1. Have to admit that Hanna could not possibly be any cutier! When she entered the school wearing her traditional Korean hambok I was speechless. So beautiful.
2. Today we celebrated the Lunar New Year (Sollal) and so all us kindergarten teachers dressed up in the traditional hamboks. Shannon and I had ones specially made for us courticy of Mr. Lee and so that was really special. Recieved a few gifts from my students in addition to a handful of "love letters" from Wisdom class.
3. Learned how to play two traditional Korean games and so that was really fun. I’m definitely lovin’ the Korean experience. Ryan says I’m half Korean… I want more!
4. Showed my Korean pride by wearing my hambok the whole day.
5. Interesting discussion with Shannon about Canada vrs. Korea. I of course was pro-Korean. Shannon had an interesting point… she said maybe what makes Canada unique IS the fact that it celebrates all these cultures. I still stand by the idea that Canada is what it is because of what OTHER people have made it to be. After all, what’s uniquely Canadian… hockey and our brutal winters, great.
6. First successful day in my elementary Virgo class…. and no, Adrian WAS there. I don’t know how it happened but it happened. I just accepted it and went with it.
7. Word is out…. I've had enough. Told Mr. Lee that I am not renewing my contract. He was really disappointed but obviously so was I to have to make this decision. It's going to be extremely hard to walk away from my students but I don't support what the school stands for anymore. We're all standing for something different.
8. Watched out of SLP and everyone at the front desk was speechless. I felt like I was doing the death–row walk.
9. Of course…. Ryan came to my rescue and turned my major frowns upside down.
10. Went out for supper with Ryan at my favorite restaurant in Ssangyong-Dong. Had my favorite Korean meal, sat with my favorite Korean, got served by my favorite Korean waitress, and forgot all about what had just happened 2 hours prior.
QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Where do you draw the line?
QUOTE OF THE DAY...
If you don't stand for something you'll fall for everything.
-- Author Unknown
As the story has it, one day I headed to the opposite side of the globe – the Flipside. I arrived in Korea February 16th, 2005 and thought I’d do a year, then leave. I was wrong. I stayed, launched my first company, Flipside Fitness, and then opened Korea's largest boxing club, Hulk's Boxing (now called Hulk's Club).
After 11.5yrs in Korea, I then picked up one day and returned to Toronto, Canada. But then I left again.
Now I live in the Philippines where I am the CEO and head coach of Empowered Clubhouse, the Philippines' first and only boxing clubhouse exclusively just for women. I also am the founder of the Lil' Sistas Project, CEO and designer of Slay Gear and Baa Baa Black Sheep .Ph.
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