Happy Tuesday and Happy Birthday Mom!
I'm having a good day thanks to a little girl who came up to me after English class today and proudly presented me with two stickers she made for me. They are hot pink with white typed font - one reads "ANDY <3" and the other says, "MS. BAN" Most of the students call me Ms. Bawn because they can't make the V sound for Vaughn (kind of like they cannot make the z sound and I have to repeatedly say "No, you didn't go to the Jew...you went to the Zoo.) , but I had no idea most students actually think this is my name. Anyway, despite the fact that she got both my names incorrect, I thought this was the cutest thing in the world.
On Thursday I had another cute incident when I was finishing class and talking to my coteacher. A little 1st grade girl came in, and she was round as she was tall. To get the full effect she was also wearing white sweat pants and a neon orange tshirt and had her hair in pigtails. She walked up to me and just STARED at me like I was a celebrity and I said "Hello" and she was just staring then goes "HELLO!" and I smiled and go How are you? and she stares for a minute and goes "I LOVE YOU!" while simultaneously making an M with her hands on her head (like you would in YMCA) in order to make a heart while courtseying down and just grinning at me then BOLTED away. She was SO cute I want to bring her home with me and have her do that every hour.
This made me feel much better about myself since I made a 5th grade boy cry on Thursday morning. Sometimes I think I'm probably the worst teacher in the world - these kids really try my patience.
Another thing that has seriously been upsetting me lately is the humiliation of shopping in Korea. A saleslady actually made me cry over the weekend. Anyway, I'm in desperate need of some jeans, boots, and underwear. I went shopping all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (in between a rugby game, meeting up with friends, and exploring my neighborhood more). I don't normally think of myself as a big girl, but it's really depressing when I walk into a jeans store and the saleslady says, "oh, we don't make you size," or how in a shoe store I wasn't allowed to try on boots because "my legs big." The worst was at the underwear store where I realized even the XL wouldn't fit me, and the lady told me that I should come back for the 2XL when they get some in stock. I'm thinking that my shopping problem may be cured by the time I come back home due to the fact that I'm apparently way to large to be shopping in Asia. I came home empty handed all three days.
I'm having a good day thanks to a little girl who came up to me after English class today and proudly presented me with two stickers she made for me. They are hot pink with white typed font - one reads "ANDY <3" and the other says, "MS. BAN" Most of the students call me Ms. Bawn because they can't make the V sound for Vaughn (kind of like they cannot make the z sound and I have to repeatedly say "No, you didn't go to the Jew...you went to the Zoo.) , but I had no idea most students actually think this is my name. Anyway, despite the fact that she got both my names incorrect, I thought this was the cutest thing in the world.
On Thursday I had another cute incident when I was finishing class and talking to my coteacher. A little 1st grade girl came in, and she was round as she was tall. To get the full effect she was also wearing white sweat pants and a neon orange tshirt and had her hair in pigtails. She walked up to me and just STARED at me like I was a celebrity and I said "Hello" and she was just staring then goes "HELLO!" and I smiled and go How are you? and she stares for a minute and goes "I LOVE YOU!" while simultaneously making an M with her hands on her head (like you would in YMCA) in order to make a heart while courtseying down and just grinning at me then BOLTED away. She was SO cute I want to bring her home with me and have her do that every hour.
This made me feel much better about myself since I made a 5th grade boy cry on Thursday morning. Sometimes I think I'm probably the worst teacher in the world - these kids really try my patience.
Another thing that has seriously been upsetting me lately is the humiliation of shopping in Korea. A saleslady actually made me cry over the weekend. Anyway, I'm in desperate need of some jeans, boots, and underwear. I went shopping all day Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (in between a rugby game, meeting up with friends, and exploring my neighborhood more). I don't normally think of myself as a big girl, but it's really depressing when I walk into a jeans store and the saleslady says, "oh, we don't make you size," or how in a shoe store I wasn't allowed to try on boots because "my legs big." The worst was at the underwear store where I realized even the XL wouldn't fit me, and the lady told me that I should come back for the 2XL when they get some in stock. I'm thinking that my shopping problem may be cured by the time I come back home due to the fact that I'm apparently way to large to be shopping in Asia. I came home empty handed all three days.
Alas, no one around me looked the least bit concerned. Apparently they do this for 15 minutes every other month for "practice." You can't go outside and all traffic and movement stops. Why didn't anyone tell me this? (looking back it really isn't a big deal, but I think they still should have mentioned this to me!) When I finally asked what was going on, it was whispered "It's because...you know.... of the North. Andie, we are country in two. You know?" Yes, got it. Ridiculous. I literally thought I was about to get bombed.
Anyway, I hope everyone has a great rest of the week!
Happy Halloween!
-Andie
Ha, like the first time the air raid siren went off when we moved to Detroit. I thought it was the fire alarm, but not we had to go to the shelter.
ReplyDeleteAndie, ask if there an "American" store anywhere in Seoul. I'll ask around, too. There surely must be somewhere, because there have to be other Americans/Canadians living there.