Fall is my Fave

Fall has come to Korea, and in a real short time, it will leave again.  While there are four distinct seasons in Korea, fall and spring literally last for about four, maybe five weeks, tops.  All the more reason to fully enjoy them, I guess...

Since I fell off the wagon taking (and posting) pictures last year, I'm trying my best to redeem myself this year.  So, here's a taste of the lovely colors I've been enjoying in the Gwangj lately.  The bright highlighter-yellow leaves on the ginkgo trees that line my street are gorgeous, and by far, my favorite.  It's so fun to be surrounded by such delightful bursts of color before everything turns bleak and grey sooner than I would like.

A few funny school quips from today before I turn in for the night:

1 - I've been wearing a lot of headbands lately.  Like, everyday.  This morning, as I walked into the office, wearing a headband with a big lacy white flower on the side, MiSuk Teacher, who sits diagonal from me and always warmly greets me, said, "Ohhh Noelle Teacher!  I love see you in the morning to see what hairband you choose.  So beautiful!"  Then she did some sort of cutesy finger wave before she ran off to her homeroom.  If that doesn't start your morning right, I don't know what will :)

2 - The first graders were assigned teams for a project that will last the rest of the semester.  I asked them to sit in their teams for the remainder of the semester as they complete their project.
YeaSeul: Teacher.  You mean I sit here ... FOREVER?
Noelle: Yep.
YeaSeul then burst into song, involving lyrics about forever.  (Maybe you had to be there... I think she's delightful.)

3 - I played Pictionary for a little while in my last class of the day because they finished their exams early.  The word was babies.  Every other team drew several cute babies tightly bundled in blankets.  My pal JungA likes to think outside the box.  Instead of tiny children, she drew several ovals and squiggly lines.  Her team won after a long, drawn out guessing session.  I walked over to her side of the whiteboard to award Team 4 their point.
JungA: Teacher, look.  I draw eggsUH!
Noelle: Oh!  And those are ... (It was then that I realized (a little horrified, but mostly highly amused) that the squiggly lines were sperm.)
JA: Yes Teacher!
Definitely outside the box on that one, little lady!

Last, but not least, shoutout to my gal pal, Miss Ashley Weiland (soon to be Courtney).  Homegirl's getting hitched this weekend!  I so, so, so wish I could be there to participate in the impending (and awesomely raucous) celebration.  I'll be thinking of you non-stop, lady!  Best wishes for a perfect day and the start of a beautiful life together!