Look it...

I am very lucky to have my laptop with me. I watch all the new episodes of The Simpsons online. Without it is like a part of me is dead inside. Was that too much?

Well these made me feel better after I washed my new purple ipod. I hope that warranty works out...Aish...

Marathon Countdown...

...is more tiring than completing the marathon itself. Since our four hour run ended, I've been really eager to get it done and over with and start something else.

I think once I have my first race time, then eventually it will get more exciting 'cause then I'll have something to compare my new race times with. Like RW says...you either go faster or longer. So we'll see how fast/long I can go. This is also why the North Pole Marathon was cool. I mean what's more challenging than running 26.2 miles in the freezing cold!? That's amazing! I can visit the Arctic, climb glaciers AND visit Santa ALL AT THE SAME TIME! Who wouldn't do that!? haha

Well, it turns out that running the NPM is actually extremely expensive. We are talking about a-down-payment-for-a-house expensive. So yeah...not meeting Santa until I marry a rich man who will finance my adrenaline addiction. This also mean I will not be running the Anaractic Marathon because it costs twenty grand in Euros. That's equivalent to a small shack in Canada. I think I would rather have the shack.

So that's what it is now...now that I'm almost finished living out my five year plan, another five will need to be planned. And because I'm sticking with the promise that I made earlier on in the year about not planning during my goal-ed year...I am only thinking about buying my house.

So who's willing to sell low?


When I finish the marathon on Sunday, I hope to be in decent enough shape to remember all the details. A&H will be there to cheer us on and take photos. Sunday should be very interesting...

Stay tuned...

H.

Out with the old...in with the new.

March 2nd was the first day of our new semester. I have a new group of Koalas...and all my Penguins have been distributed and split up. Penguins are no longer.

I think about how they are doing some times and appreciate our Penguins on a day to day basis. The Koalas are in Lala-land. For the most part, they are well-behaved but change is difficult as usual.

My new Koalas speak Korean. When I try to teach them new phrases like "Don't do that, please", they repeat that phrase non-stop. So, I think I will introduce a new phrase per day haha

The Koalas are not high enough to sing that "it's okay, it's okay" song yet...but I look forward to their learning more English.

In the meantime, I am glad to see all of the Penguins transition well into Planets (The new Kindergarten classes are named about Planets).

I hope this week will be more organized and that I can focus on taking photos of them interacting in their new classroom environment. I think my Koalas may have some good ol' Penguin spirit. *sigh* A new semester of fun and craziness awaits. Adios, chicos.

Graduation Speech to my Penguins

Good morning everyone.

Good morning Penguins!

Emily, Shina, Olivia, Alfred, Louie, Sunny, Jason, Thomas, Daniel and Jun:

For the past two weeks, Heidi Teacher has been telling you that she has been happy and sad about graduation. Happy because you will start kindergarten but also sad because you will be leaving Nicole Teacher and Heidi Teacher. But today, Heidi Teacher is only very happy.

I am so proud of you! You have done so many great things like learning to read and write in full sentences. Matthew Teacher would also be very proud of you, too. We are all very excited for you.

Thank you for being such energetic and spirited students who love to learn and sing with me.
Thank you for letting me choose my favourite e-poly song once a week and for loving Totoro just as much as I do. Thank you for learning with me. I loved learning with you everyday.

Congratulations and Happy Graduation Day!

Marathon Update: 5lb. need not apply...

...so any takers?

In an effort to run faster, Judy and I are trying to lose 5lbs. So...we are eating less carbs and more protein etc. etc.

Some other things I'm doing...

• build more abdominal muscles
• strengthen back muscles
• stretch out and length hamstrings
• increase overall flexibility

So yeah...we're getting up early and training well. Our next long run will be three hours long this Sunday. If you see us along the Han River, get me a drink of gatorade.

As the date approaches, I'm getting more and more excited. Why so excited teacher you asked? Because there is a metal at the end of the race.

Gotta run...