Day 7- It's FRIDAY (not to be confused with Rebecca Black's song)

Oh Fridays, how I love you! :) So today was Friday and it could not have come sooner! I get off work at 6:25pm on Fridays (super awesome) even though today I didn't since it was testing day, the point is that there are many joyous  Friday extravaganza's to come.  I was very much ready for the weekend to take place where I would be able to process all I have learned this week and also get some "me time".
Today was awesome for a variety of reasons:

1) We had Big Assessment Testing which happens at the end of every month and I just happened to come at the right time.  It is where all the elementary classes have tests, making my job very easy.  I hand out the test, sit in the room and answer any questions the students might have.  I do have to grade 3 classes tests but most of the time I just refer to a book which tells me the answers.  It is time consuming, however it is a glorious experience to just sit back and relax for a few hours while the students give me cut-eye thinking I wrote their test...Jokes on them :P. 

2) I was able to go out with one of my co-foreign teachers for dinner and beers tonight! SOOO much fun.  Tonight was one of the only times in Korea so far, that I felt I was able to completely let my guard down and just talk.  We swapped some stories over the most scrumptious chicken and beer that I have ever tasted (I am not even exaggerating for blogging purposes).  I ate it off the bone, it was a tub of baked chicken that you can dip in 2 sauces of your choice and just go to town, and let me tell you...it was a great time.  I am finally ok with eating bones and funky looking chicken parts, mmm tastes like more :).  During our conversations, there were some moments that I was laughing so hard I was crying as my colleague and friend told me her life stories and what is to come for my Korean experience.

3) The Kindergarteners were very well behaved today and we had a lot of fun together! Today I taught some core reading, math and journaling but I also got to teach my FAVOURITE class Arts and Crafts.  We got to make cell phones today (out of foam paper) and let me just say that EVERYONE was asking for my number, I felt so honoured :P  I had some really nice pictures drawn for me by some of the kids and as they handed it to me they said "I love you".  I am so glad I pushed to teach the Kindergarten age group, it is so much better and encouraging to work with people who constantly tell you that they love you as well as "Erika Teacher, you are beautiful" and "Good work Erika Teacher" after I teach their classes. 

One of the little girls drew this for me and said: Don't forget us

This is supposed to be a Dragon (fail)

4) The kids completely take on sayings that you do and may not notice, making you feel super popular and chic :P (not really but sorta...).  So today after one of my kids read their sentence from the book we were reading together I said "wow way to go, you are a super star" and for the rest of the day my homeroom class was walking around the halls telling everyone they were a "super star and should go".  They butchered a large chunk of the saying but they are so cute that that I don't even mind them misquoting me :)  Ha I love my life. 

Ok this one I was trying....

Rainy season has begun, constant drizzle is before us and I thought that I would be completely into it since in my mind rain means less humidity.  However,  in Korea the humidity REMAINS as it rains for a whole straight month meaning horrid hair days are upon me.  I went to school today with luscious brown locks and left today looking like a hot mess...here is the proof of that (insert picture and sarcastic remarks here).  I have a feeling I will not enjoy the rainy season but hey, everything is what you make it and the grass and flowers most definitely need to be watered so I have decided to have a singing in the rain party where a group of us will all go out on one rainy night and sing and dance in the streets.  I think it sounds like an excellent plan although I have no takers yet...maybe one night in the near future I will be able to recruit.

This is the true look...the horrid horrid truth of what the rainy season does to my hair.

I am excited for the weekend to finally be here! I have some plans for the weekend that I am super excited about:
1) Go to get my health check and pay a mandatory 80,000 won for a test  I need to teach English and get my immigration card (not super excited about this BUT it does mean one step closer to having my bank account set up.  Money!!!).
2) Going to a baseball game with a group of international people from my church (super fun times).
3) Having a sleepover over with a super awesome new friend of mine.
4) Going into the city for church and hangout times.

So all that being said, my life doesn't get much better than this :p.  I am honestly so excited for this weekend and it is truly amazing how one day I can feel insecure about teaching but the next day there is nothing but positive things to say.  I am excited when I think about all the fun activities that are headed my way and although I have a lot to know, remember and understand, I have learned that if I take it one day at a time, everyday will have something to celebrate.