The Lonely Goatherd (Mar 20)

• Anna and PP visited my school today! My kids were normal crazy and the teachers/administration they met were (of course) really nice to them – so it was good. Not too many of the adults really talked to them but that’s kind of how they interacted with me the first week. Oh and Mentor Teacher said both Anna and PP were so beautiful and asked why they are so beautiful. It was so cute.
• After school, we went to Heunghae to have dinner with Abby and other people. I didn’t realize how many awesome people would be there! Abby, Ashley, Joe and Liz were there, plus the 3 of us (Abby and PP student taught together so it was a mini-reunion!), and new friends: Nicole, Nicole and Edward (all are EPIK teachers). Abby is an amazing cook and there was more than enough food. And it was so much fun to just talk and hang out. Nicole, Nicole and Edward are really nice – I hope to see them more often! Afterwards, Abby, Edward, Liz, Anna, PP and I went to a norebang! It was something Anna and PP wanted to do while they were here and, though 6 isn’t that many for norebang, it’s better than 3 :) And it was really fun. We sang some fantastic songs – the highlight being “The Lonely Goatherd” from The Sound of Music.
• The cab ride home was also kind of exciting. 1) I wrote my school’s name in Korean and gave it to the driver so he knew where to take us (that was before I remembered that Ji Hyeon had written it down and put it in my wallet...but I was proud that I could write it out in Hangul!). 2) In a mixture of English and Korean, the driver asked me if it was okay that he go over the speed limit and I responded “Yes” in Korean...admittedly, I mostly only understood the English parts but we still communicated! 3) He knew English! I’m pretty sure it’s my first taxi driver that has.
• Anna and PP and I were going to watch BBF together, but they fell asleep as I was Skyping/FBing but I'm watching one anyways. Today has made a happy camper :)