Miss Cha-sah-min!!

If you are reading this, go ahead and give me an imaginary pat on the back because I finally bought a camera!! After being here for six months and still not having a camera, I finally caved in and bought one! It is a Samsung- made here in Korea. I did a pretty good job bargaining with the man at the store, too. Now all I have to do is read the manual and figure out how to start taking some good shots with my camera (let's hope that doesn't take me another six months!) I am realizing now how much harder it is to take nice looking shots than I thought.

Anyway, I brought my camera to school today and I thought I would share with everyone some pictures of my kids and my classroom. Also, take note of the title of my blog. Some of my kids, because of their accents, pronounce my name Miss Cha-sa-min. It is really cute. Actually, some adults call me this as well. I will introduce myself as Jasmine and then get a semi-confused and blank look saying, "How the heck do you say that?" So I repeat myself and say, "My name is Cha-sah-min, like the tea and the flower..." and then I get, "Oh! Cha-sah-min! What a beautiful name!" It is quite amusing and endearing at the same time!

Welcome to Koala Class! This is where I spend most of my time in Korea! These are a few of my elementary kids that come after kindergarten is over.
Here is Jaden working hard and the others fighting over a pink crayon in the background! For some reason the pink crayons are the most popular. Some of my kids even cry if they don't get a pink crayon!
Stella, Sunwoo, and Jay...
We just got a class fish tank!
Here are some caterpillars made by the Koalas. Notice the one without the body...and the one without the head!
This was our first attempt at painting. Mixing paints and dipping your brush in water between colors were hard concepts, but we did ok.
So that is a little bit of a look into my kindergarten class. My kids are rambunctious, energetic, and adorable! I love watching them grow and learn. It is amazing to see their progress over the last six months. I am officially halfway through my first year of teaching! Here's to another six months!