Japan again? Ho hum *shrug* I guess so...

So, this week has been full of Halloweeny fun. I wore my sari to school on Tuesday, with gold makeup and lots of eyeliner and a red bindi, and I suspect that my students thought that I was just really really formally dressed, since their limited knowledge of Halloween is mostly about ghosts, goblins, monsters, and not glamourous sari-wearing English teachers. With my extra class, we made Jack-O'lanterns, which was also a lot of fun. It was the girls' first time doing it, so I know it was memorable for them. (By the way, the pic of Stu carving his Jack-O'lantern is also his first time ever.)

TaeKwonDo is going super-wicked-awesome. I am surprised at how high I can kick (without falling over!). There's something to be said about flexibility. Next test will be in two weeks...going for Blue, I think.

Karen and I have been negotiating flights and stuff for India. Choosing a moment when my head teacher was pre-occupied, I asked her about my vacation time and wrote down the dates (this is akin to asking your Mom if you can have a cookie while she's talking on the phone... it's easier to say yes than to engage you in any sort of conversation.....). So on January 13, we'll be flying out of Seoul, to Narita (aka New Tokyo Airport), where we will stay overnight in a free hotel (!) until we fly out to Delhi the next day. Our tour takes up the first two weeks, full of some pretty cool adventures. Then we have 10 days to do what we want in India (Ahhhhhhhhh - I don't know what I want to do in India!!!!!!!! Too much choice! Not enough time! No guidebook! Need help! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!), until we head back to Korea, once again via Narita (an hour from Tokyo), but with a one-day layover this time, returning to Korea on February 10.

If I keep on visiting Asia by flying Japan Air Lines, I will eventually see the entire country of Japan, albeit on one-day layovers.