Good morning, Mr Sun.

I love walking in the morning. The world is so quiet and peaceful. I feel blessed to say good morning to the sun as it rises up to kiss the earth.

Chicken and cheese - last day of summer camp 2016

What could taste better than cheese and fries on a hot summer day?
Well, cheese and chicken, of course!

Today was the last day of summer camp 2016. Holly, my co-teacher,  worked on the costumes with some of the girls while I choreographed the opening dance for the school musical. The kids and I had fun trying our best to dance like pros. Afterwards, Holly ordered chicken and cheese and we chowed down. The cheesy chicken tasted like potato chips.

 

 

Whatta a man. Whatta a man. What a mighty good man.

That sad moment when you break your 5th grader's heart when you tell her I.O.I.'s Whatta Man song is just like a video from the USA. 

Broken-hearted 5th grader (with sad eyes): But, Teacher, which first? USA video or Korea?

Me (with no-sad eyes): Sorry, Sweetie, USA video was first. Many, many, many, many years ago. I showed her the original song and video.

Broken-hearted 5th grader (with sadder eyes): Okay, Teacher.

Me: You gonna learn today, kid.

Korea, stop stealing our sh@t and callin' it yours!

Meow meow

I have spent the last two days of my vacation as a lazy, well-fed cat. My activities included eating, sleeping, stretching in the sunlight and sleeping again. I isolated myself in my house and only initiated contact with those I wanted to speak with. Other than that, I slept for hours in the sunlight. It felt soooo sweet to feel the sun on my skin as the air conditioner swept a cool breeze over my lazy body. I even skipped walking in the morning. I only wanted to be lost in pleasant dreams and thoughts before having to face the world again. Sometimes a brief hibernation can get you back in touch with your body and energy source. My mind is tired from the steady stream of storms and needed to rest just as much as my body needed to rest.

I have already limited the number of people allowed into my life. And will continue to monitor very carefully those whose energy matches mine. When you allow everything around you to be quiet and listen very carefully...it is easy to sense the energy of others. Then it becomes easier to decide who you allow to stay within your circle.

At this exact moment, I feel like a cat with nine lives. 

Meeeeeeeoooooooowww

Today I don't feel like doing ANYTHING either, Bruno.

I am on the home stretch of my vacation. The last two days and I am determined to suck up as much air conditioned air as possible before going back to work. My girlfriend cancelled on visiting me to go to the valley so I am free. FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Wooooohooooooo!!!

I woke up early as usual, ate and went back to sleep. Perfect vacation day. I know I should exercise but my partner cancelled on me, too, so there is no motivation on my side to go out in that heat. I did stretch and do some indoor body movements. Gosh, I gotta start doing yoga again. My body is aching for a long, hot run. My legs are also talking to me. My body misses running, stretching these long legs and moving like a stallion. Black beauty.

I will not give my body what it wants right now. Instead I pulled out a few boxes of junk so I can go through them and start throwing stuff out. There are too many papers and clothes and I am determined to get rid of as much junk as possible before April. Time creeps up on you here. 

So, yup, I feel like Bruno Mars today.

Today I don't feel like doing anything...

My city is beautiful

My little corner of South Korea is a beautiful town. Lately the city has started to paint small murals on the light posts in an effort to spruce up its appearance. There is a two mile stretch near the river where every lamp post is painted with pieces of  Korea's history and culture. Take a look.