The view from my window around 10:30am 

SNOW DAY!!!!



Yes, I can hardly believe those words myself. After the first tiny dusting of flakes that didn’t even linger for a moment on Christmas Eve, we’ve been bereft of the white stuff. Our days have been sunny, clear and chilly. Until today ~



I woke up around 9am and peeked out the window. The day was cloudy, but bare. I could see some students playing soccer out on the field. I made myself some coffee and wandered into my office to check my e-mail and scratch my cat. ‘Round about 10:30 a took a load of laundry out to my balcony (where my washing machine is) … and what did I see?!?!?!? Yes, that’s right!! A BLIZZARD!! Snow everywhere! It was the biggest snowstorm Daegu has seen in well over 4 years. Immediately, I started phoning or text-messaging all my friends. I rustled up some breakfast, bundled up, and sat on my (unheated) balcony to watch the amazing event. As I finished my last bite, my phone rang. John and Hee-Jin were heading out to build a snowman. Would I join them? OF COURSE!! So, bundled up like woolen sausages, we joined others already outdoors. Together, we constructed the largest snowman I’ve ever been a part of making. (I’ll post pictures tomorrow). It was great. After our snow folks were completed, and dressed, we headed around to the back of the building where there’s a steep hill. Armed with heavy plastic bags and a snowboard, we proceeded to create and enjoy the best toboggan hill this side of Seoul. For the Canadians, it was a typical and welcome winter day. For the South Africans, it was a unique experience. Tracy was apprehensive about going down a hill on her bottom, but after the first run, she was hooked.



When we were all tuckered out, Tracy, Jen, and Annelie joined me at my apartment for hot chocolate and movies. (When I got back upstairs, I peeked out the back window and saw a slew of neighbourhood children already screaming and sliding down our hill on scraps of cardboard). It was the perfect snow day. I know that all of you who have been shoveling, slipping and shivering for the past 3 months may not be as excited as I am, but even though we were all around the 30 year mark, it really felt like we were 7 years old again enjoying the first big snowfall of the year. It was wonderful.

Ummm… Happy New Year!

Hi, yes, I know. I haven’t updated my Blog recently. But hey, after the thrilling tales of my talented feline, it’s been hard to find something to say of equal calibre. To be honest, I still don’t have anything to say… Maybe I can make something up….

… nope.

Back to the truth. Yesterday I went to see Ocean’s Twelve with my afternoon conversation class. (Their idea, not mine). It was nice ~ and a pretty easy class to teach! The movie was good, but I think something was lost in the subtitles. (The movie was in English, but the subtitles were in Korean). After the movie, we went for dinner, and I asked my students what they thought of the movie. The girls all liked it (Brad Pitt, George Clooney) and the guys all liked it (Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta Jones) but after a few moments, they all started to say “I didn’t really understand it. It was confusing. What happened?”

Oh, and I’ve just remembered. I plugged my name into the Super Hero Name Generator (which can be found on Ben’s Blog). I was rather distraught to find that my official super hero name is The Green Philosopher. I don’t think I’ll be getting my own comic book with that one anytime soon. Everyone else in my family has cool names. sigh.