stupid kids.....?

So I never thought of myself to be good with kids or ever had the patience to be in the same room with them for longer than 10 minutes.

As my 4th week of teaching is about to end, I realized that I really like elementary kids. I mean, they do get rowdy and they are a bit harder to control, but you cannot blame their eagerness to learn. They are constantly raising their hands up and trying to answer your question before you even ask it! We learned about King Tut today and these kids were just so enthusiastic about even having to act out his "mysterious death". I love them!

Now middle schoolers on the other hand... ahem. BUT!! As much as I want to hate them and yell at them, I can't help but feel sorry for them. By the time they come into my classroom at 7pm, these kids are worn out with school and other after school activities. I asked them today what time they go to sleep and when they wake up and it seems like the consensus was that they only get 5 to 6 hrs of sleep a night.

They are bogged down with midterms and tests that determine which high school they will go to. The last thing they want is to go to an after school english class and learn from a teacher who has no idea what they go through. It's a sad life. Korean parents ARE crazy. Parents work for their children's education in Korea, therefore they expect more out of them...hoping that one day their children can afford to take care of them. Kind of makes sense...right?

I hear about the suicide rates among students here in Korea and it's pretty shocking how high it's gotten.

I thought my parents were bad back in the States... I can't even imagine what these kids go through.. whew!

Good News, Bad News

Sometimes I just have no motivation to post things on my blog. Remember when Xanga used to be the Facebook of its time? I used to write crap and got all kinds of comments and those 2 gold coin lookin things that i cant remember what they were called!

Anyways, so week 4 of teaching is comin' up for me. It sucks a little because the previous guy who was a temp for my class spoiled the hell out of these kids with YouTube videos and candy. Everyday they ask "Teacher, videos!" or "Teacher, where's the candy?" ugh.

But on a positive note, I think some of my students really like me. Either that, or they're suckin' up to me. whatever. I like it. I'm a sucker of compliments :)

Couple weeks ago, I decided to check my e-mail right before teaching class. I get an e-mail from my mother telling me she's coming to Korea soon because she won a plane ticket through some raffle. WHAT THE EFF. That totally ruined my day and I wanted to punch every kid in the class.

For those of you who do not know, I have been having a bit of a fall out with my

mom. Now before you say, "she just wants the best for you" and other cliche nonsense like that, it's been real tough. Like so tough that I can honestly say it was a huge factor on my decision to come to Korea. I figured distance might help our relationship. Hell.... now she's coming here.

My mom and my gramma double teaming on me could possibly lead to my death here in Korea. A co-worker of mine said they dreamt I was dead and they all got the bad news at work. Well, I guess I know one possible way I could die.

So here's my friend Courtney. I've known her since training and we've been stickin' it through in Suwon since we've been here. She is probably one of the realest girls I have met.

I wish I could see the others that I have met since training, but seeing that all our schedules are hectic and there is distance between us, it'll definitely be hard. Hopefully we'll have a huge reunion. A COATEL MOTEL HOLIDAY INN reunion (inside joke).

Oh, and I miss my pup :(