Wow, its been a while since I have blogged. I was inspired by my friend Jenny (who just recently blogged- www.thriftstoredress.blogspot.com) to write again. Life here has been busy. A lot has happened in the last few weeks. Let start with a church picnic. I attend an English service at a local church. They have outings once a month. We went to Incheon which a suburb of Seoul. It was gorgeous. We went to a recreation center of sorts. They small huts to drink coffee and relax in and a large picnic area. We were surrounded by the gorgeous mountains. We grilled out Korean style. Its different than our American style but the food is wonderful. We roasted pork and duck. We also ate kimchi, fruit, and rice. It was a nice relaxing day surrounded by new friends.
Another thing that has happened recently has been a family hiking day with the kindergarten. This past Saturday we went to Dobong Mountain and met the families there. The hiking is a bit different than in the States. There are large unpaved paths up the mountain. Lots of people hike here, so you join the crowd moving up and down the mountain. It is absolutely gorgeous!! Unfortunately, I forgot my camera but I hope to get pictures from Jenny. We even walked by a large Buddihst temple. It was large and ornate. You could go in and get pictures. It was amazing. The scenery was great. The leaves are changing here so it made for a great hike.
The hike was split into courses. The kids and their parents were split into teams. Each teams hiked a bit then stopped at each course. At some courses, they had to play a game, recite tongue twisters or sing a song to complete there "mission". Then they got a stamp on a card and continued up the mountain. Then after 5 courses we stoped for lunch, played more games in a big clearing area and took pictures. It was so fun. The teachers and parents had as much fun as the kids did. We also brought the kids class projects. We hung them along the hiking trail so everyone could see their work. It was a lot of work making them and then lugging the stuff up and down the mountain but it was worth it.
Overall, I am starting to adjust little by little to Korean life. Life here is starting to fall into a routine. I keep pretty busy with various projects and work from the school but I can't complain. Its hard to believe that I have been over a month. A new teacher arrived just last Saturday and moved in with me. I have been trying to help her out. We will be moving to our other bigger apartment this weekend. I am so excited!!!!! I will try to post pics as soon as I can. Well, its about time for me to head home so thats all for now.
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