4 boys, 4 puppies, 4 Korean women and a Miguk

Another week of teaching has passed. This week we completed a term, so this week we are beginning new books in most of the classes. Our schedules were also supposed to change, but mine is almost exactly the same. I just have one class 3 times a week instead of twice. I'm excited about the change in curriculum, though-- mostly, anyway. It will be nice to have new books and most of them have more material than the ones I was using. Thus, I won't have to come up with as many ways to fill the time. Saturday after Bible Study, we ate lunch at the church cafeteria. There is always free lunch on Sundays after 11:00 service- usually just a simple soup, rice and kimchi meal. But today there was a wedding, so this was a feast! If you ever visit Korea, I'd recommend finding your way into a wedding dinner. There's so much great food to try. The main dish was a noodle soup that is traditional wedding food. Most of the mazillion side dishes were out of the ordinary for typical Korean side dishes. Of course, there was kimchi, but you're not Korean if you don't eat that! Anyway, I ate a lot :) Then, Juliet wanted to show me her new house. They'll be moving there sometime at the end of this month from the apartment they're currently in. It turned out to be quite the excursion, complete with another friend and her two kids. It was nice to get out to the country--no traffic noises, fresh air... There were 4 puppies there, and the 4 little boys had a great time playing with them. They had a blast with everything- rocks, sticks, bugs- you know, little boy stuff! A couple other Korean women showed up as well, and they chatted for a long time in Korean. I was pretty tired because I hadn't slept well the night before, so I retreated to the car for a good long nap. The night was pretty laid back- tv, dinner, talking. It was nice. But, the littlest boy was ready to get up bright and early, so we didn't sleep in much. Such is the life of a mother. Sunday was pretty typical- went to Korean service, then lunch, then English service, then out with a bunch of friends. We went to the sea, but just walked around a bit and came back. It was still nice. Oh yeah, the unusual thing was after lunch: Benjamin, Juliet, Sue and I went to the Red Cross to invite foreigners to English service. They have a dinner for foreigners a few Sundays a month, I think. Well, it turned out to be almost all Philippinos, and almost all men. Being the only white girl there, and with blondish hair besides, I got a LOT of stares. It was pretty uncomfortable. Hopefully some good with come of it. I finished the weekend watching a movie in the apartment. Gotta get some down time to just relax once in a while :).