Good Morning Korea!

So we finally got to Seoul on Saturday morning after a much delayed departure from school and a long morning of crying Korean children saying "Goodbye Teacher". Needless to say, Alaina and I shed few tears. Most of our kids were great, but after teaching them for 80 hours this week, I was practically throwing these kids out of the school.

Also, thanks to Eduvisor, the program who runs this camp, 1,200 Korean kids are reading signs and curriculum that is such poor English it is embarrassing. Some of our favorite examples are:

- If you get "hurted", please tell one of your teachers. Wow.
- One of the signs in the school says, "This is "blah blah blah" Imagine my blank expression when one of my students came up to me and said "This is blah blah blah." My response? Go sit down, kid.


As mentioned before, the food is less than ideal. After working 15 hours, I mustered up some chivalry to go get some KFC ( Korean Fried Chicken ) and some potato wedges for Alaina and I to eat that night. Alaina was gracious enough to let me have one potato wedge. I've honestly never seen food disappear that fast.

Seoul has been great. Our friends here have been so incredibly gracious and hospitable. We've been able to eat well this weekend, relax, and prepare mentally for the upcoming week. We are so grateful for the people who have welcomed us here and we plan on coming back later on so they can show us around.

This morning we are going to the world's biggest church with our friends here in Seoul. Membership is around 800,000!

That's it for now. More stories about Seoul, including Alaina getting trapped behind the metro exit gate next time!

Thanks again guys!

Tim and Alaina