It is almost the end of this semester.

This blog is my 20th blog in this session. I am indeed glad to write this last one. Also, I was really happy with my clasmates and Elaine in this session. My writing has improved a lot because of bloggings. Speaking and listening are on the improve. I have made good friends.  I am really thankful  Elaine for giving this great chance of blogging. You will be ever in my mind

Today

It was a nice party to try various food and dance with teachers and classmates. I brought rolled rice by seaweed ,called Kimbab. I loved a kind of salad which Carla brought. It was creamy and light pink.
However, someone spilt soda on my shirt in front of drink desk, so I had to back to home. I dropped in my conversation partner's office  on my way home. We ate snack and went to wash her car. After that, I had to come to home since iIwas really really tired.

The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden.

This book  is a story about a cricket who moved from Connecticut to Manhattan ,Times Square subway station, by train. The cricket, called Chester,was found by a boy whoes parents have a business at a newsatnd in the subway station. The boy and Chester became  the best friends. Chester has a talent having absolute pitch so he can perform several pices of classical music very greatly. Finally, he became famous in The US and perfoming music  became a duty to sustain his fame. One day, Chester decides to go back to Connecticut. The boy makes up his mind to let him go and say goodbye. Chester promises him to come back  to Time Square next year.

This story is a heart warming, funny story. This novel won The Newvery  Honer.

I went a concert

Today, I went  Hendel's Messiah Benefit concert at Queens college Colden  Auditorium with my children.  It performed for 3 hours from  7PM to 10PM.  Central Presbylerian Church of NY which I attend  conducted this concert to help Haitian Children. Four vocal performers and a chior of 50 members performed full-length  of Messiah pieces. It was a great concert. I was really happy  with my children. It was really cold outside when we came out of the auditorium after the concert as well.

It is cold!

I went ice skating yesterday with Mitch who is one of my friends here yesteday. We went to an ice link not far from my house. It was nice to exercise for us in wintertime and have fun.  There were not many people on the ice link.  So, it was nice to enjoy ice skating. I couldn't ride skating as fast as skiing.
I was exhausted when I arrived at home.

I am excited!

 My speaking partner suggested me today to go her mom's house  located in South Calolina during Chrismas holidays!
I went to her office after class today. We went to Japaness restaurant to have sushi.  After then, we came back to her office  and  she asked me to go her mom's house with my two children and even my dog during Christmas holidays from  December 23 to January 2nd. She once asked us to go there with her last summer vacation. However, I turned down  her proposal because my babies  had to absent for  4 days if we went there at that time. For this time,  This period  corresponds perpectly to our vacation period. I said "Yes!!".
Her mom  lives alone in South Calolina  owning 5 bedrooms' house and two cars. She said her mom loves fellows to come her home.  It will be a great vacation for us.  My children  and I are excited now looking forward the vacation.  She also said " I am excited."  I am a lucky person as well.

Extreme tension in Korea Peninsula

Is Korean war going to take place again this time?  Jung-il Kim, the dictator of  North Korea, wants to pass on power to his son( Jung-Eun Kim who is 26 years old) as he recieved from his father. There are a lot of rumor about the hereditary power.  Anyway, he designated his son  as his successor lately. North Korea has some nuclear bombs and decleared that they will attack South Korea in case South Korea and The US exercise joint military training  on the West Sea of South Korea planned for this week. South Korea and The US started the the joint military  training from last Tuesday. My husband works for a government agency and has two big annual events to hold in Seoul this week. He can't  afford to apply a leave to go to somewhere where is safer than Seoul in the end of this year.  I don't know how to go through in this difficulty.