Still in Seogwipo

Hi! We continue to have a great time in Korea. Yesterday we went to school with Elizabeth and watched her teach and met some of the staff. First we had tea with the principal, a very intimidating experience. We met several of the teachers, including all 4 of the English teachers. Elizabeth teaches classes of 35-40 girls and they are all high energy and full of life. Some stop by her office to giggle and say hi. The girls are 7th to 9th graders and all wear uniforms. We ate lunch in the cafeteria with the teaching staff. They were impressed with my chopstick skills-what a joke! After classes we walked around town and did some shopping. We met two of Elizabeth's Korean friends for dinner. Their English names are Silver and Precious and they both teach Special Ed in Seogwipo. It was really fun to meet them and try to converse. We did some more shopping and walking and then met two of Elizbeth's American friends, Andy and Brian. They are both Fulbright teachers in Seogwipo middle schools, too. It was fun to hear their take on Koreans and Korean culture. Then it was another wild taxi ride back to the hotel. Today Elizabeth is teaching and we are exploring on our own before a dinner with the school's principal, vice principal, english teachers, and host parents. Yikes! Talk about pressure. Then we fly out to the mainland, and back to the US the next day.