A Few Funny Stories...

A couple quick quips from today before I begin a lesson-plan filled night o' fun...

Today was the first day that I taught the class for teachers to learn more English.  It was also attended by the Principal and Vice Principal.  I made each teacher go around the room and tell me their name, position at the school and two situations they would like to practice in English (the last bit was a lost cause because almost everyone said, "I want to learn everything!"). The Principal (who told me her English name is Anne because she loves Anne of Green Gables (Shout-out to Grandma Plueger!)) said, "I beautiful teacher...  (enter loud riotous laugh)  Nobody believes that."  She's a riot.  I think that class will be a lot of fun because they are all so eager to learn English, but would you believe the class full of teachers was the most rowdy and hardest to control class of the day?!  Go figure.

After the teacher class, the head of the English Department (Mr. Shin, English name: Richard) was telling me what would be served for lunch.  He said, among other things, there would be dumplings.  I asked if they had meat in them.  He said yes (pork... bummer!).  Then, he began complaining about how much meat they serve in the school cafeteria.  At first I thought he was trying to sympathize with my vegetarian needs, but then he said, "I old man.  I need more vegetables!"

Back to lesson plans now.  I seem to think that the ample free time I have during the day (except today, which was super busy!) is better served cruising Facebook, CNN, NPR and my e-mail.  I guess I'll use my nights to plan lessons instead...

On a side note, I just ate a delightfully juicy peach.  YUM.