Suwon Fortress

Apparently it's a noteworthy place in the world. I forget the proper name for it, but it's noteworthy. We spent the whole kindergarten day there and I loved every minute of not having to really teach. I rode around in a dragon train. I ate kimbap in the forest, and I rounded up kids throughout a folk village. At least I think it was a folk village. They never bother to explain what's going on in English, unfortunately.


Suwon is a nearby city where I almost accepted a job before I got this one in Suji. It is fortified by a wall that's very very old. They pointed out the holes for guns to the kindergarteners. At some point in Korean history a king retreated here from Seoul to protect himself from the enemies. Wow, do I ever know a lot about history. I could easily be wrong about any of this. I did notice that the city of Suwon is significantly older and more run down than Suji. The kids liked playing in the sand more than they cared about the historical implications of the place. And so did I.
Here is the king on his horse! I think it's the king. In any case horses are always nice. Did you know that the position of the horse indicates how the person in the monument died. I don't remember how it goes but if the horse is standing on both front legs it means one thing and if it has one front leg raised it means another. And if it's up on its hind legs, well, you know what that means.
Here I am with my kids and my really sweet Korean helper who feeds the kids lunch and takes care of them during the ten minute breaks between periods. She handles the criers and the bathroom issues. She does the dirty work. If only I could remember her name!

When I got back from the field trip the last thing I felt like doing was teaching my elementary class. Luckily my one student was absent so I spent some time making my classroom look nice and then went home early.

I just got home from a dinner of vietnamese wraps and Bas-uh-kin Lobbins. Drew Barrymore is the main ad campaign. City ice cream. She likes green tea flavour.

Today I'm thinking about my trip to Thailand in December. I hope these two and a half months hurry by. Anyone want to meet me there?