In Other News...

Well, since every headline has been dominated by Obama's victory, I know it must be refreshing for you to come here and read about something else..

Right?

Heh, well.. Myself and Crian, another teacher (and the only fellow Business Major) decided to watch the election coverage yesterday morning. We watched from 10am (8pm EST) to 1PM (Do the math, lazy person) - while taking a break from 11am-12pm to teach our adult classes. They seemed pretty amused that we were that interested in the results. In the end, it was a very satisfying morning.

The week's been fairly busy, as the semester's winding down. This semester ends November 24th, and the new one begins December 1st. There are several things that happen at the end of a semester: The first is a 'Star' Show - which is tomorrow - where kids from each 'Special Program' (special classes, ranging from Grammar, to Bookclub) get to present things that they've learned to their parents (i'm teaching a Bookclub 2 class). I wrote a song, with their help, entitled 'The Planet Song'. It's pretty awesome, and has great lyrics, including 'Venus is a Planet ; It is Yellow'. You can't find anything truer in today's music. The second event is a 'Global Star Show', where one child from each class is picked to be in a Speech competition, and the last is a Spelling Bee.

It should be a pretty busy weekend, coming up. I've signed up for some overtime work, on Saturday, which will last from 10 to 3 (hooray unexpected income), and afterwards, i'm off to Seoul to meet Chris and watch my FIRST SENS GAME OF THE YEAR. It's in a bar called the Rockie Mountain Tavern. They'll be re-broadcasting the Carolina game at 6pm, so please, if you somehow get in contact with me, don't tell me how it ends.

On Sunday, i've registered to attend a Teacher's Conference from Cambridge University - the folks who authored our Adult books. They have about half a dozen speakers, that give you tips on how to adapt your curriculum, and generally help in developping your teaching skills. It's somewhere in Seoul (i'll be going with mostly Korean teachers), but it should be pretty cool. Hope you folks at home have a great weekend, and for those who still haven't given me their address.. hurry it up, will ya?

Cheers