안영!
This is going to be short. But hopefully it’ll be just as entertaining as ever. No…more entertaining. May as well aim high ay?
1.
The following is a picture I found on the white board in one of the classes as we were just getting ready to go home for the day.
Now you may find yourself confused by this. Don’t be, here comes an explanation…
Evidently this is a students artistic impression of my director (the label above him says 쌤 – teacher) dishing out some punishment via the medium of the trusty ruler. I found it to be a simple yet surprisingly accurate depiction of the daily trials and tribulations encountered by Korean students.
NEXT!!!
2.
OK, so I found this picture in a text book I’m using with one of my classes. I just had to question why the artist thought this would be the most suitable picture for the subject and why someone approved the choice of image. I mean I can’t be the only that sees something slightly ‘off’ with this eagle…right?…
*COUGH* Nazi! *COUGH*
THIRDLY!!!
3.
I call this section ‘Middle School Zombie Apocalypse’. If you have a problem with zombies or Middle School students, I suggest you stop reading here…last chance…OK then…
Kids here are always hungry. The amount of times I hear “Teacher! Give me delicious food!” every day is ridiculous, especially because every time I see a child outside of school they’re eating something or other. It’s crazy how much food these guys can pack away. The Elementary School kids are one thing, but their Middle School counterparts are a step up. They tend to be much more intent on actually getting food and can be surprisingly persistent in obtaining their goal. We’ve had to lock the door of the Teachers Room on occasions that we do actually have food in there. This results in a bizarre scenario where we’re trapped in the office with a bunch of Middle Schoolers with their faces and hands pressed up against the glass, clawing at the door and moaning about being hungry. They eventually manage to unlock the door from the outside (I’m not sure that zombies would have the dexterity to pull this off) and we have to lean against the door to keep the maniacs out.
On a related note, my director bought all the Middle School kids some fried chicken the other day and it was like watching piranhas going after a bit of a cow that’s been thrown into their tank. They devoured that stuff. I was pretty impressed. One of them even salvaged a few pieces and brought them over for me!
In other news, I’ve become incredibly proficient in eating birthday cake out of a paper cup with chopsticks. Possibly not the most of important life skills, but comes in handy from time to time.
Stay safe out there kids!
