Snow in Daegu

I have been told that Daegu is the coldest place in Korea, but it also snows the least. It's very sad. I like snow. A few weeks ago it snowed a little bit. (I am really behind on posting, sorry!) This is the view out my back window (lovely).


It only snowed an inch or so, but the city practically shut down. All of our kids were late to school. It took us 30 minutes of walking before we finally caught a cab.


Love the coat? My boss decided mine wasn't warm enough, so she gave me this one. It's hideous, but it is quite warm! :)

How do you spell?

I have never had a problem with my students' spelling until I started teaching the intensive class. These students are only 8 years old, so I imagine they have problems spelling in Korean as well. It cracks me up sometimes. My favorite is "I call the embellrans." That kind of sounds like ambulance, right?

My how things change...

I keep wondering when I'll stop feeling this dramatic change in my life. Some days it's overwhelming to think that a year ago I was concerned with whether I had enough water in my durotank and now my biggest concern is whether the karaoke machine at the arcade will steal our money.
That's right--Koreans love karaoke so much they even have booths at the arcade. Rachael and I saw only a couple English song options. We were feeling very adventerous though, so we had to try it. Once we started, we actually found the book that had a ton of other options. Here is a video of us preparing the machine. You don't get to see the singing because that would just be embarrassing! :)

My ERW2 Kids

For the next five weeks, I have to work Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10-1. Plus, I have my regular classes from 4-10. It makes for a really long day, but I am loving these kids. It's the youngest age I have taught so far. They are very smart though. The kid on the far right--Tommy--just returned from the Czech Republic. He said he wasn't scared there because he takes Czech language classes in Korea. I also was told by the boy in orange--David--that platypus have poison on their feet. Who knew?

Yes, I want a giant bug in my house.

It may be hard to see, but that is a giant beetle. It has horns like a rhino. It is for sale at E-Mart (Korea used to have Wal-mart. They didn't like it. It went out of business and they started their own version.) They have all kinds of giant bugs for sale as pets. They sell little cages and everything. There was a giant white gooey slug also. With my father, I guess I should be used to it. But seriously...who wants that in their house as a PET?