Insane Snow!!!

Just a few days into the new year, and I'm already seeing something I didn't see last year. That something is an insane amount of snowfall for Korea.

When I walked out of my house this morning, the ground was already covered and it was difficult to even see through the flurry that was coming down.

Add terrible snow to a country of terrible drivers and it's just a disaster. Drivers were just gunning it and spinning out of control like maniacs. To make matters worse, Geoff and I didn't see any plow or salt trucks going until 4:45 p.m., when we were coming home from school.

Less than half of our students came in the morning for winter camp, so we canceled our afternoon classes. That was the only smart move of the day. Telling the students that we had morning class was both dangerous and stupid.

We made the best of the time we had with the few winter camp students who showed up. We did some orientation in the first hour, then one lesson and then we took them outside to try to build a snowman. Unfortunately, between the snow not packing and the craziness of kids, it just turned into a big snow fight. But that's better than class any day of the week. 

People weren't walking on the sidewalks, because the snow was too deep. But drivers weren't about to slow down for pedestrians, because they were afraid they'd get stuck. And everyone who lives here knows that drivers DO NOT CARE about pedestrians.

It was just insanity on the roads. The word right now is that more snow is coming. If that's true, tomorrow will be even worse. We only have the two morning classes scheduled, but these winter camps are free. If it's this bad, the administration would once again prove their stupidity if they don't cancel class.

I don't even care if I have to go in. I have preparation work I can do. That's fine. Just don't force the kids to go anywhere near these awful, selfish drivers.

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Endangering students' lives ...