Korea in the Fall

Well it is a balmy 8 degrees Celsius out side. (46 degrees for us westerners) and it is definitely chilly with more moisture in the air.

Today was a pretty typical Monday. I have all my grades turned in and already have a parent wanting to meet with me about her son. Time moves fast and it will be my first conference with a translator so this could be..."interesting." The colors are changing swiftly now and I best keep my camera on me at all times to capture some of the colors. I bought my first real shawl today as well.
About a week ago I thought that these women around here sure were into their scarves and shawls. NOW I get the hint. It is very cold when you walk through certain areas of the building, even for me, so now I have a new accessory to shop for. (Like I need another one)
Later this week I will have my first Korean parent teacher conferences. Post Traumatic Teaching Disorder is what my self diagnosis is when it comes to these conferences. For so many years there was always at least one parent that just had it out for you, if any show at all. I am told that on Thursday many will drive from work in Seoul which is about 45 minutes to an hour away for a conference and we will be at it from 1:00 when the kids go home until 8:30 that night. The conferences will continue again on Friday all day but because of traffic issues I guess not as many come in. It remains to be seen as I am new and have so many students.
If I survive all of that I will be taking a walking tour around Seoul on Saturday morning. Some of the pictures look more like a hike so I am not sure what I signed up for. The web site is all in Korean so we will just call it another adventure on my to do list. Sometimes it is best not to know beforehand anyway. Happy Trails my friends...