Time for another rant……..!! After a well earned break (two whole days) from Kindergarten I went into school today with the knowledge that I had to prepare them for the ‘perpormance’ and that this would involve making them memorise story books they were already board of. Already a difficult enough … Read More
In the heart of Seoul, a five minute walk from Seoul station, stands the Namdaemun Gate. Having the rare opportunity to spend the day alone I decided to take a look at the beautiful gate that I’d been catching glimpses of as my bus pulled into the station. The 14th … Read More
New year new start – or so i thought! After slobbing around for the last four months I decided the new year was an ideal time to begin an exercise regime. So yesterday I found the swimming pool and today was the start of my new regime….. As I headed … Read More
Before I start on the mammoth blogfest that is Japan it’s time to take you back to Christmas Day. Did it feel like Christmas? A question I have been asked by many people who enjoyed a ‘normal’ Christmas with their families. The answer is Yes and No! Parts of Christmas … Read More
I have always wanted to board on Christmas day and despite being in a country with slopes this year it was still not to be: however I did manage a session on Christmas eve! As it was our first Christmas away from home Kat, Emily and I couldn’t think of … Read More
Last Friday (22/12/06) the kindergarten kids had their Christmas Party. Normally I would be excited about watching the kids have fun (and effectivly getting the morning off work) but I have now realised that these things always follow the same pattern and are mainly an opportunity for the teachers to … Read More
This post is more for my personal reference than anything else but if it serves to make you jealous of all the fun I’m going to be having over the festive period then thats good with me! Friday 22 December 2006 – Christmas drinks at Rob and Wendy’s. Saturday 23 … Read More
Last week we had a mass birthday party for all the kindergarten kids who celebrated their birthdays between Halloween and Christmas. It seems that at some point each of the kids will get to celebrate their birthday at school and be given a present by each of the other students. … Read More
Well, at least it was!! But this time it was proper snow. Kat and I got on the bus from Seoul on Saturday and noticed that it had started snowing. Within 20 minutes about 3 inches of snow had fallen, everything had turned white and the bus was travelling at … Read More
Following weeks of colds and generally feeling rubbish Kat, Emily and I decided to visit the Seoul herbal medicine market in the hope of finding something to remedy our ailments. The market was huge and had plenty of medicine to choose from, but we discovered two drawbacks – everything was … Read More