Monthly Archives: November 2015

First Snow in Korea

Posted on November 26, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

While everyone in America is getting ready to chow down on some turkey for Thanksgiving, everyone in Cheonan is trudging through the snow. This is the first snow storm I have seen in Korea, and while it’s beautiful, it made … Continue reading →

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Sick in South Korea

Posted on November 19, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

I had the sniffles a couple of weeks ago. It probably has something to do with the fact that I am surrounded by children and all of their germs. If I was sick in America, I would just go to … Continue reading →

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Happy Pepero Day!

Posted on November 12, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

Pepero Day is not an important national holiday commemorating an historic event. It’s a commercial holiday where someone in the marketing department had the brilliant idea of making a holiday out of a product, meaning people will go out and … Continue reading →

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Lotte World: School Field Trip

Posted on November 10, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

If I recall, school field trips stopped after I was in elementary school. I went on a few educational field trips in high school but those were just for a specific class. We also went on college campus visits, but … Continue reading →

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The School Festival: My Dancing Humiliation

Posted on November 6, 2015 by sadielynwelhoff

I don’t know how it happened. I was in the office while the teachers were discussing their plans for the school festival. They were planning a dance routine. I wasn’t really paying attention because I was being a good and … Continue reading →