Finding Fun on Friday

What a day!

Class was less than amazing today because the kids were showing little interest in what we were teaching. While it is normal for kids to lose interest, it was surprising how it all happened at once. On the other hand, I'm not completely sure it was a loss of interest; it may have been sleep deprivation. Kids here are required to be in the classroom from 7:30 AM until 10:00 PM. Some even have jobs after they get done with school. It all seems crazy to me.

While class wasn't great, we went into town again today and walked for about 30 minutes and found a coffee shop to sit at. We then went to a Lotteria, which is the Korean equivalent of McDonalds and enjoyed a delicious burger, after struggling to order. I was trying to point to what I wanted, which was the same as the two people ahead of me, but they were sold out. It took about five minutes for us to communicate with the employees about what was going on. They had sold out of the burger I wanted, so I pointed to something else and life went on. It was funny, but gave me a greater appreciation for learning a second language. We then hopped in a cab and came back to the school. Molly and I took our cameras and wandered around for a while on campus. We had a lot of fun and enjoyed a delightfully hot shower when we came in.

We found fun venturing out without a person who knew how to speak Korean and found our way back to our room safely. It's been an overall good day, but I'm really looking forward to our trip to Seoul on Sunday, after we teach and rest on Saturday.