My kindergarteners are all around 3 years old, and seriously are the cutest things at school, save for Jake. I have been teaching them the basics, like “May I go to the bathroom?” “May I have some water?” “Please” “Thank you” etc. This week is basic vocabulary-building with fruit. So it’s appleappleapplewatermelonwatermelonwatermelonplumplumplum until they get it. It’s fun and easy and I love to see their excitement regarding strawberries and the like. But today we got to “Mango” and they didn’t know what it was, so I decided to teach them an alternate pronunciation (Maaahhnn-go!) and a corresponding dance move. Watch the whole video to see what I mean.
Ahh, Nature. April 7, 2009
Ahh, Nature., originally uploaded by Jake & Kristin.
We went hiking this weekend. Instead of hopping in a car and driving to the mountains, we took the subway to the end of the line, and wandered through a little town for several hours before we found a trail head. Here is a view looking back at a small slice of Seoul from near the top of Bulamsan, a mountain on the north-eastern edge of the city.
A Breath of Sweet, Grumpless Air April 1, 2009
Save for some minor drama that is currently happening at work, which, (and, except for that one time when we were yelled at by drunken *21-year-olds about God knows what) blissfully does not involve us, the office is humming along smoothly, and dare I say it– happily. I am not sure if it is because of the impending weather change, the absence of the Pint-Sized Grumpy Koala, the *Ohio State Smirker, and the *Back-Up Rush Drummer Dreamer, or if everyone’s nipping a wee pint at lunch, but….something gloomy and dark has definitely lifted off of the collective spirit of our school and I found myself thinking about wanting to think about maybe possibly skipping merrily to work yesterday. Just for a second.
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