what doesn't kill you makes you (stronger)...

a detour through life in korea as seen through my handphone...

long ago promised pictures of the puzzle cafe. as you can see, puzzles everywhere! the largest puzzles in the world on the wall, puzzles on the shelves, puzzles on the ceiling! and half of our group working on their puzzle. i don't think you can see them, but our mugs were sitting on puzzle piece-shaped coasters. what bliss.

although korean-produced coffee is virtually nonexistent, their cafe themes are virtually endless. cat lovers can mingle with their furry friends (although you can't bring your own cat, apparently). there's a hello kitty cafe as well, if you prefer your cats in cartoon form. i prefer neither, just so you know.

was it just last week? maybe two weeks ago. we were studying alternative energy in 12th grade, so i had them make eco-friendly KICS building models. here are some of the most visually impressive (although not necessarily the most functional or realistic :)

one of them even had a moving solar panel. many of them put to use the "PaveGen", as inspired by their reading of this article.

so things have remained interesting on the school front.

unfortunately, this has been one of the most trying weeks in terms of administrative insanity. the kids received a lovely gift at morning chapel, or maybe they saw a need for bicep work. (i stole this photo from my coworker.)

yeah, you see that correctly. every student standing with their chair above their head.

they also introduced us to three new folders. one for "attitude check" for our homeroom during chapel, one for "cleaning check" for our homeroom, and one to write down every time we make more than 5 copies at a time. 

but it's time like these that i remember Brother Yun, who faces actual persecution every day. so you know what? we're hanging in there with faith. 

we're actually studying submission to authority this week in class (yeah, it's actually in the curriculum - strange, strange mennonite homeschooling curriculum). 

wisdom.