Mind Muddled

I feel so worn out. I can't concentrate. My mind keeps drawing blanks. I have much to do and an important deadline to observe. The first semester just ended. My school's summer vacation starts tomorrow! I am still prepping and organizing for the Summer English Camp. I haven't even printed all the materials yet. Will I be able to by tomorrow? I wanted to thank my former Mentor Teacher before she leaves this school and head back to Ulsan (her hometown and her next work destination). I must remember to return the thermos that the 5th grade teacher lent me last year. It was because of his kindness and generosity that I was able to survive winter in Korea. I want to buy them gifts, but what? Should I give it to them tomorrow? Perhaps during summer camp then. That way, I will have more time to shop for an appropriate gift. Ah. But what to get them? Oh, right. Today is pay day. Yay. I must remember to transfer money to G-market to complete my Missha purchase. The school secretary had asked me to help her recommend a good hair curling brush on Amazon yesterday. I used to shop often on Amazon but had forgotten my ID and password when I tried logging on. Luckily, I was able to this morning. The nurse came into the staff room when I was trying to figure out the international shipping. Anyway, the nurse now wants a hair curling brush too. So, unfortunately, Amazon does not ship these brushes to Korea. I decided to ask my family to help me buy it (well, my brother is constantly shopping on Amazon anyway - the UPS guy(s) know him and our house now) and then mail them to me. The secretary really wants it because it is much more affordable than purchasing it here in Korea. This is kind of on a whim for the nurse, but it's okay because she has been so kind to allow me to ride with her every morning to work. She won't accept payment for gas, so this is the least I could to do show my appreciation for carpooling with her. 

Screenshot of the hair curling tools on Amazon

Hm...I hope that shipping won't cost a bundle for my family, but at the same time, I have this sinking feeling that it would, especially if they were to send it through airmail. >_< Oye. What if it doesn't pass through the overseas inspections?? Goodness. I must do research to make sure.

During my afterschool classes, I reviewed over shapes with my grades 1 and 2. I then drew a couple pictures of animals on the white board. "Pig!" they shouted. "늑대!" came next. I told them, "Wolf" and then proceeded to show the movie "Three Little Pigs". With my 5th graders, I gave them the option of either watching a movie or playing games. The majority of them voted games, so they all played Rock, Paper, Scissors to see which six students will play the Arrest A Burglar gameboard. The other three students, I decided to play Halli Galli with them. Arrest A Burglar and Halli Galli are Korean games. I love playing Halli Galli. I played with Young Jae, Yun Gyeom, and Ho Young. I won. Hehee. The 3rd and 4th graders wanted to play Arrest A Burglar too.  Harry aka 자원 came back to visit today. :)

My 3rd and 4th graders playing the Korean game, Arrest A Burglar

My shoes from G-market came today! Yay! I ordered this pair of shoes on Tuesday because I didn't want to ruin any of the ones I own now when I go rafting this Saturday. I never thought I would purchase these plastic, jelly-like shoes, but I succumbed. They were only ￦4,900 ($4.52) and are Aqua Cool, whatever that means.

단화 : 블랙/255(41)

I know they're not the best looking, but they are appropriate for the weather here in Korea. I was so surprised they had size 255! That is a rarity considering how small Korean women's feet are. Anyway, I bought it for the rafting trip that I will be going to with my co-teacher, school secretary, and the afterschool kindergarten teacher, but I will also wear it to go run errands around my neighborhood. ^^