Oak-soo-soo...

... is what we call the average corn here in Korea!  A couple minutes ago, I took a walk over to a little market about 200 feet from my apartment to see if the lady had any corn!  Unfortunately she didn't... but no worries!  She just called her daughter to bring some over from her home, which was about 25 feet away!  Gotta love local korean mom and pop markets, and their openness to sell their own personal food to a smiling foreigner!

mmmm, oak soo soo!  I love you!  

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Belated Birthday Package!

Who doesn't love a belated birthday present?! 

(3 months belated, to be exact!!)

Today, I walked into the front office and out of the corner of my eye, I saw a package with what looked like my best friend Sarah's writing!  Sure enough, it WAS in deed a package from Sarah!  I was smiling from ear to ear!  When I got upstairs to my classroom, I ripped it open and was immediately in awe of Sarah's creativity!  She made these adorable cloth flowers for me that I can use as hair pins, a broach on my sweaters, on my purse... Wherever!  When my students came in this morning, they spotted the flowers on my desk and immediately began begging me to give them one!  She already has fans in Korea!

I love you Sarah, and I love my belated birthday present and your sweet note!***

Thank you soooo much!
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Origamis!

I vividly remember the day I learned how to make this kind of origami... I was sitting outside the principal's office at Masuda Middle School (NOT because I was introuble!), and I was so excited about this new creation I was able to make!  It's amazing how our brains retain details of how to fold paper for so many years, isn't it?! 

Today, 17 years later, I taught my students how to make them too!

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English Summer Camp!

There are a lot of positives to working in a small school, ie: I only had 5 students signed up for my English summer camp this week!  And only 4 showed up yesterday, and ONLY 2 TODAY, because of the big storm outside!  So, yesterday's class included making a Jib Jab video and watching Justin Bieber videos! Hey when you only have 4 students, you can study hard for 2 1/2 hours and then play for the last 30 minutes!  I love this job!

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Inception with Aaron

Last night, Aaron and I went to Nampodong for date night, to see INCEPTION!

Before the movie started, I snapped this picture of us to document the moment, and realized,

WE REALLY DO LOOK LIKE BROTHER AND SISTER!

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