First weekend back (end of first work week back)

I should have reported upon these events about a week ago, but I just chose not to do so. On Friday, the 11th we finally did our "Family Night" program, which was postponed from the Friday before Christmas (due to an epic snow day). I felt kind of weird getting on stage singing an altered version of "We wish you a Merry Christmas". Our Korean teacher searched and found this version where the song ended on the "Figgy Pudding " part. We didn't have enough time to teach the kids the correct version -- at least that's what the Korean women thought. 

We held candles as well, which I was super uncomfortable with doing the week before Christmas, due to the timing of the school violence back home, and in China. Also, I kind of felt that candles are for church when doing Christmas songs. Since the holiday had already passed, there was not as much meaning there in the end. 

My little class also did a little number of "You are my Sunshine". I thought my Korean teacher made it a little too easy, compared to what some of the Pre-K kiddos were doing in their performances. Apparently the things I wanted to do were going to be "too difficult" for them, due to their ages. In all actuality, they just would have needed a little more practice than usual. 

The program was in a little community theater. So some of the kids did their performances and left with their families, as I was arriving with Jazmine, the other English teacher. There was an emcee who gave out random gifts to parents who did whatever possible to bring attention to themselves (or so it seemed). At one point in the program he had all the parents stand up that had receipts in their billfolds totaling over 200 bucks. You should seen how proud some of these gold diggin' women were. Of course three of the five came from one of the Kindergarten classes where I work. English Kindergarten classes aren't exactly inexpensive in Korea. Anyway, it was fun to see all the parents (even saw many of the fathers for this event as well). 

I'm going to come back to this tomorrow sometime, since I didn't bring my computer battery home. I have an interesting thing or two to add to this post.