It has been an epic day at school (not really). The 6th graders graduated today. Koreans really get into graduations. Flower bouquets appear, speeches are given, photo videos are made etc. My favorite flower bouquet was the one with fiber optics coming out of the flowers. It was quite special.
The last book I have finished reading is: Teaching in a Distant Classroom: Crossing Borders for Global Transformation by Michael Romanowski and Teri McCarthy. I got this book for a wedding gift, but had put off reading it for a few months. I regret that choice. It is so helpful in understanding living/teaching overseas! Since I was an education major in college some of the book was a review for me, but some information provided was incredibly helpful (Did you know that people who teach overseas usually require 1 to 3 more hours of sleep per night? Is that why I have been so tired?) The authors also included personal stories of incidents that happened while they were teaching overseas. I appreciated the chapters on culture shock and how to deal with seemingly odd parts of different cultures. If you are headed overseas to teach, this is a definite must read!
can I borrow the book the next time I see you?
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