoyed my little tour of the street food scene, and all the yummies I have to chose from around here!

*** As a side note:  I had a dream last night that my mom said she was getting bored with my blog because I've only been talking about food lately!  Obviously, I'm aware that I've been writing about food a lot because I had a dream about it!  So, I will do my best to get off the subject of food for a while and chose different topics - at least I'll give it my best shot! :)

Happy Monday morning from Busan!