New Names

After two and a half weeks in Korea, I am now at the point where I actually really enjoy some of the food. Today's school lunch was bibimbap, soybean and seaweed soup, fried chicken and a little yogurt drink. Mmmm!

These first few days at school have been interesting. We've started figuring out what works and what doesn't... so as long as the class management isn't an issue, it's really quite fun! We've been having the kids complete a "My World" worksheet where they write down their Korean name, their English name, hobbies, favourite foods, etc. Some of the responses have been quite humorous, especially the English name. One of my kids has the English name 'Mushroom' - he claims it's because of his haircut. Kids in other classes have named themselves 'Microsoft' and 'Desk', and a little boy in one of Grace's classes is named 'Shiny'.

Another person who has acquired a new name is Alden. Everyone calls him 'Harry Potter' because of his height, dark hair and glasses. However, it sounds more like 'Hay-lee Pah-tah'. Superb.