Teacher's Day

 Neither Gianni nor I had class on Thursday because it was Teacher's Day in Korea. It was pretty cute, the students made signs and put them outside the teacher offices. Some homerooms gave their teachers roses or blew up balloons. I didn't really get anything special from any of my kids, but all the teachers get paper roses pins that some of the students made. They are quite pretty. Gianni had a special lunch at his school. Also, the students typically have a half day on teacher's day, so the high school students come back to visit their old teachers. I got to speak to some of my old students briefly. I think the best gift I got was a long conversation with one of my lovely students, Ester. She told me about how she wants to be a reporter and work in television, so we talked about our common interest in television production for a while. I just love when I can have individual conversations with students. Their personalities and abilities shine through.