And I choose.....

This is Claire and Sam.  Two of my students.  Claire has been in the class since the beginning of June and I think she will be here till her school starts. She goes to an International School. She knows really good English.  And Sam has been here for awhile. The cutest boy you ever saw!! 

Anyway, I wanted to share with you something really cute that happened last week with these two. It was after a break and I walked into class and Claire says to me, "Teacher I want to marry Sam."  I said, "Oh really, well that's nice. Maybe when you two are older and you still like him then maybe you can marry him." She started to flirt with him a little.  I asked the students something and Claire says, "No Teacher, you are not married because you don't have a baby."  I said, "I can be married and have not have a baby." "Well, my mommy says it's not right," Claire says. Then she adds, "and she says that you have to choose the right boy and I choose Sam!"  Yes, she's only 6 Korean age, 5  American age.  I just stood there laughing.  I just thought it was the cutest thing. You got to love kids and the things they say!!

3 More Months left to go!!!!

Dear friends and family,

I hope you are doing well. I'm doing alright. I'm really glad that I get tomorrow (June 6th) off. It's Memorial Day for Korea. I'm going to be going sight seeing. I'm going with my friend Lucy and this other girl named Bethany :) We are going to go to a palace, a traditional market, the War Memorial and Seoul Tower, where you can see Seoul from way up high. Yes it's going to be a long day but fun. I've been to that palace, the Seoul Tower and the market.



I have made a decision about what I'm doing. I will not be coming back to this school. I have really enjoyed my time, love my students, and Korea. But the hours, to be very honest, is killing me. I'm exhausted and teaching is very challenging and hard. I know that where ever you go it's not going to be easy. It's hard because I love everything about Korea. I've had wonderful experience.

"So Bethany, what is next for you then?" you may ask. Well right now I'm in the process of applying to International Schools of China. I've wanted to do this for a long time. It's a network of schools and so I give all the information and they place me in a school. So we'll see what happens. I've contacted schools in the states in North Carolina. Please pray as I start to go through things and say good bye to my really close friends that I have made here in Korea. It's going to be really hard. Korea has been a wonderful experince for me and I would love to come back again. I would covet your prayers as I make the next step.

May God continue to bless you all and thank you for all your prayers.
I may see you in 3 months or some where in the near future.