Just Relax

Since the last update, there has only been a bit of excitement in my life! Last week, Friday, I went to dinner with all my co-workers. Another school dinner. This time we went out for sushi. It was a little bit different then in the states. The first course was 2 salads, prawns (ones that stared at you) and octopus - something about bit odd about the octopus that was put in front of me... it was still moving. Yes, they cut it up while it is still alive and when you eat it the little tentacles are still moving. I gave it a try, since they really wanted me too... ICK! I don't really eat meat and avoid food on a bone, so it took about 5 min to work up the ability to eat the little thing. The next course was a huge platter of sashimi followed by sushi and gimbap. The sushi was the kind that is the piece of fish on rice, it was not wrapped with seaweed and didn't have any fun things inside. They also served 3 different cooked fish and soup with dinner, by the time that stuff came out, I was stuffed!  

I spent most of last weekend just relaxing! I've had a very busy time since I've been here. I have gone to Seoul every weekend since I arrived, and then some! I wanted a little break. I began reading this book, Once A Runner! It's great!! I did some cleaning and reorganizing, finished up some things to hang in the classroom, and did some grocery shopping. It didn't help that I had begun to come down with a little cold, and did not feel well. I suppose it was a good thing, I spent the weekend in! I did meet up with a friend for coffee on Sunday morning! 

School went well this week, I had my first full week of teaching, taught at least 1 class per day. They all went very well and the kids seem to like me! :) I have a lot of lesson planning to do, so I spend a good portion of my day creating power points and looking up teaching tools and worksheets online. I am always looking for new games to play too, they are a little old for some of the elementary games, but I like to finish class on a good note, specially if the lesson is as dry as phonics. 

This weeks training has gone well. Sunday will be 3 weeks till my next race! Here is what I've done so far:

M - Run 3, Lift legs, Yoga

T - Run 3, swim 2100m

W - rest

T - Run 3, Yoga

Today will be Yoga, Saturday will be a run + swim, and Sunday will be a run! The weather is looking good for the weekend, we should hit a high of 12-13C on Saturday. We have had temps in the mornings of around -1(30F), and highs of around 6C(45F). I'm looking forward to the weekend warm up, and hope the temps are here to stay! 

New pictures coming soon! :)


Oh and I learned something the hard way about mail here in Korea.... if you send something to me, it needs to go to my school not my home. I was sent a package in January that hasn't arrived, and I assume never will. It's likely to have been set outside my door by the mail man, and mistaken for trash by the trash man (then seem to dropoff/pick up in about the same spot). So if you want to send me something I'll have to give you my schools address! I know I receive mail there :)