A trip from the folks

Well well well, it has been a very lazy 2 days, and rightly so. My (Rachel's) mom and dad arrived in Seoul last Wed. and we caroused the city for a full week straight. For 2 days mom and dad also got to be part of our classes which was just fabulous and the kids loved Teacher Melinda and Mr. Bratt! Gosh am I glad that I get to go home to a job with kids, I don't know how I'd handle an adult-only crowd. That is one thing I've definitely learned about myself over here. I've always loved kids, but at the beginning of the year they used to take energy out of me, now they give me energy. And they think I'm so funny too, so maybe its just a confidence builder, but I sure can get them howling!! So it was very wonderful having mom and dad here, and it's helped give us the final push before going home. We had something to look forward to and plan for, and now that they're gone we' ve only 4 weeks left that are going to fly by as we wrap things up and train new teachers. I'll add a few pics of mom and dad's visit. And to newcomers to the blog world, just want to let you know that you can add comments on our site. I'm not exactly sure how, but I know that you can. We'd love to hear from any of you!! Rachel
(Pics: Teacher Melinda reading a story in my class, all of us at a Korean Palace, the kids' first glimps of Teacher Melinda who they've heard so much about, me standing in North Korea (the cement block in the window is the border)