3 months!

Hello all! I am so sorry that we have not kept up with our blog. I am much better at facebook updates! Anyway, I will fill you in on the last few months here in the RoK (Republic of Korea).

We are having a fantastic time. Korean people are the kindest, most hard working people I have ever met. In some ways it is unfair because as foreign teachers we have it so easy. We get weekends off, holiday breaks, and paid vacation. Korean teachers are not so lucky. They sometime work until late in the night and work Saturdays. Koreans, in general, work an incredible number of hours and get only 4-6 hours of sleep. I do not know how they function on that. I need at least 8! They are also the kindest people we have ever met. I will give you a few examples. Last night my school nurse took us to her house out in the country and  fed us some of her home grown sweet potatoes and tea. Then her family took us out to dinner, let us play with they adorable puppies, and gave us a box of fresh produce. Another man that I met on the street one day wanted to know if Clint and I would exchange English for Korean lessons with his daughter in college. We want to learn more korean, so we said yes. He took us out to eat and two different restaurants with his daughter and we had a blast. He works at one of the largest companies in Korea and his wife is the director of a hogwan near my school. We are meeting the most amazing people all the time! Both Clint and I have both foreigner friends, from Canada, South Africa, and England, and some korean friends. We feel so lucky to have such a great support system and so many people to show us love and friendship. Clint's P.E. teacher at his school and him are very close. His name is Mr. Han, but he makes Clint call him "Hongah" and I call him "Opah," which mean big brother. When he calls Clint on the phone his says, "hey, baaaby! what's up baaaaby!?" It is hilarious. He was talking to me one night about how astonished (which he pronounces astonish-ed) he was because when Clint plays volleyball he jumps so high!

Clint and I are getting very attached to our students. They are so sweet. They always say hi to you in the halls (which equals hundreds of "hellos" a day) and they treat you with a lot of respect. I went to Clint's school for lunch because I had a day off and his students seriously treated me like I was Angelina Jolie or something. It was as close to famous as I will ever get!

Here are some picture of our students, some food, and the area we live in! Love you and miss you all.