RAVING/HAPPY SH!T MEGATHREAD

So earlier I was doing as we do here on waygook.org, venting and ranting in the venting and ranting thread, I complained that even after closing ceremony and a half day yesterday at my main school I still had to come and teach for two more days at my second school.

well, CT just told me to take tomorrow off, as it's this school's 방학식, so I don't need to come in ~

Hallelujah! It's now time to go eat some grilled pork belly and boiling hot spicy soups as well as drink guilt free soju and beer 'cause I can blissfully sleep for 10 straight hours!

Happy New Year y'all! 

Fried chicken again this afternoon. Fortunately supplemented with tangerines aplenty. I guess the parents want to fatten us up this year. I don't recall so much fried chicken last year, hahah

I knock off at 12 (camp) and after a quick snack and some coffee, I'm in the gym by 1, instead of 6. Much fewer people in the gym at 1, and the manager doesn't arrive till 5, so the weight area is nearly empty and I can happily max out and drop my deadlifts without a single complaint.

Received a package sooner than expected. Knocked me from my nap early but now I can toast a poptart and eat it on my way to the movies. c:

Received a package sooner than expected. Knocked me from my nap early but now I can toast a poptart and eat it on my way to the movies. c:

Omg. Coupang has hella pop tart selection. I know what's going on my next order...

https://www.coupang.com/np/search?component=&q=pop+tart&channel=user

Received a package sooner than expected. Knocked me from my nap early but now I can toast a poptart and eat it on my way to the movies. c:

Omg. Coupang has hella pop tart selection. I know what's going on my next order...

https://www.coupang.com/np/search?component=&q=pop+tart&channel=user

Right? It was like realizing that Santa is real.

Bless her heart my coteacher is being really nice today, which makes me especially happy because the last two days were kind of tense with her and it was making me anxious about camp.

First she tried really hard to let me take off the rest of the day like the other teachers to go to the big school lunch without using up another of my vacation days or without me needing to go back to the school afterwards. She failed, but she tried really hard 

Now she's really into my idea for cooking class and when before she was saying it was only possible if I could get all the ingredients for 13,800 won, she is now saying that she wants to do it and will find places to borrow money from in the budget so that we can do it.

Here's hoping camp goes well!

I knock off at 12 (camp) and after a quick snack and some coffee, I'm in the gym by 1, instead of 6. Much fewer people in the gym at 1, and the manager doesn't arrive till 5, so the weight area is nearly empty and I can happily max out and drop my deadlifts without a single complaint.

Empty gym is best gym. I always feel super guilty or douchey when I make any excessive noise at the gym 'cause peeps always look / glare at me. But it's probably just 'cause I'm foreign.

What are we talking here? Squat grunts? Power growls? Singing metal anthems out loud with headphones on?

A couple weeks ago they sent out a message about not using the heater too much, and since I'm the only one deskwarming in the English/Science office I didn't turn it on.  I guess they can see which rooms are using the heater, beacause an administration lady that I've never talked to before came up to my floor and asks, "Aren't you cold!?" and turned on the heater for me. I still can't feel my fingers but I can't see my breath either so I'm happy. 

Last day... everyone who is leaving the school this year is bringing leftover snacks to the office and pawning off random household items. 

It's like a motley potluck.

Korean beef lunch was super delicious. Now it's time for a nap, if anyone unlocked the nap room...

I was super anxious about the first day of camp but the speaking game I prepared went well, and afterwards when I was talking to my coteacher and how I'd been worried about it she said she also thought it went well but that even if it hadn't it would've been ok because everyone makes mistakes sometimes

cue giant sigh of relief

I've been so anxious lately because of all the stuff that was going down at the end of the semester so it was such a relief to hear

I'm so happy that this winter is warmer than last winter. Last year I was a sick and miserable ice cube. This year, my office is snug and warm.

Received a package sooner than expected. Knocked me from my nap early but now I can toast a poptart and eat it on my way to the movies. c:

Omg. Coupang has hella pop tart selection. I know what's going on my next order...

https://www.coupang.com/np/search?component=&q=pop+tart&channel=user

  My diet plans just died.

But day 1 of 3 of camp is done, nobody cried, nobody argued, the kids went home happy. Roll on tomorrow!

I have my grade 3 camp this week. I'm teaching son number 4 in a family of 4 boys. They're all really good and generally funny kids.

Today we were starting a game and the youngest one walks up walks up unzips my sweater pats my stomach and says 'that's my boy.' My CT and I both lost it.  This lil bastards got this shit eating grin on and neither me nor my CT can punish him because we both thought he was hilarious.

At the end of camp today, one of the students got a video call from another student who's spending the break in a different city and everyone got stupid excited. It was pretty cute 

The bathroom doors open out into the hallway, so you have to walk on the other side so you don't get hit. One of the worst behaved 4th grade boys apparently forgot because he was goofing off walking down the hall and the door swung open and smacked him. Not hard enough for him to get hurt, but hard enough for me to get a good laugh out of it. 

Camp went pretty well today. The girls got really into the crafts: Harry Potter wands and calligraphy. The lads participated, which is something. Some of the girls liked the craft so much they made two wands each.

Then we did fake tattoos and everyone was into it! 

Though I wonder what their parents will think...

Right waygooks! I'm outta here! Last day of camp tomorrow but I'll be busy and leaving right after, then its back to England foreeeeeeeeevveeeerrrr! Take it easy and stay happy. few special mentions:
1) Good luck with the baby Donovan mate! don't let the mother-in-law boss you around.
2) Scarn, keep bringing comic relief to this bunch o' fools.
3) Get better Moonbrie, having health issues away from home sucks.
4) Pecan, learn to not be such a condescending, insufferable, know-it-all toolbag. people will like you more!

Whatgook out!!!!

It's a beautiful, beautiful day. My office windows are open, the weather is wonderful, camp is over. I still need to clean but I love that if I need to, I CAN PUT THE HEATER ON!

Today is a wonderful, wonderful day. Even with cleaning up after camp.