Korean Sun :)

This morning, I woke up really early to go to Suwon Medical Center to pick up my test results. I was out of bed and in a taxi on my way to the hospital in about a half hour-record timing!! Everything at the hospital went smoothly. They found a doctor who spoke English, and she explained all my test results to me. Even though they all said, "Negative" for drugs and everything, she felt the need to tell me what every drug on the list was. Oh well, she was really nice :)

I ended up getting dropped back off at my house around 9:15, which gave me about an hour and a half before I had to be at work. I stopped at a coffee shop and read a book for a little while. It was very peaceful. Today was the first day since I've been here that the sun was out, and the weather was actually warm, and I SAW THE SUN!! It was a nice break from the torrential downpours we've been having.

Today, my middle school students learned about "Clothes and Shopping." I decided that for this lesson, we would get really creative. I had each of my students make up a store name and list the products that they sold. Then, each student went "shopping" at their peers' stores. This taught them how to have a conversation while shopping: how to ask where something is located, how much something costs, how they can pay (cash, credit card, check), what sizes they have, etc. The students LOVED it!! I gave them my example before we started and said, "Welcome to Jamie Mart. I sell clothes and sports equipment." At first, they all copied my store name, but used their own name instead. I made them all start over and be really creative. We ended up having a variety of stores to choose from; from motorcycles and speed boats to trousers and backpacks. I'm really loving these Summer Lessons we're teaching. I feel like the students are learning so much more than just what the textbook gives us. It also allows me to be really creative, too, which I love!! :)