China trip

Mullens!

Mullens and some good folk

ummm all I can say is amazing!! It was so wonderful having my parents come to Korea and then to be able to go to China! It was a great family vaca. While in China (I came a couple days later than my parents because I was at school), we spent a day in Beijing seeing the Temple of Heaven and then some shopping (my brother is basically the best bargainer I've ever seen and the fact that he can now speak Chinese helps!).

We then left Beijing and journeyed to Xi'an, China. It's one of the biggest cities in China and its mostly famous because of the Terra Cotta soldiers. These soldiers have been underground because an Emperor wanted to have "protection" for his afterlife. Well those underground soldiers were then discovered in 1974 by some farmers...Anyways we went to see them and it was unbelievable. You'll see from the pictures just how many were made! Every soldier was made by a different person. I'd never seen anything like that. Wow! Our tour guide had been working there for 15 years and he was like a master photographer. He was constantly taking my camera and getting all these good shots. He was hilarious!

Terra Cotta soldiers

my family and the soldiers

this one is called the Archer

We then made our way back to Korea (sans Geoffrey) and my parents saw my apartment and came to my school. They took some videos and got pictures. It's nice that they now understand and can visualize everything I'm talking about.

April

April has always been an amazing month...Well first of all its my birthday and springtime which is my favorite season. When all the flowers are in bloom and the weather is warm (you can really appreciate spring after an awful cold winter like we've had in Seoul), its pretty amazing. Also April always meant one of the last months of school (or in college, THE last month). Well that's not the case here because Korean school children are always in school....but I've accepted that.

Anyways, this April is going to be a fantastic month. First of all my parents are coming tomorrow!! I'm showing them around Seoul this weekend and then they leave to visit my brother in Beijing on Monday. THEN, I'm going to Beijing on Thursday and staying until Monday (the best part is of course I'm off from work for two days...its going to be glorious). It will be so nice to be with them...The times when we all get along really well are when we are on vacation.

So basically the Mullens are taking over Asia...

watch out.

The parents comments

Lucy and SoniaDaniel
This was the kid who cried everyday for the first week of school. He's actually really smart and so sweet. All of the Korean teachers seem obsessed with the fact that both of his parents are doctors. They mention it all the time! It reminds me of how in "Gilmore Girls" Lane's parents wanted her to marry a future doctor. I just think its funny.

Lina and Irina

Every month we have to write report cards and since this is my first month with these new kids, some of the parents left comments for me in English. They are pretty interesting to read. Enjoy!

Andy:
Hi! Andrea Teacher. Thanks for your message. He said. You're very kind and pretty voice. It's begging of term in new class with friends and ... teacher. But he like SLP. Because he is very exciting and fun. I'm thing proud of Andy. Thank you Andrea Teacher. Please be careful not to catch a cold. Have a good weekend~ -Andy mom-

Jenny:
Jenny is enjoys English learning when being dissatisfaction, Jenny is very gloomy. for example, it cannot hear English or the teacher to do well compared to in the friend, etc. when being like that, it has an interest and it gives and with playing which is different fun and it changes it comes loose. Just now, I hope Jenny enjoys SLP. Thanks you.

James:
Sir, I am glad!! James that go SLP amused. There is fear about Enghish yet, but there is greed which to learn. If come to home, English that wonder, and knows how speak various kinds in Enghish speaks well. Mistake is Ithabopni(I have no idea!) some on expression that want to get along well with friends. Now, that do not promise I do. Be obliging as is not originally extreme child. All teacher two persons like James. Forward, I want to study more joyfully. Thank you!!!


Daniel: (This one is actually intelligible)
I appreciate that you took good care of Daniel. He is getting better I think. He is adapting himself to SLP. I am happy for him. I wish he can make friends with his classmates and improve independency. Thank you so much. Daniel's mother

Oh no

I can't log into facebook because I was trying to take off my cua email address and put my alumni address on there. Stupid mistake. Now it's saying none of my emails are registered...This is not good.