Kay oh Ray: The lighter side.

Each month, the Kindergarten students of our school - all 50+ of them- are treated to a half day field trip to a destination somewhere in/near Busan.

This month, our trip was very short to the WORLD'S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE, Shinsegae, a 10 minute bus ride from our school. No, we were not shopping. Our school had booked a children's playground/playpark in the basement of Shinsegae called 'Tiovivo'.

Tiovivo had everything a 3-7 year old child could want: a ball bit, video games, train sets, and a full kitchen (complete with child-sized blenders, mixing bowls, stoves, and a grocery store full of any plastic food imaginable) where I spent most of my time.

It's the field trip days where I honestly, 100% forget any complaints I have about my job and genuinely LOVE watching the kids run around, being kids. One of the funniest things is to see them 'mischievously' speak Korean - something they are forbidden from doing during class hours, but is largely 'ignored' during field trips.

It's neat to see which kids play with which kids, when classes are mixed. It's also interesting to see the different personalities of the kids when the focus is not on academics or following rules. Many of the children are much more affectionate and clingy outside the school, and others pretend they have never laid eyes on you.

Here are some pictures from the trip: