Volleyball is back!! Wooohooo!!

 

I am sooooo happy school activities are starting up again.

Volleyball between the teachers started last week.

It is such a shame that I have a bad knee and can not play. 

Shucks!

Bus strike is over!!!! Woooohoooo!!

 

Thank God the bus strike is over. Whew!

I hope the bus drivers were able to get most of what they requested.

They  work hard and deserve better working conditions.

Skyviews on early morning walk

 

I have fallen in love with the sky since coming to Korea.

There are so many stories in the sky, if you just choose to look up.

Bottom of rice soup

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My mother refuses to believe Koreans have made a soup out of the bottom of the rice pot. We eat it dry but they put it in hot water and drink it after their meal. Same thing, different ways. I love seeing how other people do the same thing. 

We all work, worship (or not) and love our families and friends, regardless of color or culture.

Grow your own veggies, people!

 

Look at these prices! 

It is time for all of us to grow our own food, people. 

The increasing high price of vegetables and fruits worldwide is alarming. I have reduced how much food I am consuming and watching how much groceries I purchase.

High bun

 

I wore this high bun to school today and Koreans lost their minds. 

Normal things shock them sometimes.

Diversity is very necessary in our (worldwide) educational system.

We all need to learn more about each others' cultures.

My new sunflowers!

 

I really miss my six feet tall sunflowers from our front yard back home in the states.

So I decided to bring some sunny happiness into my life in Korea by growing these miniature sunflowers. It is a simple thing that makes me happy.

UPDATE -

I left the sunflowers in the care of my 5th graders while I traveled to the states for a few weeks. 

Well, they did not survive my journey back home. The good thing is the ones I planted in the states, while I was home, are growing very well. My family sent a picture to me and it made me smile.