Back in the swing of things! After a wonderful 6 weeks of vacation, the school bells rang and we returned once again. A new school year began which means nothing less than chaos. Students return with a bit more energy and an extra sparkle in their eyes while teachers are shuffled around between different classes, schools and positions. It is an extremely difficult situation to watch and be around for the first week of school as everything changes at the drop of a hat. Thankfully that has passed and now we find ourselves in slightly different situations than last year. Kip is now teaching in the Foreign Language Center (formerly English Town), because the admin decided it would be a great idea to have students learn both English and Chinese at the same time. Killing two birds with one stone? Highly Doubtful. Kip has a true challenge ahead as he must motivate the students while also trying to keep a small fragment of the information in their heads! My schedule has changed a bit as I no longer have a co-teacher 3 days a week and now teach in the kindergarten on Friday. Thus far, not having a co-teacher has gone well. There have been only a few moments when having an extra (korean speaking) adult in the room would be super nice. Thankfully all is well though. Kip has revamped his website kipjones.net which is looking great, and also allows for people to download new and old music of his. yeah! As for the next few weeks, I look forward to reading the two travel books I purchased on Central and South America. As you may know, Kip and I will be in the states for 1 1/2 months after Korea, and then onto another expedition. We will be heading to mexico in hopes of spending a solid 6 months traveling south. After those 6 months, depending on money and ambitions, we will see where we go :) Come October, I will be excited to speak spanish, eat amazing food, find hidden secrets, and take photo after photo. Into the jungle we go.
