my apartment is getting homier by the second.
i now have a toaster oven which i bought off of cinthia, along with a bunch of baking supplies. on sunday, james and i stopped at i love cookie (a store with a ton of overpriced foreign foods, one subway stop from me) and bought duncan hines brownie mix. i’m a little too excited to make those tomorrow.
after kieran left for home this weekend, james raided his apartment and got me this wonderful floor mat/rug i’m currently sitting on. then we went back up there later, and i swiped a few mugs (including this cute polkadot one) and a bowl.
also, yesterday i put up my christmas tree (which was already in my apartment) and a stocking (which came in the mail from grandma yesterday).
i’ve only been here for 4 months. i can’t imagine how much crap i’m going to have to leave here in july.
say hello to my frypan stamp card.
i have recently fallen in love with a chicken restaurant. not only because of their delicious, american-style chicken tenders and original sauce. but also because of the cute hipster-looking, english-speaking guy who gives me james’ stamp even when james pays. it’s a beautiful thing.
(if you live in bundang, come to migeum sometime and check it out. it’s worth a subway ride if you’re craving actual chicken tenders. email me if you want directions. i may even join you.)
our staff went camping last weekend up in the mountains. harry snapped this picture of the fog on the lake, right before the sunrise. it was so gorgeous.
teacha, my brain is storming!!
at my school, the kids are required to do a brainstorm activity once a week about different topics. then the ones who are signed up for our additional writing program have to write an essay and submit it online for it to be corrected. it’s actually kind of a nice thing. but in reality, most of the kids who aren’t in the program are thoroughly confused about why they have to do it, and they couldn’t care less. my one student, harry, has actually decided that a “storming brain” is when you’re thinking really hard and you just don’t understand something. ha. so now, every time he has having a hard time with something, he will put his hands on his head, sigh, and yell “teacha, my brain is storming!!!!” i don’t have the heart to tell him that what he’s saying makes no sense. i just laugh a little, and then go help him with whatever he’s struggling with. it’s funny little things like this that make me love my job, even on days when a majority of my kids suck the life out of me.
a cute shot of nat and i in the office.
showing off our new threads.
our ta's. love them.
the girls during our party.
we work together. and play together.
our shirts are too cute to handle.
our director (middle front). love her.
i love my job. really. it’s so great. our director at our school is leaving next week (which is sad, because she’s great), so we had a party after work on thursday. also, we are having a company-wide sports/picnic day tomorrow, so our campus bought matching sweatshirts. hence, all of the grey in these pictures. enjoy :)
as i promised.
here are a few more pictures from mom and i’s excursion sunday.
at the folk museum, there were people playing instruments and dancing around in these awesome outfits. this guy was trying to get the little boys next to me to come dance. it was so funny. they were not having any of it.
there was a changing of the guards ceremony going on right as we got to gyeongbukgung. so neat.
inside the palace. korea is so beautiful.
i took mom to gyeongbukgung palace and the folk museum today. there was a ton of stuff going on there because of the holidays. it was lovely. i will post more pictures later, but here is a little shot of some chuseok babies for now. so cute.
