korea = a facelift for the self esteem

if any of you are feeling a lack of confidence in your physical appearance, you should come to korea. it's an instant cure for the effects of age: better than make-up, better than botox, better than surgery and a lot less painful. prove it? ok. here is a small list of the compliments i receive on a regular basis:

oh teacher! jacket! cute!
so beautiful.
teacher, your hair so good!
oh, teacher, face so small.
ooo, eyes pretty.
so funny.
teacher, today clothes very nice.
teacher, so cute.
teacher, i love you.
you curl your hair? i like.
you are best teacher.
oh teacher. your fashion is very good.
teacher, your shoes. very cute.
ooo, your hair. like silk.
teacher, so sexy!
...and on and on they go.

i'm on top of the world, looking down on creation...thank you, girls! thank you, korea!

box bliss

this blog post is a little out of order, due to my inability to catch up on my weekly reviews, but i'm too excited to wait. this weekend, i got a box from home. it kinda felt like christmas. many thanks to travis, maiyah and my mom who all spent time and money to bring me some box bliss. i love you all!

the box got a little beat up on the way over. yes, that's a hole. my deodorant was hanging onto that plastic tape for dear life.

let the fun (and proper dental hygiene) begin!

a million stickers for school, really soft towels, garlic, fiberone bars and some info on mold. thanks mom!!

ahh, the essentials: snowboard gear, beanies, mittens and chocolate. come on, korean winter. i'm ready for you.

i couldn't resist.

the aftermath

the best part was that i didn't have to enjoy it by myself. maiyah skyped with my while i opened my box; it's amazing the amount of things one can accomplish while skyping for 4 hours.

week 7: fame! i'm gonna live forever!

after lunch one day this week, two students that i don't know very well intercepted me in the hall while i was on my way to my office. giggling and holding onto each other, they asked me some standard questions: how was your lunch? how are you? do you like kimchi?

sensing my curiosity about this impromptu conversation, they said, in very broken english, "teacher, we want only talk you."
i said, "oh, you just want to talk? ok."
they replied, "yes, teacher. you're famous at our school!"

and really, what more do you need to know about week 7?