Merry Christmas!

Sorry for such a long break, everyone! We have been really busy since getting over the nasty illnesses and such. We will have some fun posts up in the near future with pictures from the zoo and What-the-Jackie's wedding, but for now just read about some stuff...

First of all, we have some really exciting news: starting in March, we will be working at the Daewon Foreign Language High School (Amy) and the Daewon International Middle School (Paul)! The Daewon FLHS is literally and consummately the most prestigious school in the country, while the middle school is a new endeavor by the same folks. Amy will be teaching English Conversation, and I will be a founding math and English teacher at the middle school! So, it looks like we will be staying in Korea for some time, seeing as we have found dream jobs. The good news for all of those who miss us dearly is that we will have a LOT more vacation time (as we are moving from a private institution to a regular school), so some trips home could be in order.

We will have to search for a new apartment, possibly in Gangnam. I am excited about moving to Gangnam, as we will finally be relatively close to all the fun things to do in Seoul proper, as we currently are pretty isolated from most of the city in our happy little urban 'burb.

Last night, we stayed up really late working on special preparations for an event which will be discussed shortly. I passed out on the couch several hours past midnight (I'm not sure when exactly), but Amy was still going strong until heaven knows when. Oh, and we did open our presents! Well, it was after 12, so it counted as on Christmas! I don't understand people who open presents on Christmas Eve...

Today we had an amazing Christmas brunch for our coworkers and friends, just about a half dozen in all. Amy cooked up an amazing feast of various cookies, roasted chicken, fresh fruit with homemade whipped cream, cranberry walnut banana bread, imported cheeses, bacon-wrapped Vienna sausages, spinach cream cheese dip, and much, much more. Not to mention, the delicious Jeju orange juice, homemade eggnog, Yellowtail Chardonnay, and more. This "brunch" ended up lasting from 11am-5pm! Even the dogs got into the spirit of things, eating more than their fair share of people food.

Now we are faced with the cleanup...ugh...

Well, I'm usually not one for political correctness, but HAPPY HOLIDAYS!