Hall-o-Weekend!

Halloween weekend! How excited is everyone from back home?
Halloween is not a very big deal here in South Korea, but Chungdahm and the foreigners try to make it something.
There is a huge company party on Sunday night where everyone gets dressed up. I can imagine that it would be crazy because it is everyone from Chungdahm throughout South Korea.

This week was actually pretty relaxing. I had to administer the practice test to the kids. It was a good hour and a half of just test-taking, so they were tired after the three hours. For the rest of the time we had, I went over test taking strategies as well as the type of questions they will encounter next week on the actual test.

The kids did not enjoy taking the practice test, but it was a nice week for me:) I am ready for the regular schedule to come back, however, I was able to connect a little with some of students who I constantly have to talk to about their behavior.
My new attitude to the kids who misbehave is to make it sort of a joke. If they come back from break with food or are late, I now am trying to say a joke about them being late. I think it lightens the mood and it is a change to me telling them to stop coming back late, talking, etc.

They also LOVE the seven pounds of halloween candy my Dad sent me:) M&M's and Kit-Kats! I have seen M&M's once here in Korea and they are expensive. They were on the floor with excitement when I told them what I had!
Thank you Dad, you are truly the best <3

Right now I am Cafe Bene, the coffee shop where I go to get out of my house and skype some people. It is a gorgeous morning probably about 50 degrees and I am sipping an Americano coffee.
There is also a "photo shoot" going on in the coffee shop. One lady with her nice camera taking pictures of this one beautiful Korean girl. I have seen these photo shoots many times in coffee shops. It is for a certain magazine they have here. She has posed outside, inside drinking coffee, reading a book, and other poses. I find it quite fascinating.

Tonight I might go around town with Racheal and find some cute coats and shoes for her. We get off work at 7PM, so we are able to do some shopping:)
I think there are a couple of Halloween parties going on as well. I just have to figure out what I will be.....
Next weekend my friend Dan from Semester At Sea invited me to a Pub Quiz Night in Cheonan. I went to Cheonan when I first arrived to Korea and it would be fun to go again. He leaves to go travel and then back to the States in November.

Happy Halloween! Drinks lots of cider and eat loads of candy for me :)

xoxo Kristen