How I love it. This week we are giving the students monthly tests. It os my favorite and least favorite week of the month. The classes fly by and all I do is sit and write in my journal or play on the computer. If you haven;t guessed already, I am writing this as I am sitting in class. It is so nice. Th epart tthat is the least favorite is at the end of the week, I must turn in monthly report cards. It sucks and I hate it. haha. Oh well. SO far so good. This week I have actually been able to finish up each classes report cards while still in their class. I graded their papers quickly and recorded the grades as fast as possible. I am up to date on all classes. It is awesome. :) I am trying really hard because this weekend Jack and I are planning to go to Seoul. We are leaving Sunday and coming back on Tuesday morning.
We have Monday off for 3.1절 (Samiljeol)- Independence Day, March 1
On this date in 1919, Koreans declared their independence from Japan. The fight for independence was a struggle to preserve the Korean way of life. During the occupation Koreans were forced to give up their Korean names, their language and their food, so other ways to commenorate this day might include cooking a Korean meal or learning a new phrase or Korean song. We thought what better way to celebrate Korea than to visit its capital city and visit some of it's most important land marks.
We will hopefully be visiting the palace as well as the main temple in Seoul. It is a Buddhist temple where foreign Kings/Emperors went to worship. I am not sure if this will be weird or not, but it worth a try. We though about visiting a Korean folk village outside of the city, but we decided we would go at a later date with our friend Seona in Daejon. I am really excited. We are going to celebrate the holiday as well as my 25th birthday. :)
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