As Andrew wraps up his time here, he has invited some of his former students over to say goodbye. Today we had an appointment for the people to come and remove all of the tatami mats and all of the doors. We’ll be mat-less and door-less for almost three days. Right now the house is kind of open, but I suppose we have the bathroom door if we need privacy. This all coincided with six of Andrew’s students arriving to say goodbye. They will be attending the school next year, but I probably won’t be teaching them – they are all 3rd year students, and I will likely be teaching 1st and 2nd year students.
Andrew cooked up some spicy pork that we had over noodles. I have discovered that Kim Chee is a great way to spice things up over here, and Andrew used a lot. These poor girls were burning big time – I think we went through five liters of soda just to fight the fire. It was cool to meet the girls and talk with them a bit. They’ve got a great attitude about learning English. I understand that it’s somewhat of a dorky subject, and to excel in English is almost a guarantee that you are not cool. I’ll try to change that a little bit this year.
