60 percenta zen

deery-lou.
so this is my last post from korea. in a few hours i'll be heading to the airport on my way home. saying goodbye to the kids was much more emotional than i thought. it was hard to say goodbye to davis. he just stared at me. his eyes were all teary. i thought i was going to cry. sally did cry. she hung onto me for quite some time. i gave her my paper bag house which seemed to make her a little happier. i told her to think of me inside. i got cards and gifts from the kids. it was all very sweet. my last day was quite easy. we had a birthday party for paul. afterwards we took the children to the sunflower field. they had a great time running around. went out with all the teachers for dinner and drinks. it was a nice way to end my time here. the next time i post will be from san francisco.

photos from the birthday party here



stay gold & be well…

work is a four-letter word

deery-lou.
another month and another group of birthday. for july we had three birthday kids: jason, sally, and sarah. jason turned five, while the girls turned seven. even though jason is only five he's starting to get the attitude that he rules the schools. he's always sashaying into the room. i gave him a pair of sunglasses i was going to throw away. he wore them with pride. during the birthday present exchange he was busted licking at the cake. he had frosting all over his nose. the boy has got the biggest belly ever. he's definitely a cutie. the party went off like any other. i found myself stuffing my face with mini donuts. yum. at the end of the school day marc and i had to clean the playroom. i recruited a student to climb behind the jungle gym to get the balls stuck behind it. i couldn't squeeze behind it. during his ball removal he discovered a cell phone. i thought for sure we'd also discover some hidden bodies or something. we didn't. that night we had a company dinner. the group decided to go to a bar afterwards. i opted to go home to get ready for my trip. instead i ended up passing out waking up at 2:30 am.

caleb & ethan

bag head davis

jason

joanna & new friend

there will be no blogs for a week. don't cry. i shall be heading off to vietnam today. stay posted for pictures of my trip. i'll be back in korea on august 4, which just so happens to me my mom's birthday. if you're reading this mom, happy early birthday.

pictures from the birthday party are here

stay gold & be well…

of the bull

deery-lou.
it's the end of yet another month which meant birthday time at school. we had one birthday boy for the month, brian. the day included singing, eating cake, and playing games. once again the children were hopped up on sugar and ran around like crazy. parties always seem much longer than normal days. i had to stop a few children from eating too much cake. they were overdosing on sugar icing.

esther & me

happy jason

jazz hands

on a different note, i've decided to bid farewell to korea on september 1. yes, i will be returning to home. its been a great three years living here but this past year i found myself truly missing friends and family. i'm quite excited and nervous to return to san francisco. i can't wait to once again hang with peeps that mean so much to me. it appears my social calendar is already filling up with concerts, weekends away, and a wedding. its a return to the living.

64 days and counting…

pictures from the birthday party can be found here

stay gold & be well…

alone together

deery-lou.
last friday we had a birthday party for caleb which lasted half the day. the other half was spent going over the "no tv week" activity book that the students had to do at home. i had to head the "no tv week" show and tell. needless to say it consisted of me doing all the talking. at least i got them to give me one word answers like "yes", "bike", etc. all in all it was pretty slack day. gotta love it.

here's a video of the kids


to see photos of the celebration click here!

stay gold & be well…