Mushrooms!! - Tuesday Nov. 13, 2007

Classes went really well today. The students love singing along with the Colors song and dancing around at the same time.

"Red and Yellow, Blue and Green,
Stand up!
Red and Yellow, Blue and Green,
Turn around!
Stretch up high above your heads.
Red and Yellow, Blue and Green,
Sit down."

So, I gave them pieces of colored paper to hold onto and stand up when it was their turn. There are 12 colors mentioned. Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Pink, Purple, Brown, Tan, Gold, Silver, Black, and White. Strange that Tan, Gold, and Silver are in there, but not...oh I don't know....ORANGE! So I taught them the new colors and they had a blast!

I stayed after school for a while to work on some stuff. I actually have a lot to do, but am slowly getting everything done. I need to make a list!! One of the number one priorities is figuring out my winter break! I'd say that's pretty important. I need to research whether or not I can even be granted a visa for the program I working on. And many many more things!

I recently got involved with the first annual bilingual Vagina Monologues in Korea. I'm going to be volunteering and eventually trying out for a role if everything works out the way I hope. I think I might take Korean classes in Seoul during February. That way it will also work out for practices for the Vagina Monologues performance.

When I went home, my host mom decided that the two of us would go out to dinner together, because the rest of the family was busy. So went to 서단 (I think that's the name). We had Mushroom bibimbap (mushrooms, rice, veggies, sauces, etc). It was delicious!! I talked to my host mom about what's been going on in my life. I slowly tried to explain Vagina Monologues, and I think she understood after a while. She also seemed okay with the concept of it; I wasn't sure how it would go over. I told her about my apprehension involving teaching English in Korea and how I feel about globalization. I'll elaborate at some point. All in all it was a good conversation!

I just hung out with the host family the rest of the night. I finally know my host siblings schedule. 찬익 (Chan-i, my host brother) has English Hagwan for three hours on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Science Institute on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and Robot Camp on Fridays. 경찬 (Kyeong-chan, my host sister) has English Hagwan on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for one hour and Science Institute on Saturdays. I think that is right. They're active little kids, but it is incredibly common in Korea. My sister is actually trying out for that recorder group soon.