Kid at Heart

Trevi Fountain at Lotte World

Lotte World - the indoor section, view from the balloon ride

I made it back from my summer holiday - still feeling high on the wonderful sites, company, and memories made. After a lovely summer Saturday - outdoor patios, dinner out, lots of laughs - we headed to Lotte World on Sunday, for a day of amusements and thrills. Lotte World is a theme park - think Canada's Wonderland meets Disney. We entered the indoor section, and were blown away by all that we could see. The more we wandered around and rode rides, the more and more we discovered. I was thoroughly impressed with their space usage....There was a "Pirates of the Caribbean"-esque ride on rafts, but it had an Egyptian theme. Very cool. We decided to see what was outside. My understanding was that there was a carousel...HOLY SMOKES! The outside section was even better! Here's where all the GOOD rides are - big roller coasters and drop zone-style rides. We went on the Gyro Drop about 6 or 7 times because the line-up was non-existent. What a rush! There was a really great roller coaster that we got on three times throughout the day as well...through the mountain, over the water, all around. Excellent.

Outside at the castle

I think the scariest part for me was the haunted house. I get so jumpy. We actually had to walk ourselves through, and touch things to open doors. Thank goodness D led the way. He was my big strong protector. Haha So many laughs. Awesome day.

A few days before holiday, I told Pluto class that I called the police on them. A couple of the boys kept lifting up their shirts. I was so serious and told them it wasn't allowed and so the police were going to come and talk to the class about rules. The boys insisted that I call back and ask them not to come, and that they were really sorry. I told them to say sorry to the police. They finally convinced me to call them back, so I did. I returned with the message that if they lifted their shirts again, I would just call the police again and they'd arrive in five minutes.

I love being a teacher.

Today, Pluto class kept singing "Can't Take my Eyes off of You". It made me smile, a lot. In fact, I've been really good this week. I've gotten so much love from my students, after being away. I'm getting greeted with warm and welcoming hugs every day this week, and it's just what I need. Maybe kids know. They're smart. Today I whispered to Julian, "I love you!". His reply was, "Leah teacher! Me too. I love you!" He has actually memorized my afternoon schedule and shows up in the teacher room on all my breaks (he's supposed to be in the afternoon kindergarten program) - to play or to talk or to help me with my work. I always have a million things to do and can't have him there with me, but I secretly love that he comes to see me all the time. My Julian. My TERROR child when I arrived just under a year ago.

Jeju post to come!