snow!

Late last night and into this morning it snowed, mightily. I didn't even know it was going on, because I was tucked safely into my apartment, watching episode after episode of Friday Night Lights online (Greg and I became obsessed while he was here). At school today one of my co-workers was telling me how slippery the roads were last night, and how she nearly got into a wreck. Then she told me this was the biggest snow in Daegu in 50 years! And it's the middle of March! I'm really sick of winter weather! 2 months in NYC, followed by 2 more months here.... ugh, I'm ready for spring!

I've seen some minor improvements at school this week. As I mentioned before, last week was rough because of a new schedule and new students. It was a really upsetting week for me, because I was letting every little thing get to me. Since I'm only 1.5 months into my year here, I vowed late Sunday night to not have another week like that while I'm here. Half of my morning classes are teaching a 4 year old. ONE 4 year old. He is probably my most difficult to deal with because, let's face it, I have no idea what to do with a 4 year old that speaks no English and cries every time he sees the freckled foreign girl. Also, his mom comes in every day, so of course the first thing he does is run to her, and she's a huge distraction, not to mention a giant crutch for him. However, this week he tickled me one day, yesterday he let me color with him, and today he ran up to me and clutched my legs until I had to peel him off. So compared to last week, this is a great sign!

I end 3 of my days a week with my most rotten class. You know the types- smart alecs, pretending to not be able to read when they really can, cracking jokes in Korean, acting like I have no authority over them. Inevitably I have to throw at least one student out to the hallway per class. Today was no different. Though I have been letting my anger and frustrations disappear with them this week. I find that all I do when I yell at them is upset myself. If I'm going to be teaching them until next January, then obviously I'm the one that has to make a positive change for them. There will still be bad days, I'm sure, but one of the biggest challenges I'm facing here is to not let so many things upset me. I am seeing improvements almost daily, so I'm pretty happy about that!

I'm planning some trips in the next month or 2. Local trips- meaning trips in Korea. I don't know where or when yet, but it's time to start exploring! More!

Time for bed. Love and miss you all! Feel free to email me too! elbutcher@gmail.com