Updates

Well I know I don't post on my blog that much these days but that's really because there's not much for me to talk about. I'm in my fourth week of the new semester, and work is going very well, much better than last semester. That's actually saying a lot since last semester was already pretty good.

Last semester, my problems stemmed from the horrors of my first-graders; but now they are second-graders, and the problem classes have been broken up and reformed. They are much better behaved now, and I'm even starting to like many of them! My new first-graders are angels - I love them to death! They are nice and funny and smart and adorable.

On top of an easier teaching job, I also have 4 co-workers (none of them English teachers) who I go out with regularly after work. We usually go out maybe once per week. They are a lot of fun, and although their English level is extremely low, I still enjoy going out with them. I call each of them 형 - older brother. They're all around 30 years old.

I got a part-time job teaching a conversation class with elementary school English teachers. They seem nice and their English levels are all pretty high.

My laptop has been broken for over a month now. I gave it to my school last week to fix but it won't be fixed for maybe another week. It was really broken.

I guess the most significant news would be my adventures in grad school. I applied to 5 schools, and so far I am 3-1-1 (yes-no-pending). I am in the process of making a decision but I am heavily leaning towards going to the University of Chicago. The only problem is the cost...without any financial aid of any kind, I could expect to spend $100,000-110,000 for a 2 year program. Ridiculous. I am also considering American University, which is in Washington D.C., but I am not sure I'm going to be able to pass up the opportunity to go to a school like UChicago.

Overall, life is very good these days and I am very happy. I hope this note finds all of you equally well-off.

Pictures

Okay pictures are up. I have posted links to pictures within each blog section which should correspond to what is being talked about in each section. Bangkok pictures are being developed right now, so hopefully they will be up for you to view tomorrow.

A note about pictures: I have set it up so that the links will open (in a new window) the pictures in a slide-show format. The downside to this is that the pictures are a little small. If you want to see any of the pictures in their large, high quality size, you can select the "main" button at the top right of the slide show page. This will take you to the main page of the album where you can select pictures individually to view in their high quality formats.

Enjoy