Ok, so today is the day that all of the little elementary school students are celebrating 빼빼로 (Pepero) Day. I also started teaching Mr. Haw's class today. When he walked in he handed me two things of Pepero. One definitely says, and I quote, "Dick Stick: Crunch & Plain Bulgogi (meat) Stick." I love entertaining moments like this!
I forgot that this class hasn't been doing the same thing, so we definitely had to slow the pace and go over things a few times. I figure they'll catch on pretty quickly. I remember this being the hardest class to motivate; they're not rude or anything, they are just incredibly quiet. They got into a few of the songs though and screamed their guts out when I told them to sing one of the songs as loud as they could!
During class, I got a note that says, "Hello! Penguin~ Could I have a pattern for color square? ~1-5^^" She called me penguin; I don't exactly remember talking about the fact that I love penguins, but she remembers somehow! She was asking for the cube pattern I used to make the laminated colored cubes that hang over my six desks. I made cubes, so I could call to the different tables more easily. I say, "Red table, look at me," and only the red table shouts "Ok, I will." This instead of the whole class; it helps break it down if a certain table isn't listening or if I want to listen closer to a smaller group of students saying something instead of the whole class. I can check for understanding and pronunciation better that way.
My second class was 2-7 class. The teacher of that class is the one I'm spending the weekend with. She invited me to her mother's country house, so the three of us can make kimchi (fermented cabbage) together. Making kimchi is a big deal in Korea! It's one of the staple foods, when it is made, it is supposed to last for 4-6 months. Julie told me that it is a hard job. I'm supposed to make it twice this month (it is usually made in November or early December): once with 2-7 teacher and her mom and once with my host family.
After school, I headed to Julie's apartment, and she wasn't there. That's the second time that she hasn't been there when I've gone to meet her for tutoring. I was super happy about the situation, but I got over it; I know that she is having a hard time with her job and whatnot. I hung out with my host sister and mom for a while and tried to figure out if I was going to go to the WEC meeting. I decided to go, so I had my host father call a "Call Taxi."
When I got there, everyone was asking why I came alone and asked where Julie was. I realize that Julie and I are close friends, but I guess it didn't register that everyone else realizes that we're good friends too. There were about 15 or 20 people there...a little less than usual. We always have jokes and quiz time at the beginning of the meeting. I thought I came late enough to miss all that, but apparently not!^^ I was volunteered for the quiz; it was pretty fun and a good idea for the classroom. (2 games actually: 1) A group of 3-5 people each have a word, say them all at the same time, and the group has to guess what the sentence says. 2) The leader says 5 describing words, and the group has to guess what word the leader is thinking of.)
Kata came, but they wouldn't let us be in the same group. They wanted the foreigners spread out. The conversation was about money, five things you can do with money: earn it, save it, spend it, donate it, invest it. It was a hard topic for me to discuss. I brought up the fact that I don't really think about money as much as most people in the group, because everyone is older than me. They told me that I don't have to worry about money yet. The topic started getting a little boring, so, Sk8erBoi asked if there is anything else you can do with money. I offered, "Burn it." Then Sk8erBoi said, "Steal it." LOL! I hadn't really ever talked to him, but he is pretty funny! There were three new members in my group, Sk8erBoi, and Kevin.
After the meeting, we headed to the infamous Makkoli bar right around the corner. It was a lot of fun! I talked to Chris, a new guy (nickname: Guns...like Guns and Roses), and Kevin for most of the time. They were hilarious! Sadly, it was Kata's last meeting. She is leaving on Monday to head back to Germany!ㅠㅠ I really like her; she's so nice! I'll try to figure out how to keep in touch with her; I'm sure someone has her email address, or we can stay in touch through the WEC website.
After the Makkoli restaurant, a few of us went to Noraebang (Karaoke). I kept trying to get Chris to go, but he had something early the next day. It was Park Ranger, Sk8erBoi, Su, new guy, Jay, Kingcandle, and me. Super fun! They know so many English songs! I liked when they sang Korean songs too, but it didn't happen very often. I sang Barbie Girl, by request of Kingcandle! LOL! Sk8erBoi and new guy passed out. At one point new guy disappeared; we think he went home... Sk8erBoi was out the whole time even though we were screaming during some songs, like "Living on a Prayer!" I didn't get home until 3:30AM, but that gave me about 5 and 1/2 hours of sleep still.
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