The Last Day (at SLI)

Well, it’s done.  I cleared out my desk, had a quick chat with Kevin about money (not so much fun) and walked out the door.  I had a couple of my favorite classes today, but the rest were canceled.  I didn’t do much study with the kids, since it was the last day.  We just chatted about nonsense (they are in grade 5 after all) and I let them draw pictures on the board, which they always want to do.

This is what I look like in the eyes of Sohae:

I suppose it could be worse.  My nose is a bit exaggerated and I look a little bit angry, but other than that it’s pretty accurate.

MinJung draws in typical Asian animation style:

I think that it’s supposed to be a girl.

Of course the boys have different interests:

This one warrants some analysis.  The writing above the picture is the boy’s name, Jay-hyup.   The person on the far left has two guns.  The one in the middle has a gun and a knife, and the one on the right is missing his head.  It is on the ground in front of him.  Not sure what the boxes above them represent.

Here’s Sohae, ever the devil.  She always tried to get a rise out of me:

I remember thinking she was a little odd-looking at first, with those wide-set eyes.   Of course it’s likely that she thought something similar about me.  Very shy when she first came to our class, she soon grew bolder.  Her interest in just about everything going on around her definitely trumped her interest in learning English.  But she was fun to teach.

It’s a rabbit.