I had planned to get up early today to start my Chuseok adventures at their fullest. Unfortunately, I was still recovering from the sniffles that had been passed to me earlier in the week by the students. It was nothing serious, just a sinus thing, but it never fails to happen to me during the holidays. I would be running late, but I was sure I could make it to my destinations for the day: Jongmyo Shrine and Changdeokgung Palace and Secret Garden. I boarded the...

Today was the long-awaited field trip. The children looked adorable all dressed in their hanbok (traditional dresswear). We loaded the buses and went to a nearby park where they participated in activities regarding to history such as kite making and creating a sweet rice-cake. Unfortunately, it was pretty hot and with all their layers it wasn't long before they were sweating and too hot to enjoy anything else. We got them back for lunch and afterwards, inste...

Today I went in search of those elusive photographs to be used in this blog. It was also a journey to see how well I could remember all of the places to which I have been introduced these past few weeks. It was sunny and bright and I was happy to have my sunglasses, though I did miss being able to walk around in a spaghetti strap top. I have yet to get comfortable running around town in short shorts so for the moment I'll be satisfied with being hot (better too...

Do you know how sometimes your body knows before you when it's going to rain? Well, mine did this morning as I struggled to get out of bed. It was over-cast as it is many mornings. It was after eight when I finally got up and got going. I closed the windows to keep the rain out (normally, I keep them open so I don't have to leave the fan on) and refused to dwell on it. Instead I made myself think of what I needed to do to prepare for my classes and meditate on my...

This weekend was not one for exploring. Like most weekends, laundry was in order. I also did dishes, wrote those highly solicited letters to friends and family back home and worked on my blog. I needed photos for each entry so I went in search of the "perfect shots". I was disappointed to find out that the camera on my phone was not nearly as good as the teacher before me had described. Hopefully, I will be able to find one I like soon. Amongst all of these ef...