I forgot to mention that before Chuseok, we had “pajama day” at my hagwon. As usual, the Korean teachers told us nothing about how the day would go. They just told us foreign teachers to arrive to school early and prepare to stay late. We asked if we were supposed to wear pajamas, and they laughed as if it was a silly question.

By the way, no, we were not supposed to wear pajamas.

We rode a bus with the kids to Children’s Park (aka Grand Children’s Park). It was a beautiful walk up to the park. We helped the kids with various crafts and games. Then, we ate kimbob for lunch. The teachers headed back to the hagwon while the little kids rode the rides. I want to go back and go on the rides myself. Kiddie or not, they still look like fun.

At the end of the day, the kids changed into their pajamas and then we all ate dinner (kalbi) together. Such a fun day for the kids and us teachers! I was continuously confused, because our school never explains to us what is happening or what the foreign teachers should do. I have tried to learn to just go with the flow, as that seems to be the best thing to do in these situations.