Busy Busy

Michael and I have been super busy lately. Here are a few things we are working on:

1) Wedding Plans - That's right, we might actually get married next year! We still have a lot to work on, but it looks like we might have a date set in the next couple of weeks. We are obviously crazy to try to plan from Korea, but we are lucky to have a lot of help from our families :)

2) New Classes - We started a new session on Monday and like always, our school gave us the schedule on Monday. So we have been scrambling to get our lesson plans in place for this session. It usually only takes a couple of weeks, and then we can relax for the next 6.

Classes seem to be going well so far. Michael teaches 5 classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday and I teach 6. We both have after-hours tutoring sessions with family of the school Monday and Wednesday. Michael teaches the advanced class on Tuesdays and Thursdays and I teach two kindergarten classes. Then we each tutor 3 kids in reading comprehension. Finally we each have special tutoring classes on Tuesdays. I help a boy with grammar and spelling and Michael helps a girl with composition. It's a jam-packed schedule. Michael has 29 classes and I 31.

After having a scheduling fiasco last session, we were told that the summer would mean a slowing of classes. This is obviously not the case as our days are almost completely filled with classes. 30 is supposed to be the maximum amount of classes. I am finding peace with this new schedule as I keep busy and also a lot of the kids are vacationing now, so some of my classes will get canceled now and then. I dare say our school needs to think about hiring another native English teacher.

3) Vacation Plans - Our vacation is set for August 2-6. We're not all that excited about vacation. The thing that I was interested in  - a rock festival, is the week before, so we don't know what we're going to do. We are currently thinking of Sokcho on the east coast, Busan, the second largest city in Korea (also on the coast) or possibly just Seoul. We are going to have to pick something that we either do only a couple of days or take Gizmo with us. We looked into Jeju Island, an island on the southern tip of Korea. Unfortunately it will be just too expensive. We also are trying to save money for the wedding, so we don't want to spend too much.

4) A Visit From the Parents - My parents are coming! They will be hear during Chuseok, a holiday kind of like Thanksgiving in the US. We're pretty excited to see some familiar faces, and we're trying to come up with things we can do while they are here.

5) Potty Training - It has been an interesting experience. We're kind of at a standstill at the moment, but I will be posting more on Gizmo's progress later this week.

Well, that's about it. As each item on this list gets worked out, I'm sure there will be more to blog about. July marks five months of being in Korea. I don't know about the rest of you, but it seems like time is flying. That's the upside of being busy, I guess!