Handsome guy.
I regret to say that it has indeed been another long while since I wrote here. I'll write now about some things that have happened.
Home stay
I've had a little work done.
In February, the kindergarten teacher at my school invited me to stay with her and her family for a night in Jeonju. Over the course of the weekend, we ate a lot, visited a temple and I won around 4000 won in bets with her husband. Pictured above is the family minus her husband's mom who also lives with them. She was sweet and would occasionally appear out of her room and gesture for me to eat a lot. I took her advice of course, not that I needed to. In the photo, from left to right: Mi Gyeong, the kindergarten teacher at my school, and next to her, her daughter Erica who has just returned from a study abroad program and is fantastic at English. Taking centre stage is Won Kyu, her husband and seemingly my employer for the weekend. Next to him is Simon, who I shared a room with during my time there. In his sleep he punched me in the head a few times. They were a really sweet and lovely family and I am looking forward to the next time I get to meet up with them all!
Below is another picture of me and Mi Gyeong while picking strawberries on a spontaneous school trip (something I think probably illegal in England but here they just do it). One of my kindergarteners held my hand for the most of the journey to the farm, and if she did decide to leave me for a minute to chase one of the other kids, she'd always be back, holding out her hand expectantly. What a sweetie.
This was attempt #3. Attempt #1 was in a dark karaoke room, and attempt #2 was in a dark area of the strawberry farm. Who knew you need light to take a photo!?
Teaching three lovely little ladies
Me and ma bezziez.
Pictured above are my incredibly sweet kindergarten class. This photo was taken at the end of a class that goes like this: I walk in. I discover they are hiding from me. I spot them within 3.5 milliseconds. I pretend I haven't seen them and look around the room for a while. Eventually, I tell them I've found them. They scream. They run away from me. I chase them.
On the day of the photo, they had tied their hair on top of their heads when they jumped out and ran away. On a slightly related note, they sometimes say I have gorilla hair. Recently they've taken to putting their faces actually on my face to look at my eyes as close as possible. Anyway, they are really sweet and they are the one thing that cheers me up after one of my more challenging classes.
Slow gym dog
This is a tiny little dog I met in the foyer of the gym in Sunchang. It is, by far, the slowest little doggy I have ever encountered. It's tiny little legs moved it at just a little over snails pace, and wanted to be stroked so badly. It's a shame it has to expend so much effort for a little love.
After extensive tests, it has been determined that this dog is not suitable for running machines.
Friendly Temple Dog
This is me, a new Sunchang English teacher called Evan, and some random guy in a red jumper. HAR HAR.
Really now, this is a wonderful little post-pup called Homer who calls a local mountain temple home. Her Korean name is Gom (곰), meaning bear I think. Perhaps the owners are confused as to what animal they are taking care of. On my latest trip , his owner, the monk in charge of Jangdeoksa buddhist temple, invited us into his home for SO MUCH tea. It just kept on pouring, and I was rather eager to use the facilities by the time that we were leaving. She has a particular liking for a working glove that's near to one of the statues, which she has picked up and played with on both of my recent trips.
Selling myself
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a date auction. Originally, I wasn't going to take part, but then the dangerous part of me that thinks 'Why not!?' took over. After a self introduction and Q&A session, I was sold for 75,000 wonzillas. All for charity... AIN'T I NICE EH!?
I went on the date yesterday, and we ate duck stew. It was tasty.
Hi, I'm Dan, and I'm a velociraptor. MLYARRRRRRRR
감사합니다 for reading,
Kindergarten Cop.
P.S. K-pop this time by G-Dragon and Minzi, performing 'Missing you'.
I hope you enjoy this one as much as the rest of them, mom.
Pink Big Bunny.
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