Hayes in August

Maxin' and relaxin', as always.

Ankle pain

In pain, but somehow managed to stand up long enough to wash the dishes and make dinner. Doctor tomorrow or Thurs... Hopefully we can get me fixed before vacay in two and a half weeks!

Do they make ankle upgrades?

I need to find an ankle store. Actually, a foot & ankle store. Mine's not functioning properly, and I think I need an upgrade. Too bad the warranty ran out some time ago...

(My toe is still broken from February. Stay off it until it heals? HA! How can I do that and stand up teaching? Now the trice-sprained ankle of winter 2008-9 is giving me big probs, and I think I bruised my heel bone. I'm a pile of goodness, truly.)

Lazy weekend...

I had a lovely lazy weekend, to recuperate from the last month's worth of crazy summer session scheduling goodness... Too bad the weekend's only two days though...

Happy birthday to my cousin Megan, and my uncle Dan!

Clever Dog

My dog is too clever. Yesterday, he somehow managed to drink the milk from my cereal bowl on the counter (which is too tall for him to reach, or so I thought), leaving the cereal bits in the bottom. This morning, I awoke to find those bits were gone too.

Summer Session at Yongsan Special

I was offered a position teaching drama to the students for the summer session. It was a crazy month. I taught summer classes from 9-12 at Yongsan Special, went home for a nap and shower, then to my regular job. I didn't do much else for a month, aside from rip my hair out. It was fun at some points, but I won't be doing that again. The extra money was so not worth it.

On the escalator down into the subway.






The school from across the street.




Coming out of the subway to the school.






Some of the students on the last day. Some really like to pose, and others just like to hide. :)

Maybe the sharpest wit in the class...

Jack:
I don't like that teacher.

Me:
Why not?

Jack:
He's not nice. And he's short.

Me:
You're short.

Jack:
But I can grow.

Prancing Man

I just saw a man prancing across the street. It would've been funnier if it was intentional.

(It reminded me of when I saw the Clydesdales when I was little. I loved watching them too. ;) )

The Moment of Realization was Awesome

Conversation with a student today:

Luigi:
(seeing my Harvard t-shirt) Teacher, did you go to Harvard?

Me:
Yes, I went to Harvard.

Luigi:
Really? (pause) Lie! Lie!

Me:
No, it's true. I really went to Harvard.

Luigi:
(long pause) Did you STUDY at Harvard?

Me:
No, I didn’t.

Luigi:
Haha! So you went to VISIT Harvard? Haha..


The moment of realization put a great look on his face. It was awesome. I love when they learn that literal meanings can be different than what they think they're asking. (Native Speakers too!)

Goodbye Tina!

Today was 8/9/10 and I didn't even know it. Boo. And I saw one of my kids at Emart tonight, where she told me that she's moving to Canada TOMORROW for A YEAR. I had no idea. I met her mom, who thanked me for teaching her daughter. It was really sweet, and really sad.