Vitamins.

Monday was a hard day for me. After the weekend, it was hard to get back into the swing of things at school. It seemed like there were similar feelings from the other teachers, too. We were all pretty tired and were moving slow. Classes went well though, so that's a good thing! We're in the middle of "Movie Days" with our secondary students. We show a movie clip, talk about it, and give the students a short quiz to make sure they were paying attention. This is really good for the students, I think, because it gives them a chance to watch an English-speaking movie with no subtitles. Many of the students have seen most of the movie clips we show. However, without the Korean subtitles, they really have to listen to hear what the characters are saying. Also, this is a nice break from our normal class, so both the students and teachers enjoy that! :)

Almost every day, Jessica, one of my Korean co-teachers, has given me a piece of candy. It's normally right before our middle school students arrive. The candies are really good! They're just hard candies, but they have different flavors. Anyway, yesterday Jessica offered me another candy. I accepted (of course!) and then asked her what the name of the candy was. I told her I wanted to buy a pack someday for myself. She showed me the name of them, and said, "They aren't candy. They are just very healthy." I asked her what she meant. Very hesitantly she said, "They aren't just candy. They are like vitamins. You told me last month that you don't take vitamins, so I wanted to give you one every day so you will not get ill." I thought that was so funny! She was secretly slipping me vitamins because she didn't want me to get sick! That was very sweet of her, but I thought it was funny, too. I don't think I ever would've found out if I hadn't asked her. :) I'm glad someone's looking out for me!