Cherry Blossom season and students

I finished my first month teaching.  I'll have to invest in some pants...one of these days my 5 years old students might pants me.  They can only hug my legs..they are not tall enough to hug above my legs.  When I try to leave their classroom, they sit on my feet, so I have to lift them up too.  My 5 years old students give me hugs, hand hearts, smile and most of all they love giving me high-fives.  Never knew high-fives were the best...I guess they are to kids.  One of my 5 years old students said, "영어선생님 최고에요"  It means English teacher is the best.  (영어- English, 선생님-teacher, 최고-best because he is a student and younger than me he has to be formal and add 에요).  He also gave me a thumb up and big smile.  The next day he told me that he likes my classes!!  (YAY!).  I have him daily for 20 minutes.  My job is to spark his interest in learning English.  Actually, all my 5 years old students are sweet.  When it's done, they are shocked and say "벌써 끝났어요?" (벌써-already 끝났어요- finished).  Recently, I taught them, 'head, shoulders, knees and toes'; they don't know the words, but they love doing the actions and laughing.  All I hear are giggles.  I do it slow, then medium speed, then super fast; the students keep wanting to go super-duper fast.

I also teach 7 years old students.  At the end of class, I will help them put on their jackets, get their backpacks because little kids loose interest.  I don't want them to miss their bus.  I was helping one student zip her jacket.  She said, "엄마"  I said, "Teacher is Mom?!"  She looks at me and smiles.  I guess "mom" is way better than "아줌마" (older married lady).  I was not called that...yet.  I wasn't sure if I should have taken it as a compliment, but my cousin said that at a young age it comes out and to take it as a compliment because it means the kids are close with you.  I will take it as a compliment and be happy with it.

One of my 6 years old students has started giving me a kiss on my cheek and I don't know why.  Other students give me hugs.  Recently this week in April, one of my students who doesn't really show emotion, was the first student to give me a hug at the end of class.  The rest of the students followed.

In March and April, it was cherry blossom season.  They are trees with the pretty pink flowers.  They are pretty.  It's nice to know, I left a snowy Minnesota for an actual spring, not a winter lingering behind kind of spring.