Sadness and Happiness

Without going into too many details, I will say that I've been pretty down lately... But it's funny what will cheer you up when you are...

I always tell one of my favorite classes that they should all come to Canada to visit my house, and then they can meet my family and my cat and my mom can make them a big Canadian meal. Anyways, the other day we were talking about travelling and different countries and I asked them all "Where would you like to go and why?" and a bunch of the little kids said, "Canada." When I asked them why, they replied, "Your house."

It's funny because sometimes I wonder how much of what I say actually sinks in and makes an impression and hearing that just cheered me up somewhat.

I wore a skirt to school the other day as well, and one little girl gets up in the middle of class, motions for me to bend down, and whispers in my ear, "Teacher look beautiful."

And then of course, in my other class, the girls were all impressed with my skirt so I did a twirl for them.. and one little boy - the king of inappropriate comments - starts to laugh, points at his crotch, and says, "Don't do that, your thing will come out." Umm.. hmmm perhaps time for someone to have an anatomy lesson?? (Not from me of course!!)

So.. never thought I'd say this but in a time of me feeling down, it's the kids that have been cheering me up!

Smiley Princess, The Beef Project and Freedom Fries

Wow, it's been so long since I last wrote and I have so much to say... but will I say it all before I get bored of typing? Let's find out?

Smiley Princess: One of my students shyly told me the other day that she was no longer Sally. I could now refer to her as "Smiley Princess." Between my partner teacher and I, we deduced we should probably phone her mom and ask if she really wished her daughter to have the English name, Smiley Princess before making the name change official.

The Beef Project: For about 3 weeks, I felt horribly run down, tired, sick, and sorta depressed. Well since I am practically an MD I decided that the problem was Anemia.. since I couldn't remember the last time I ate anything with iron in it. So I've initiated the Beef Project, as I lovingly refer to it. I've been eating burgers, BBQ beef, philly cheese steaks and anything else beef I can get my hands on.. and spinach. And you know what? I feel better.. slightly.

Freedom Fries: Remember when the US decided to go into Iraq and France wouldn't support them? So all the crazy fanatical Americans wanted to change the name of French Fries to "Freedom Fries." Anyways, I never really gave any thought to it.. but recently I spent the day hanging out with a friend on the American military base just north of Seoul. We went out for lunch in the cafeteria, where one of the menu items was "Freedom Fries." So I had the pleasure of snacking on them. Sweet, sweet freedom. Freedom never tasted so oily and salty! *Shakes head*