Watch Out!

Today was the first day back to school since the Chuseok Holiday.  It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and for the most part, my students had a good week off.  I had to make some of my high school boys to push-ups today because they were talking while I was trying to teach. (I don't play that!)  I think they learned their lesson. They weren't too happy when they got up off the ground, and they sure were quiet when they sat back down! (I only made them do 10 and they are complaining!)

I made an observation, well a couple actually, but the I will only share one.  Students meet their teachers in the classroom.  Teachers sit at their desks (there is a big office where each teacher and the vice principal have their own desks, not like the states where each teacher has their own classroom), wait for the bell to ring and maybe 3-5 minutes later go to the class that they have to teach.  Here is the observation...although students may "run a muck" and act wildly while the teacher is not yet around, please believe as soon as the teacher steps foot in the class, ALL foolishness is put aside and students get ready to learn whatever is going to be taught.

**Side note--where is the principal's office?  The principal has his (I have yet to meet a female principal),  own office.  The office is HUGE.  My principal at the middle school has a big (BIG) round table with 8-10 (if not more) orange leather chairs going around it. It reminds me of (kind of) a United Nations Meeting!  His desk overlooks the mountains with a nice computer.

In one of my classes today we were talking about family.  Of course, I had to show a picture of mine and I explained what nieces and nephews were.  They hadn't heard of this.  I soon learned that they refer to their uncle as "Big Daddy".  I couldn't help but to laugh!  It was too funny!  Then one of my students said, "I went to Big Daddy's house!"  I was like whoa!  Then I thought, well what do they call their aunts? Big Momma?!?!? (This was clearly the laugh of the day!)

I went for a (very nice) run this evening and what do you know!?  This lady almost hit me with her car!  I looked at her like, "YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS LADY! I KNOW YOU SAW ME, ESPECIALLY WITH THIS BRIGHT PINK SHIRT ON AND BLACK TIGHTS WITH REFLECTORS...GEESH!"  I know you may be saying, "Oh Sarah be careful!" I don't know how much more careful I can get!  The drivers here do not yield to pedestrians!  I had to get in the street because I had to cross.

And finally, I went to the post office (by myself!) and mailed a few things to my niece and nephews!  It was way easier that I thought it would be.  The only thing was that I had securely taped the box I was going to send.  I told the man what was in there, and he clearly didn't believe me.  He took out a box cutter, cut the box open, looked inside, and then taped it back up.   Despite all this, I felt good walking out of there and thought, "Mission accomplished!"

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