Students/Babysittees

The one on the left will most likely play in the world cup one day. I think the one on the right is in love with him.

This is the "cool crowd" of girls in the 5th grade at my school. The leader wears a scarf if it's hot or cold outside because scarves are always cool. Peace.

These kids were hula hooping and it looked like so much fun that I put my camera down after this picture and played a little. After I got done I let my hair down and they started saying "Teacher Boucher pretty." I think THESE guys are the cool crowd!

This place is called Wolhwawon. It combines modern technique with civilian gardening style easily seen during the end Ming dynasty to the first Ching dynasty-- okay, I stole that right out of the pamphlet.

The leaves are turning colors (so maybe fall happened in one day) and it is B-E-A-UTIFUL! I loved my walk through this garden. It's only a block from our apartment so I will be back!

Down the street from our house live a couple of dinosaurs. Jake made friends, I didn't.
Actually, we live in an area with a lot of parks. We lucked out picking "Happy Suwon" as our city of destination. Yes, everywhere you see signs that say "H*A*P*P*Y" Suwon. It stands for healthy.....I forget blah blah blah.....and youthful. I don't know. It's cheezy! Just like all of the construction signs here. They are pictures of cartoon-like midget men with heads such a grand size that they make up 1/3 of their cartoon bodies.

Staying American Made

I feel like this spiniach salad is one of the few green things we've eaten lately. Korean vegetables are different. We miss bags of frozen peas and stalks of celery.



BUT six nights a week Jake impresses me with what Jake does best.... DINNER! He's keeping our tummies warm during this very cold winter. Ya, there's no such thing as Fall-- straight from summer to winter. Jake says he's "just taking care of his lady."
This was probably the best pasta I've ever eaten in my entire life. Oh ya, and he takes me on a date that 7th dinner of the week that I forgot to mention.

Seoul Temple

Well, we made it to the temple. Every first Saturday of the month they have an English session at 9:oo AM. Jake and I took the subway but it ended up being a longer ride than anticipated (as always) so we attended a Korean session with accommodating headphones. The temple is beautiful. Small, and beautiful! It is true that the church is the same everywhere but that the people are different. Even inside the Seoul temple it was hustley and bustley. I must have been bumped by at least 3 different little women on my way to the restroom. No "excuse me's" exist here.

We bought a guitar that was made in Korea. We saw the brand name 'Mr. Potato' and we just had to have it! I have a feeling this one is coming home with us....

This week Jake took a silly english-learning song and played it on the guitar for his students.

House Shoes

In Korea everyone has a pair of house shoes and a pair of outdoor shoes. Every kid pretty much has the same pair of the "$2.99 special" dark blue rubber Addidas slippers.
When they come in the morning, they change their shoes and then enter the building. If they go out for recess, they change their shoes both leaving and coming back indoors.

It's the same in a Korean house, or traditional Korean restaurant. Everyone leaves their shoes at the front door. Like always wearing clean underwear in case you're in a car accident, you never want to be caught in Korea with nasty dirty socks.