Buddha's B-day & Teacher's Day

May 12th was Buddha's birthday, so we had the day off. A few days earlier was visited 2 temples, one of them very famous in Korea. So for the big day we just relaxed at home.
Yesterday both of our schools had Sports Day for the kids, so all day the kids played games and such. They enjoyed soccer, basketball, dogdeball, arm-wrestling, the Limbo, 3-legged race, and we ended with a relay race. It was a fun day.
Today (the 15th) is Teacher's Day in Korea. Traditionally this has been a time to honor your teacher, but these days it's getting out of hand as parents feel obligated to send gifts for each of their childrens' teachers. So, both our schools decided to give us the day off. This eliminates any stressful situations for everyone. We feel lucky as not all of our teacher-friends to have the day off. We plan on grabbing some lunch with our friend, work out at the gym, and then tonight H has Korean class (wonder what I should bring for MY teacher...)

Next week will be the 1st full week of school for both of us since April, so it'll be tough getting back into the swing of things again. No more holidays for us til summer vacation in July.

Bong-Jeon Temple near Andong.

At the famous Boo-Seok Temple near Youngju.

This temple has a beautiful view, and people come to see the sunset here.