Dinner with prinipal

In an effort to get to know teachers better, our new school principal had dinner with teachers of each grade on a different day. The 6th grade teachers went out on Tuesday, March 31 2009.

The guys of 6th Grade
No-su, Hung-joo, Jeong-mo & Yong-un

Principal pouring a drink for Eun-mi

Cheers!

My big sister, Joo-hye & big brother, No-su

Pah-jon (like a spring onion pancake)

Hong-il & Hye-jin's baby

After being many days overdue, my friends, Hong-il & Hye-jin's baby FINALLY arrived on Tuesday, March 17 2009. I went to visit the baby on Saturday, March 28 2009. Handsome little guy ~!

Hong-il & Hye-jin

White Day ~ March 14

In Korea, Valentines Day is celebrated different~

February 14 ~ Red Day (Girls give guys)
March 14 ~ White Day (Guys give girls)
April 14 ~ Black Day (Singles celebrate)

I got Hershey's Kisses from my friend, Sang-gu
...and No-su gave all the lady teachers Ferrero Rocher's ~

6th Grade Social

On Friday, March 13 2009 the 6th Grade Staff had the first social of the year. It was an awesome evening.... great food at a restaurant in Bucheon. The social lasted for nearly... 11 hours!!!!!

Appetizer

In some Korean restaurants, you cook your meat at the table
(Remember I don't eat meat!)

The seating was kinda cool... I've gotten used to sitting on the floor

An-suk, Eun-mi & Joo-hye

Hye-won & Hyeon-jeong

With the 2 head teachers

Jeong-mo & Hung-joo

Then we went to a bar called Asimo

Eun-mi, No-su, Jeong-mo, me & Hung-Joo

Green tea cake

...and then to another bar
with Yong-un & No-su

...and to another bar (final round) @ 3:30am

Welcome Dinner for new Principal

The new academic year began on Monday, March 2. Our school has a new principal and on Wednesday, March 4 we had a welcome dinner for her at the same place (Seafood Blue in Bucheon)

With some of the 6th Grade teachers

Poem being read to the new principal
(by my co-teacher, Ina)

New principal with Yong-un (6th grade teacher) and Ina (my co-teacher)

New teachers welcomed to the school

With the 2 head teachers of 6th Grade (gun guys!)

Oooooh!

After the dinner, I went out with 3 teachers for cocktails ~

Happy Birthday, Mummy!

Also, on March 1 was my mother's birthday :)
Love you & miss you, mummy xxx

Baby Sung-yeon

On Sunday, March 1 I spent the afternoon with my friend Sun-young & her husband. They had a baby in September ~ Sung-yeon. She is *gorgeous* ...and she loves the camera!