Is that a paper airplane?

So, you know how on TV and in comics, when they want to show a totally out of control class, there is always a paper airplane flying around?

That was my first class in Korea.

Now, before you start feeling sorry for me, I thought that it was absolutely hilarious like... "Hey, is that a paper airplane?". (yeah, the first class I saw was the worst class of the whole school, so sez co-teacher) Now, in true Ms. Parker fashion, I grabbed the airplane, found who it belonged to and yelled at her (!) in English (co-teacher translated, and probably made it sound more menacing than it was). So, what was the problem? Well, I guess years and years of teaching Enriched English have not prepared me for the Korean levels of English: they can write (although "I'm favorite food potato" almost rivals "me happy hot dress" and "me funny guitar" for as The Worst English Sentence Ever), they can read, they can't speak and there is no way of knowing what they understand. This makes it difficult to not be too easy or difficult.... Think I need a stick.

You will all be happy to know that my class in the afternoon went 500 times better. It was a lot of fun. Big sigh of relief.

It wasn't me.

It was them.

Right?

In other news, I now have an internet connection at home, so I can start uploading some of my pictures of Korea. I think I will start with me and two soldiers... and a tank full of sea cucumbers. In Korea, "STAMINA" (think "male virility") is very important, and the theory goes that if it looks like one... and you eat it... well, it will help yours out.

And, while I'm at it: my first Engrish sign (known as Konglish in Korea). This was in a pool hall in Gwangju, my first day in Korea, after a 14 hour flight and no sleep and all that. I'm proud of it!