Thank you, Nannie :)

Finals testing was a success!! All the students finished Summer Session strong and seemed at ease on Friday night. Report cards are due this Friday, so I'm going to have to get really motivated next week and get those finished. I have over 100 students, so it's taken quite awhile to record comments for each one. I'm halfway through though, so hopefully I'll get the report cards knocked out in no time :)

I am in the middle of another 3-day weekend. Monday is a Korean holiday, so we don't have school. There are 23 days documented on the Korean calendar as "holidays" which is WAY more than we have in the States!! Well, way more holidays that are "officially celebrated" as days off from school. I'm definitely going to appreciate random breaks here and there throughout the year!! This 3-day weekend also signifies the start of a new schedule once again. We changed schedules for summer session to accommodate our students and their academies. Now, we are back to our normal schedule again, working 2:30pm-9:45pm.

This morning, my very first package arrived!! It was from my Nannie in South Carolina! After reading my blog, she filled a package with all the essentials: 6 boxes of Kraft Mac n' Cheese, 3 packs of gum, and a miniature stuffed bunny :) Perfect!! It was the perfect way to start my Saturday morning. Thank you, Nannie!!

I also cooked at home for my first time since I've been here!! After realizing that my gas stove has been working this whole time (thank you, Darren!), I made "cham-chee rah-myeon" for lunch. It was DELICIOUS!! It's become one of my favorite meals here in Korea, and now I can make it myself any time I'm craving it :) I had every intention of making some mac n' cheese, but unfortunately, I didn't have milk OR butter. But, it gives me something to look forward to tomorrow!!

I took advantage of this long weekend and had a big cleaning day today. I did the laundry, washed my dishes, cleaned the bathroom...and my favorite thing? I ORGANIZED!! I was already bored of the setup in my house, so I decided to re-arrange everything. There's a huge dresser that's been sitting on my back porch since I arrived. It's GINORMOUS, but I didn't see any use for it at the time. I dragged that inside (which wasn't an easy feat!) and moved all my clothes from four different places into the big dresser. I was able to clear out a bunch of clutter and make so much more room!! I have a lot of space in the middle of my house, and it actually looks bigger :)