5am?! On a school night??

Sunny and Charlie (I want them to get married to each other someday)

My Mercury kids in our classroom

Alvin (I'll have to catch him when he's wearing a cardigan and jeans, or his Adidas leisure suit)

Scarlet and Alvin (the gold digger)

Leah? Really? What was supposed to be a drink or two out with the coworkers on Wednesday evening turned into quite the long night out! It was a ton of fun, and come on, how often do I do that? Tony, Jennifer, Karen, Romo, and I went to Happidas for trivia night. Happidas is one of the "foreign" bars in Anyang, by Beomgye station, where the expats hang out. There was a good crowd out for trivia. We came in last place, but that's beside the point. We had a great time playing darts and chatting and relaxing. Met some other people too that I really enjoyed chatting with. Then a couple of us went back to Karen and Romo's around 3:30am, to continue our socializing. It was just a really good night.

On Thursday I was surprisingly upbeat. The three hours I slept were a solid three. We had a field trip that morning with the kindergarten kids - to a magic show! Once again, I may have been just as excited as the kids. It was a fun change in the usual routine. Thursday after work I took the metro to Seoul to meet up with Hunter for dinner at the Loving Hut. It is a FABULOUS vegan restaurant. Oh my goodness, we feasted. We ordered four huge dishes (easily a meal each), and it cost us $16 between the two of us. So really, you could go there for a lot less. Also a nice change in routine, to get out of my city for the evening. And to catch up with a good friend!

Mercury - line up!

Elizabeth (Jupiter) with the magician

Tony teacher, Leah teacher, the magicians, and Jupiter (one of my arts and crafts kindy classes)

Friday was more difficult to wake up, even after eight hours of sleep. After work, both Tony and I went to the gym, then we went out for a quick bite, before I came home to crash. It's a beautiful sunny Saturday, and Jennifer and I are heading into Seoul - to Itaewon. Looking forward to another day trip!

Oh! In one of my elementary classes, I have a student named Ruby. Naturally, on Tuesday I was singing "Ruby Tuesday". In Wednesday's class I had the song in everyone's head and my students were all singing it! It was a delight.

As you can see, I've post some pictures of my students!

Brandon and Leah teacher