Summer Thoughts (published in Aug O_o)

Wow, it's been a long time (almost 3 months!)--well, I have good reason for that:  I didn't think there was anything going on in my life that was worth sharing to the masses (aka, the 7 members of my blog).

Time has gone by quickly, except when it didn't.  Honestly, not a whooole lot has happened.  The first semesters has come and gone.  It went significantly better than last semester.  Not as many unexpected classroom/school situation, little more structure to my lessons--just a bit more chill.  

I am in the thick of my one week summer classes.  My students are doing a great job.  Sometimes the material or assignment is difficult, but they are trying--I was thinking, if my high school French teacher ONLY spoke French and if I had a question, I'd have to ask in French AND THEN she'd answer IN FRENCH.  THAT WOULD BE SO HARD.
ALLS TO SAY, my students are amazing :)

I will be taking with me a lot of great memories.  My morning classes are reading Beauty and the Beast (the original story, but shortened, so...a little different(?))--my only reference is the Disney movie, so it's like a whole new story to me, yeah!  My afternoon classes just finished a day and a half of comprehension level check tests and are now writing short stories in small groups.  

I have 4 weeks and 3 days left (not like I'm counting or anything ;) before I leave Korea and start a new adventure in NY.  I am going to miss living here.  I hope to come back someday, but we'll see.  Though I still miss my family like crazy, it does not cause me intense anxiety or sorrow when I think about not being with them for another year (at least).  By the grace of God, I have a lot of peace.

I will be starting over, again: new city, new church, new friends, new job (oh, I need to find a job)...