Chrissy Renae

Well so far the holidays have been great. Christmas was really fun, and although I missed the traditions of home, it was fun to try something new as well. We had a couple of sleepovers and watched a lot of movies and ate a lot of random foods and opened  a lot of fun presents. Freddy and Jono showed up in Santa and Elf costumes, so at least we had visitors from the North Pole. Beenish and I bought all the boys awesome giant goldfish.. but our inability to read Korean directions led to the deaths of all 3 within the next several days. It was fun while it lasted but now we are fish murderers.

This week I’ve been trying to cram plan for English Camp, which is next week. I will have about 20 students all week for 3 hours a day, and the goal is to have a fun time but also learn a lot of English. There is no curriculum and no money in the budget so I’ve been trying to get creative. It should be interesting, I just hope the kids aren’t bored.

Other random tidbits from the past week:

• Clubbing in Hongdae. Again.
• My pipes froze so I didn’t have water for a couple days. That was awwwesome.
• There are only a few other teachers here every day so we get more actual chat time. Also we order food instead of eating from the cafeteria. YAY.
• I hate the cold. So so much. And I complain about it here more than I ever did in Utah. We realized that’s because we don’t have cars here, and instead we have to stand outside in the cold and wait for taxis and subways and busses. Cheap and environmentally friendly, but they leave out the part about potentially freezing to death.
• Beenish and I booked our tickets to THAILAND and VIETNAM for the last 2 weeks of January. So awesome for so many reasons.
• My daycare kids are still cute. Are you surprised?
• We went to Myeong Dong again last night for another shopping explosion. We just needed “one  new dress for New Years”… We should have known better.
• Sex and the City Marathon. Speaks for itself.
• Tonight we’re going to Seoul for fireworks, clubbing, and other various New Year’s celebrations. I can’t believe 2009 is over. And don’t think you got off quite that easily… I’m sure there will be an Ode to 2009 coming soon. It was a fabulous year, the kind you can’t possibly just overlook.
• This font is weird. I will never use it again. Promise.