This Sets Me Sadly Free

Life is a winding road, but this is a u-turn.

I'm comin home.

As of today, I don't have a job to return to.

I'm staying in Texas... or somewhere.. just, not coming back to Korea.

School - (by Oh Man-kyoung)

I have SO MANY English diaries to grade and it becomes quite tiresome. So many mistakes in so many of these diaries. However, I come across the occasional diary that has all the right mistakes to make me want to share with anyone who comes by this humble blog. Still quite a pain to correct but having some kind of quality that makes me appreciate having read it. This is by Oh Man-kyoung:

School -
first science,   and   science book   des whip out
by the way teacher test the min paddy
desk on bag      test easy and troublesome
headache.   the second time too tesk the min paddy
very tired. three time korean learn.
really fun and sad.
four time math test very be thrown in to confusion.
luchtime.   delicious food most spaghetti deicious
five time  school go into action   handicraft.
very fun and be thrown into confusion.
six time moratity story subject grandmother.
sad   Today is very happy

- End -

The Coconut Revolution

This is an incredible story of a small population of people fending off multi-national mining companies. They kept them from destroying their land by embracing its uses. Starting the revolution with bows and arrows and stones, they fought and beat the armies of Papua New Guinea and Australia.

http://documentaryheaven.com/the-coconut-revolution/

This is Mohammed

Is a picture of Mohammed important? It's a matter of worshiping false idols. This is an image of Mohammed. Do you worship it?

Oops

Misspellings are fun sometimes. Today for my students' Words Test, the first word was Broadcast. The 'c' does seem rather important once it's forgotten, like it was on the first test handed to me.

"Broadast" - say it out loud - now, read this sentence - "Boy, that is one broadast woman!"

Just kinda funny :P

One Man's Trash

Welp, I'm one for the unexpected sidewalk surprise. I decided last night that I don't look up anymore because there's no reason to. The sky bleeds neon and I can't see stars. So I've come to looking down and, in so doing, I've started discovering buttons... everywhere! All sorts! Very exciting. Of course, this is not a button, but nonetheless, quite an unexpected sidewalk surprise!

Children's Day means Brian's Hungover

Well, Korea's favorite national holiday (that may not be true), Children's day, has arrived! And this means, no school, no work! We had a party at school on Monday to celebrate. Here's some pictures:

Harry the Nuisance

두나 (Tuna)

Robert the Horrible

Charles, the guy who just never really gets on the right page

Yes, that is FOUR TOOTSIE POPS in his mouth

These students answered wrong.. I call this the Happiest Little Jew Camp

Brother Hans, Sister Whitney


So, there's the pictures. Now, last night was quite a different party from this little hootin-nanny at the school. Details aside, suffice it to say, going grocery shopping drunk is worse than going grocery shopping hungry.

I walked to the store for milk to go over my cereal, jam for my toast, and spaghetti for pasta later. I left with onions, garlic, spinach, tomatoes, two kinds of peppers, two kinds of mushrooms, oranges, yogurt, pasta, milk, and jam, and then I wanted to go to the restaurant down the street for something different.

At any rate, it IS a holiday today! So, happy Children's day to you! Here's to children! We're all children, aren't we? Celebrate!