We are back for the 2011-12 school year in South Korea. We enjoyed our time at home this summer spending time with family and friends. It has been just over a month since we arrived back in Daejeon. The school year has started and we forget how busy life is here. Liisa is teaching four different high school classes (mainly English/Writing) along with supervising the Amnesty Club, helping with make-up for the HS fall play and coaching the dance team. I am teaching 8th grade humanities, serving as the activities coordinator for the middle school, and coaching. The kids are off to a good start. Lonne is very excited about being a "student" this year, since he now attends Pre-K in the mornings. His teacher says he asks for homework because his brother and sisters have to do homework! Lukas is in middle school and enjoying switching classes each period along with more activity choices (he is currently on the rugby team and in middle school band). Ailsa is enjoying fifth grade and has returned to her gymnastics academy two days a week. Anja loves second grade and joined a cooking club and once again is back in Tae Kwon Do. Although life is busy, we try to get out on the weekends to hike the mountains around Daejeon. Last weekend, we attended the World Track Championships in Daegu, South Korea. The athletes were amazing, especially watching Usain Bolt run! Next weekend is Chuseok (Korean Holiday) and we are heading to the beaches of Busan for a few days to relax. We have also planned a trip to the DMZ Zone (border of N/S Korea) the following weekend. We miss everyone at home and hope all is well as the school year begins in the states!
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