Summer Camp

In August, a couple of days before my week off for summer break, we had Summer Camp at our school. The kindergarten kids started on Thursday with a day full of playing games, watching a movie, and eating bbq for dinner. They also had a sleepover party which had them all excited for weeks in advance. Maria and I didn't end up spending the night as we had to be rested for the elementary school summer camp the following day. The kids normally don't get a chance to go all crazy at school, so they thoroughly enjoyed themselves those two days...ice cream before bedtime probably wasn't the best idea. :)

On Friday afternoon, the elementary kids came for their summer camp. Many schools have a week's worth of camp, but we managed to squeeze it all into one day. We started off with the kids going out to play. It was a hot day, so a lot of kids ran around with water guns and had a big water fight. We also had jump roping competitions, and a couple of the girls went hunting for cicadas.
For dinner we had bbq. Korean bbq is not like the typical American steak and potatoes meal. Bbq here is bite-sized barbecued pork that you wrap up in lettuce and eat in one bite with some spicy sauce (gochujang) and rice.
After dinner some of the kids put on a talent show. Three kids put on a drama, and a few of the others played instruments. One of the girls wanted to show her taekwando skills, but she needed a volunteer, and the boys were scared of beat up.
I taught the kids how to play hot potato (with music) and they all had a blast trying to get each other out.

It was a fun couple of days, but boy was I glad to have a week off after this. A couple of friends, Tracy and Vien, came to visit me from the states and we had a great time together...more on that in the next post.