Flowers

Today I'm (H) at my "country school." They call it that since it's not in the city and the size is quite small. This is a middle school, and there are a total of 48 students in 3 grades. It's a 30-minute ride outside of town, and my vice principal and math teacher picked me up (they carpool). I was surprised to see a "Welcome to our school, Heather" poster on my desk, and we had a small ceremony where they presented me with a beautiful bouquet of flowers (pic to follow). Both my principal and VP are women, so my male co-teacher informed me that they are thoughtful and enjoy doing things like that.
So far both of my classes have been well-behaved and happy to see me. I have the 2nd graders soon, and then I have to help a few students prepare for the Wonju city Speech Contest.
Tomorrow (Sat) I'm going to the boys school to help with their speech contest. Their school is so big that they must have a contest to see who goes on to the city-wide one. Kids go to school every other Saturday here, and since it's only a half-day, they decided to do the contest then.
This evening is supposed to be the time when our internet gets turned on, so that's exciting! Expect some photos!
The big Chusok (thanksgiving) holiday is coming up, and we've decided to go to Taipei, Taiwan. The price was right and the dates work out for our schedule! We leave on the 22nd and return on the 26th of this month!