A Buddhist Monk's Chant

It is a surprise that Buddha does not wake up.

This was on the way home from a snowboarding trip (my first time!). It was amazing.

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas

Hey everybody,

So, it is that time of year. Time to stress out about Christmas cards and Christmas gifts. Except, imagine being half the world away from the people who are the most important to you. It kinda sucks...but, I will end the pity party here. I guess on the bright side, I had to get all my shopping and mail done really early!

I received one gift from home...from Emily Gorman, Amanda Foster, Matt Jolly, and Hannah Hergenrather(naught/y). Thank you again for the gift. My kids loved the Toy Story candy...and I love the Life Cereal. =)

I took a few videos today (Friday) of the Hedgehogs. I think they are adorable and hilarious, so I thought I would share. These are the kids/people I spend the majority of my time with here, in Korea.

First up, we have a video of Woody doing his story-telling contest speech...he wrote this story himself and was a little bit nervous in front of everyone, but he did a good job...and the story was fantastic (when he was not nervous):

Second, we have a video of Woody and Nancy going crazy and singing. This is the energy that us teachers at 2nd campus of S.E.A. have to deal with everyday...but we love it (forgive the awkward starting picture...I did not plan that):

Also, please notice how Odette is relatively unphased by everything...she just keeps coloring. She will never break a law in her life; whereas Nancy may cause some laws to be written.

Third, we have a video of the Hedgehogs just doing their thing...they love arts and crafts...and I delivered bigtime for them this week by finding a Christmas Tree craft. They loved it. Odette is a better drawer than I will ever be in my life, Woody just loves putting things together and Nancy can lose anything--any size or shape--it is like a magic trick, I swear to god:

That is all for now...happy holidays and I hope that you are happy with whatever you are doing. I am off to bed now to try and get some sleep...I hate being sick.

Alan