Rice Cake

All of the teachers got a rice cake today. I think it was because we had an English Theme Contest, and the parents were thanking us. But I'm not 100% certain about that...it was so busy today I never got a chance to ask. Anyway, rice cakes like the one below are traditional in Korea. People give them when something very happy or sad has happened. Sorry I forgot to take a picture until after I had already started eating it. I was hungry!

It tastes like couscous and angel food cake combined. I know that doesn't sound good (or look good), but it actually grew on me. This one had raisins and nuts mixed in.



Back to the English Theme Contest, I was one of the judges for the story telling part. These kids wrote a little over a page, memorized it, and delivered it to us. They were so cute! When we were done, the Pop Song Contest was still going on, so we rushed down there. These kids (girls AND boys) belt these pop songs out like they are in the shower. And they are doing it in front of all their peers! There's nothing like a middle school boy singing a love song in key to end the day.