Happy Holidays!

Hi guys, I just wanted to tell everyone Happy Holidays from Korea. The picture above is of me on Christmas Eve Day at my school. Being one of two male teachers has its advantages, one of them is being asked to play Santa for the first time in my life. Aside from the suit being really hot, it was a lot of fun handing out presents to the kids (their parents had sent in one present per kid to be handed out by Santa) and having them believe I was actually Santa. It was both rewarding and very nostalgic since I hadnt been around people that believed in Santa since I was a kid.

Christmas here was really different, although it is a national holiday, they dont celebrate it the way we do. I only saw two stores that were closed and there were tons of people out and about, not at all like USA. As for the teachers, we all went to a Canadian couples place and ate, drank, told Christmas stories and watched Christmas movies for the afternoon. It was nice and relaxing and the amount of food I consumed felt pretty familiar. I wish I could say I took it easy today, but I spent most of the day setting up my stuff in my third apartment in 5 months. After telling me that I didnt have to move into the new school, it turns out I was lied to so I spent my Christmas Eve moving all my things and today setting them up. The apartment is nice, brand new, but without a lofted bedroom so its a little smaller.

Yes, moving was a pain, but I am going skiing for the weekend so I have that to look forward to. I hope you all had a great Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa and have an enjoyable New Year.

Take care.