One-Fourth

It's time to update again but not much has happened since last weekend. The first quarter of school officially ended yesterday so I have thus far survived one-fourth of the school year. Somehow it seems longer. And somehow it seems like more of an accomplishment than it sounds.

On the positive side, I accumulated some books for my Spanish I class. When I went up and visited Kim, I asked their Spanish teacher if she had any extra books, and after a long discussion with our administrators talking back and forth, we discovered they weren't offering Spanish I this year and therefore not using their books. They sent them down to me last weekend when our volleyball teams played each other so now I have a whole set of books I can use for Spanish I this year!!! That will make my life a little easier.... now I only have 2 classes I don't have books for!

This was also a week of birthdays. On Wednesday, the kindergarten teacher had a birthday, so her Korean roommate decided to make a big Korean dinner for her friends and any teachers who wanted to come in her honor. I volunteered to help her prepare the food, and the two of us spend 2.5 hours cooking enough food for a small restaurant (or 20 people). It was a lot of work but I learned how to make some good dishes, like a few different kinds of soups and a spicy dish with chicken, potatoes, peppers, and carrots. Now the trick will be trying to find all the ingredients in market so I can make it again. It all tasted amazing (except for the kimchi chigae, or soup made with kimchi that is over a year old).

Then on Thursday we had a surprise birthday party for the Bible teacher, and we stayed up too late playing games and blowing things up. Yes, the highlight of the evening involved spraying American hairspray into lit candles to watch them flare up, and then someone got the bright idea to use an empty blue water jug. One person sprayed in the hairspray and held it shut while someone else stuck a lighter in the opening. It let off a tremendous roar and flames shot out a good three feet. The curtains all flew straight back from the window, and a couple teachers got a little too close for comfort. You might think there was alcohol involved in this little party, but no, people are just that crazy enough without it. Someone pointed out that we shouldn't give detentions to kids for doing stupid things when we go home and do this. Heh.

Maybe I'll do something exciting this weekend and have more to write about later. Bye!