Yesterday I hosted my monthly kimchi party with my 4 pm class. You see the woman who cleans my building continues to give me enough kimchi for a family of four. I can’t eat all of it and I don’t want to bin it, so I thought I could share it with my students. My students and I have a deal. If they all get at least 70% on their daily tests, we’ll have a monthly party. I will bring the kimchi and kimbap, while they will bring ramyon. There’s not much teaching going on but the kids are more apt to speak when food is involved.
Before this class, I teach this cute little girl who is going to Australia next month. I teach her basic writing and grammar. On Wednesday, I was telling her how I love candy canes and I wish they were sold here in Korea. Imagine my surprise when she presented me with a small candy cane yesterday! Her uncle is Canadian so he had brought her some candy canes a few weeks ago. So this adorable little girl gave me one of her treats out of her stash. How sweet is that!