Today the copy machine sounded like a dying dragon. I half expected a curl of grey smoke to come out of the paper load tray.

Had an Office Space moment -- "PC load letter?? What the fuck does that mean?!" Of course for me it's the mysterious Korean words that light up in red, stopping my precious copies for some unknown reason. But I got it sorted out, and now the kids can fill in the blanks in the lyrics of MJ's "Beat It" and Weird Al's "Eat It". ;) Who says teaching English can't be fun ! :D

A stroke of brilliance -- found a Calvin and Hobbes comic online and deleted the dialogue, and had the students fill it in with the introductions and greeting words and the words they know. One class had Calvin saying how crazy Suzie was, and one class had him demanding that she give him birthday presents. I know if I were a student, that would be something I'd want to do. :)

Sometimes the simplest things just make your day. We've been having some nasty heat waves here in Chuncheon, and today the weather broke in a downpower in late afternoon. Much to the horror of onlooking Koreans, I was totally that American guy who went jumping and skipping in the rain. A couple of Korean girls muscled me under their umbrella for a while, and then we ended up talking for a while. And then they helped me with my Korean homework. :D And then one of them sent me an email.

"Hi!~ henry.
I am very pleased to know you.
You are very kind and humorous.
Really, I want to go to Boston.
If is gone to Boston, with you, I want to spend a time.
I was pleased because can help your homework.
If I learn English to you, may be glad.
Friday, go together to eat sherbet.
Will desire that you become nice teacher.

Good-night."

I heart Korea.