Tuesday, June 05, 2007

rock bottom


deery-lou.
yesterday the kindergarten school took a field trip to a farm to plant sweet potatoes and to pick plums. now when one says "farm" back home we think of tractors, animals, barns, etc. farms in korea aren't quite the same. there were no tractors, no animals, and no barns to speak of. instead there was a small house sort of like a mobile home, a small field, some dogs in cages, and it was right off the main road. i'm not sure i'd say it was one of the better field trips but the children did seem to enjoy themselves. then again children can have fun almost anywhere. the drive to the farm took almost two hours due to traffic. and let's just say it was anything but uneventful. we had two girls with stomach aches, 3 girls who peed on the bus in a plastic bag, and one girl who threw up. the fun never stops. at the farm the children planted sweet potato stalks, picked some sort of plum they use to made wine and other stuff with, and learned about different kinds of crops. i spent most of my time lifting children up to pick the plums off the high branches. thankfully the trip back only took an hour.

today is a holiday. not sure how i'm gonna spend my day. perhaps a little reading and relaxing is what the doctor ordered. it's amazing how exhausting the field trips can be. the weather has been getting warmer and warmer. it feels like its going to be another hot summer here. i hope everyone is doing well. take care.

check out the farm pictures here

stay gold & be well…

4 comments:

Pevil said...

Farms are a bit different in WI. Where are the pictures of you? I miss those!

Bonnie Conquest said...

I miss you!
The farm excursion is Klassic Korea.

KorJen said...

Fucking farm field trips....

you know they fertalize with a blend of human and animal feces! YUK.

Everytime we went to the farm, i was so angry... but the kids sure seem to love digging around in all that SHIT... LOL

Kate said...

peed in a plastic bag? eww. but glad the kidlings enjoyed themselves!