1. its friday! one class down, three to go. we'll stay in Yeongju tonight then catch an early bus to Seoul. One of my co-teachers (Susie) was able to find a guest house for us in Seoul. Almost everything was booked because its the weekend. We got one of the last rooms available. We'll post pictures of our weekend on Sunday or Monday.
2. I finally got a cell phone. its been over a month since i've had one so its an odd, yet familiar feeling.
3. all of the teachers at school have a wooden stick. this is used for pointing the various things on the board. mine is used for beating a hard surface to quiet my classroom. yesterday my 6th graders would not stop chatting during the lesson. its a small class so we were sitting in a circle. i gave the floor one good whack with my stick. it broke. there were eight sets of eyes wide open and eight mouths shut. there was silence as i glared and everyone heard the broken piece roll across the floor. it was a priceless moment.
bow to your sensei!
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