June is almost done….

Well this month has flown by it has been a month of field trips and fun at work.
Early this month we took our kinddies (5&6 year olds American age) to the Rose Garden. Yeah, I know…my thoughts exactly, you expect kids that young to enjoy and observe walking around a huge garden?? They actually did really well. There were about 200 other kids running around to, so it was a job just keeping track of their heads.  They did have a lot of fun and I got some great pictures of the kids “taking the time to stop and smell the roses.”

The came the Lotteria, the Lotteria is basically Korea’s version of McDonalds. There is one on every other corner and every kid knows it. Over the last three months the kids have been working on how to order food and manners. So we took all of our elementary kids (about 30 kids ranging from 8-11 American age), to the Lotteria to practice ordering food. So here was my thought…how are kids suppose to practice English, while ordering to people who work at the Lotteria and don’t speak a word of English…?? Answer…dress Liz teacher (me) up in a Lotteria uniform, little paper hat and all, and toss me behind the counter for the kids to order from me. It actually was a huge success, we only had one kid spill his soda and until the last 30 seconds when they stood up to line up and a kid proceeded to turn and vomitt in the middle of the table. Good times!! Luckily being married to Bill and cleaning up after him and his friends over the years I have no fear of bodily fluids anymore. 

Last but not least…Pizza Hut!!! Possibly the coolest field trip I have ever been on, as a kid or an adult. We took our kinddies, again…to Pizza Hut, to make their own personal size pizzas, tour the kitchen, cut the pizzas and eat them. They got to wear great little chef’s hats and aprons and everything!! The kids had a great time and got to really get their hands dirty playing in the toppings and making their own pizza. They had a great time and minus one kid getting so excited she forgot she had to go pee, it was a great day.

So needless to say June has been a month of fun and field trips….along with a lot of dressing up and having fun. That is something that I will say for the hagwon that I am in here in Korea we have some killer field trips and a lot of fun. Educating kids is priority, but making sure that they have fun is a very close second.

June came in with a bang with heat and humidity and is going out with monsoon season coming in with a flood. Monsoon season started this week and we have had overcast and gray days, though they are still sticky and humid which is a bit of a pain, but
I am getting used to it, though I will admit that my hair hates the humidity and I look a bit crazy!

Life is good…I’m not sure when I will update next, but next month I will be vacationing in Malaysia for a week and I am ever so excited about that!!!

Hope everyone is well.

xoxox