When the Snow Falls...

Snow.

As many of my friends know, winter holds a special place in my heart, mostly because of snow. I'm not sure what it is, but when I see the snowflakes fall, I get so excited. A few weeks ago, the first snow fell in Hwacheon. My Thanksgiving post tells you all you need to know about that adventure. But about two weeks later, it started to snow during school. At about 10am, flakes fell from the sky, and because I was teaching, I didn't even notice until we left the classroom for lunch.

At our school, the students are given time to play after they finish their food, and since I didn't have any more classes that day, the other Fulbright teacher and I decided that we needed to go out and play in the snow with the students. So for the next hour, I had snowball fights, made a snowman, and was escorted around the playground by a bunch of my 4th-grade girls. I had a ball, and so did my students. I'm not sure the last time I played in the snow like that. It was a great day, and it makes me pumped for the winter ahead (and, of course, the Ice Fishing Festival in January!). It was also such a good bonding moment for me and the students that I didn't really get to talk to. Plus, it was fun for them to get revenge on the teacher by attacking me with snow. I loved it so much, and I can't wait for the snow to come back!

Although I still have not experienced a white Christmas, I am happy I am here where we have such beautiful snowy winters. And the snow on the mountains is breathtaking.