International Pen Pals.

I've been staying in contact with the 3rd grade teacher I interned with in Orlando. I had a great experience working with her, and I learned so much. Now that I've moved to Korea, I've had my own stories and experiences to share. Anyway, over the past few months, we've been emailing back and forth, and keeping up with each other's blogs. Back in the Spring, we came up with a brilliant idea! Our kids could be pen pals! We were both really excited about it, but once I got here, I couldn't really make it work. We kept emailing and talking about it....and FINALLY we got the ball rolling!!

I talked to Darren about our idea, and he was really pumped! Today we officially started our grand plan. Darren dedicated all of today to writing to our new American friends! Each class wrote rough drafts of their letter. After we checked them, they completed their final copy and drew pictures. It was great! Our kids are really excited about it! (Obviously, some weren't excited, but it was just pure laziness...Once the rest of the kids started writing and talking about it, they couldn't help but jump right in!)

I would love to give more details as to what exactly we're doing....but my "contact" reads my blog. :) So...I don't want to ruin any surprises that may be coming her way!!

Overall, we're all excited about this! Our kids are going to have international pen pals! For most of them, this is their first experience becoming friends with a foreigner, especially one their age. :) I can't wait to see what kind of friendships blossom from this. Very cool. :)