Mogis

Just thought I would make a quick note about mogis (aka mosquitoes).  Nobody likes them, sure.  But here, there is no "mosquito season" per say.  They are just always around.  It's almost November and they are just as frequent as when I first arrived.  You can try to kill them with your hands, which normally works on most mosquitoes I've encountered.  Not sure what it is, but the mosquitoes here are lightning fast and it's harder to catch them with a clap.  They do not come in droves, but there is always ONE around.  You kill it, and ten minutes later another one appears.  My only defense at night is to turn on the airconditioner and bury myself under blankets.  Ok, so it might not be as bad as I make out to be, but they are definitely annoying.

In other news, the director of my school told us (the foreign teachers) this week that she is getting married next weekend!  She said she is very shy so she didn't tell us til now.  She said it won't be a "traditional Korean" marriage but it should still be a fun event.

Tomorrow is Halloween and I still don't have a costume.  Lame, I know.  I'm getting on it tomorrow.  In past years at our school there has always been a Halloween party on the day or the Friday before.  However, this year, because of school being cancelled for a week, and beacuse parents are still worried about the swine flu, we couldn't have a party.  We still gave out candy at the end of class.  Nobody really dressed up except for one teacher and one student who wore what seemed to be a wedding dress.  Very cute.  I would say it wasn't scary at all, but she was wearing a face mask so it added something creepy.

Just an afterthought:  If anyone wants to be very generous, you can go out and buy some candy at all the post-Halloween sales and send it to me.  :)

Evan Richards
Ding Ding Dang English School
3F-1090-6
Suseong-Dong 4-GA
Suseong-Gu, Daegu
South Korea, 706-777