April 16-17 Weekend

Dad visited at the beginning of a MC Canada Witness trip :)

Saturday sightseeing in Seoul (Seonjeongneung / Bongeunsa).

And I ended up with a lot of pictures of myself….

Peace Building (where I live and work)

Making lunch on Friday with Haesun and Sarah

Checking homework at 3:30. Half of my students were absent...
Maybe they heard there would be a stranger in class?! :)

Teachers' Office

Waiting for a ride at a new subway station (near Chuncheon).

Sunday morning singing at Jesus Heart Church (same space as KAC and MCC).

Connexus Talent Show - 04/22/16

No nerves for these two! "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" with ocarinas.

2:30 - Cup Rhythm (Photo credit: Michaela).

3:30 - Some last minute recorder practice / on stage

4:30 - Presented a collaborative monster drawing
("Robot Dragon" is now a wall decoration in our classroom)

Other acts included "Banana Magic" (cutting bananas with their minds),

…head and shoulder, knees and toes (2:30 phonics classes),

…more musical performances, 

…spelling bees,

…jump rope,

…a "How to" on making muffins,

...and some skits! ("Used Car World" Skit)

(Aladin Skit)

("Getting ready for bed" Teacher skit; I was Matt's arms).

March & April - Odds & Ends

Holy Week. Foot washing service at Jae & Karen's.

The big restaurant behind our complex (ours is the white 
building).Their parking lot pop music usually serenades me to sleep.

One last spring snowfall.

Visited The House of Sharing with the extended community and a visiting
Japanese group. Good to learn a bit more history.

Sharing stories. One of the halmonis (lit. "grandmother").

Strawberry picking! Glasses got all fogged up with the greenhouse air :)

Old-style wooden train / toboggan (part of our strawberry picking adventure). 

Surprised on my birthday with take-out chicken and beer (weekend junk food of choice).
Pleasant excuse for teachers to hang-out together with others in the complex...

Sarah, Karen, Lomie and Aurie on our roof. 

Activity Day at Connexus! The girl in pink is one of my lovely students.

Smoggy / Foggy walk along the Hangang (Han river).

Tiny deer!

Took in an FC Seoul home game at the World Cup Stadium in Seoul.
These dancers cracked me up --their whole routine was on mini trampolines :)

Bridal shower for Sarah at former Connexus teacher Anna's new house,
 (thanks for hosting!). This is my last month with my cooking partner :(

Political campaigning…National Assembly elections this week.
(Bottom two pictures thanks to Anna Engle)

Gangneung: Weekend Trip with Minjeong

Took a trip with my co-worker to the East Coast. Nice to breathe ocean air!

Classic Korea: cartoon everything.

Warming up at a seaside coffee shop.

Courtyard / greenhouse at our guesthouse.

Borrowed a bike and went for a ride in the country. Saw an owl! (see "birds" post).

Buildings for the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Traditional architecture at a tourist site (old home of a famous author,
 Heo Gyun, and his poet sister, Heo Nanseolheon).

Statue of the sister...

Chilly wind around Gyeongpoho Lake --Nice birdwatching!

Namsan Park: Cherry Blossoms!!

Halmonis (grandma-types) enjoying the overcast day.

Market lunch / snacking before riding the bus back to Dosim. 
Mozzarella Hotteok --yummy! (Photo from Minjeong).

April flowers

Forsythia

Magnolia

Cherry Blossom Tree

Lilac