Last night was the big roast dinner and it was delicious! We had a turkey, stuffing, veggies, gravy, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes. Craig's eggnog was delicious and had twice the called-for amount of rum. It was really nice, a good mix of people, and a great way to spend my last night in Seoul.
The cat tried his best to ruin it, though. He kept wiggling out of his Santa Claude costume! He has no holiday spirit. Today I leave him at his Auntie Paula's and I'm very sad about this. I've never been away from my tiny little kitten for more than two nights. Sniff!
I leave for the airport in a couple hours and I'm pretty stoked. Papa Fox has planned a family BBQ with carne asada, guacamole, tortillas, and Pacifico Clara and then later, I'll be meeting up with Aleli and Felicia to get our food/drink/dance on at Baobab! Jet lag can suck it!
Sunday 23 December 2007
Monday 17 December 2007
Three Cheers for Procrastination
Ugh, it's time to write student reviews. Seriously, what can I write about a three year old?! So far they're all "Seung Yeon is a very good student. She really likes the Hokey Pokey." Gaaaah!!
Since this is due tomorrow and it's already 6 pm and I've got a bunch to write, I thought this would be a wonderful time to write a blog entry. I kinda enjoyed writing the reviews when I taught middle schoolers because I could be scathing, so long as I put it in the "shit sandwich." An example:
"Hyeon Su is very smart but he lacks focus and is not doing as well as he could be. He is easily distracted during class and loses concentration. He also needs to work on completing class homework assignments and blended learning assignments. Hyeon Su is strong, however, in grammar application and does better on that part of the weekly tests."
You can't talk poo about 3-5 year olds, try as I might. Sigh.
I leave for the States in less than a week and as a result, I'm running around trying to get bills paid, rent taken care of, flights within the States booked, etc. etc. It's all a big headache and I've got lists everywhere and very little is getting ticked off. I've got to train my subs, pack (sweet Jesus!) and finish my Christmas shopping. Thank goodness Koreans get Election Day off and I don't have to work on Wednesday. What a great system.
I'm hosting a roast dinner at my place the Saturday before I leave. I'm pretty excited about it, the army base does a good turkey dinner. We ordered it last year and it was really nice. Craig, my next door neighbor, is going to make eggnog (it was AMAZING last year) and I'm going to make a ton of chocolate chip cookies to supplement the pumpkin pie. It'll be a nice send-off.
In January, when I get back, I'm going to start gumdo lessons! I'm really excited about this. My friend Dan has been taking lessons for about a year and he's going to take me to his hagwan. I'll have to start with the little kids but I think that'll be part of the fun. For those of you who don't know, gumdo is like the Korean version of kendo. I'll have a great big sword and I'll know how to use it!
Ok, official at-home dates are: San Francisco December 23rd to January 2nd and Seattle Jan. 3rd to Jan. 8th. On the 8th, I'm going down to Portland for the day. I've got no one's phone numbers anymore so email if you can hang out!
Since this is due tomorrow and it's already 6 pm and I've got a bunch to write, I thought this would be a wonderful time to write a blog entry. I kinda enjoyed writing the reviews when I taught middle schoolers because I could be scathing, so long as I put it in the "shit sandwich." An example:
"Hyeon Su is very smart but he lacks focus and is not doing as well as he could be. He is easily distracted during class and loses concentration. He also needs to work on completing class homework assignments and blended learning assignments. Hyeon Su is strong, however, in grammar application and does better on that part of the weekly tests."
You can't talk poo about 3-5 year olds, try as I might. Sigh.
I leave for the States in less than a week and as a result, I'm running around trying to get bills paid, rent taken care of, flights within the States booked, etc. etc. It's all a big headache and I've got lists everywhere and very little is getting ticked off. I've got to train my subs, pack (sweet Jesus!) and finish my Christmas shopping. Thank goodness Koreans get Election Day off and I don't have to work on Wednesday. What a great system.
I'm hosting a roast dinner at my place the Saturday before I leave. I'm pretty excited about it, the army base does a good turkey dinner. We ordered it last year and it was really nice. Craig, my next door neighbor, is going to make eggnog (it was AMAZING last year) and I'm going to make a ton of chocolate chip cookies to supplement the pumpkin pie. It'll be a nice send-off.
In January, when I get back, I'm going to start gumdo lessons! I'm really excited about this. My friend Dan has been taking lessons for about a year and he's going to take me to his hagwan. I'll have to start with the little kids but I think that'll be part of the fun. For those of you who don't know, gumdo is like the Korean version of kendo. I'll have a great big sword and I'll know how to use it!
Ok, official at-home dates are: San Francisco December 23rd to January 2nd and Seattle Jan. 3rd to Jan. 8th. On the 8th, I'm going down to Portland for the day. I've got no one's phone numbers anymore so email if you can hang out!
Wednesday 5 December 2007
Merry Claude-mas!
Claude got into the holiday spirit! Here are some shots of the apartment with Christmas lights and Claude playing dress up. Imagine Christmas with the Rat Pack playing in the background.
Monday 3 December 2007
One year down...
Happy anniversary to me and Korea!
Today is the day, my friends. December 3, 2006 a bedraggled and jet lagged Nicole Fox stumbled off the plane after many (many!) delays and onto the bus, armed only with a cell phone number and "Itaewon" as her guides. That night, I went to dinner at the Wood Hof with Justin, Paige, and two other people. Three of them have now left Korea!
It's very odd to think I'm officially an old-timer!
Since it's officially Christmastime, I put up the lights in the living room and did a Santa Claude photo shoot. I'll post those later for sure, if Claude doesn't kill me in my sleep first!
Today is the day, my friends. December 3, 2006 a bedraggled and jet lagged Nicole Fox stumbled off the plane after many (many!) delays and onto the bus, armed only with a cell phone number and "Itaewon" as her guides. That night, I went to dinner at the Wood Hof with Justin, Paige, and two other people. Three of them have now left Korea!
It's very odd to think I'm officially an old-timer!
Since it's officially Christmastime, I put up the lights in the living room and did a Santa Claude photo shoot. I'll post those later for sure, if Claude doesn't kill me in my sleep first!
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