The halls are alive...

...with the Sound of Music! I just had to share this video clip with you all! My co-workers are awesomely fun! We performed "How do you Solve a Problem like Mr Moimoi (our principal)" dressed as nuns in front of the students to advertise the Middle School Talent Show. It was funny! And a blast!

The Last Monday

Today was the last Monday of instruction for this school year. I can't believe how fast it is coming to an end. I can't say I'm disappointed, though. I can almost taste the end now. I'm so excited for the summer; I will be home in just over 2 weeks!!

I have been trying to make the most of these last few weekends because many students and staff are leaving TCIS. The past two weekends I have been to Taecheon Beach, about 1.5 hours from Daejeon. I can't believe I hadn't been there before. It is such a nice beach and so close.

The first weekend I went with 90 middle schoolers for Middle School Retreat. We had wonderful weather and stayed at a lodge right on the beach that is owned by our school. It was so nice to enjoy being outdoors and spend time with each other. We played games, sang, made skits, had quiet time, and even roasted marshmallows around a campfire. Here is a video of the kids during a worship time singing their favorite song. :)

This past weekend I went with my 4 best friends here in Korea. Sarah came down from Suwon, and we went on a road trip! Anna got a car this week so we all packed in a drove to Taecheon Beach. Although the weather was cool and rainy, we had a great time. We managed to avoid getting lost and found plenty to keep us entertained. We went to noraebang, had mud massages, and watched movies. It was a great getaway before we all get really busy with grading and packing and life. It was even better to spend the weekend all together for probably the last time since Lynz and Jenn are leaving TCIS after this year. I have attached some pics here. Enjoy! And see many of you soon!

May Madness

Wow. It's May already. One month from today I will be arriving back in Iowa! I'm so excited to see everyone from home, but it is bittersweet leaving knowing so many friends won't be returning. I have been making the most of the rest of the school year, though. Since my last post, I have been to the baseball game, had a cookout (yay for warm weather...finally!), went noraebanging, played some great staff volleyball, and attended I-Fest (International Festival).

I-Fest happens every year at TCIS, and it is such a fun event. There is lots of great food, plus tons of fun things to do like a dunk tank, shopping, henna tattoos, and tie dye. The highlight this year for me was the big inflatable slide. It was so fun! Be sure to check on the pics here. Unfortunately, I-fest couldn't have it's annual fireworks show to end the event because of the month-long mourning period for the people who died on the warship that went down in Korea last month. Instead, there was a guitarist who used to play for Kenny Rogers and some other well-known musicians. He was pretty entertaining.

School is quickly coming to an end. I counted today, and I only meet with each of my classes 7 or 8 more times. There is a lot to get done before the end of the year, but overall things are finishing strong. I gave proficiency tests last week, which is something that takes a lot of planning and time, so it feels great to have that done. Now it's just one final push to the end.

May is always such a busy month around here. Next weekend I am chaperoning the Middle School Retreat. This year we are headed to Daecheon Beach, which is nice because it is much closer than our destination last year, Sundae Beach. A LOT of kids are signed up so I'm sure it will be a crazy weekend. :) The next weekend I am returning to Daecheon Beach for a final hoorah with some close friends. We are taking a road trip--hopefully we don't get lost!

This month we also have graduation, a few more volleyball open-gyms, end-of-year trip, MS Talent Show, and Faculty Farewell (which I'm sure will be VERY long this year). Plus, I'm 99% sure that I will be moving in with my friend Anna next year, so I will have packing to do. Plus, now that the weather is nice, I have been going on a quite a few bike rides. Hopefully I can get in at least 100 miles before I start training for RAGBRAI at home--on my new bike! :) I would really like to do a triathalon in the fall, so I will have to split time I spent last year biking, with time spent running. My friends talked me into doing the 5k tomorrow so I will officially be starting my running career. Pray for me! :-P