White Teeth...made easy

There are never boring times when I get with my sister!!! During our visit home, Terri thought it would be a great idea for everyone to get their teeth whitened. She met these dentists who started their own business. And for only $75, they come to the comforts of your own home and whiten your teeth!! I have to say, looking at their smiles, it really worked :)

St. Patty's Day

For St. Patty's day, Matt, Sara, Matt's friend and I went to a local Irish Pub. It was so much fun and kind of wierd being in a place where there are only Americans :)

Luke Air Show

We were so lucky to be back in town right in time for the Luke Air Base Air Show. We made it a family affair! I believe we had 13 people with us! Thanks to Aaron (my sister's future hubby), he was able to get us in to fly the F-16 simulators (it's like a giant video game in which you try to fly the jets). Matt had such a wonderful time seeing all of his old friends!

Grams had a wonderful time!

Grandma....like.....granddaughter!

The girls with one of the Thunderbirds.....

After the Air Show, we caught up with all of our old friends at a local pub owned by one of the pilots.

Terri and Aaron's back

Here we all are before the Air Show

I almost beat Matt in Fooze Ball

Watching the Air Show....and SO Glad to be home!

Aaron and Matt showing us the jets...

So happy to be home and so sad to leave the next day!! It is so COLD in Korea and we were enjoying the AZ weather way to much! 4 months and counting until Sunny Flordia!!! I started a count down calendar in our dorm room!!

"Beef on a Leaf" in Downtown Kunsan

This past Sunday, a group of us decided to try out a grill place downtown. The guys like to call these places "Beef on a Leaf" because you grill the meat at the table and eat them on leaves (kind of like lettuce wraps). After dinner, we walked to a gellato restaurant for dessert. It was good company and a lot of fun! Matt enjoying the Beef on a Leaf

Here is where they grill the meat for you. It was delicious!

I was able to catch one of the group right before my camera died :)

Welcome to "Tracy Teachers" Classroom

Welcome to my classroom! Here in Korea, where I am an "official" teacher, I am known not as Mrs. Renbarger or Mrs. Tracy, but as Tracy Teacher. I never have caught on why they put the teacher part after my name...it's cute though :)
They LOVE to do the peace sign!

My favorite class! Brian on the left is the sweetest...all of the kids tease him. But I think he is so adorable!

One of my older classes. Owen (the second one on the left) always wears rollerblades to class and skates around the classroom. Look to the right....there's the peace sign again!

Every kid has a cell phone! It is crazy! Even the little kindergartners have cell phones! They always ring in class and they will try to tell me "Tracy teacher, mother, mother!" And they try to go outside to take the call. I am like, ya right....your mom knows your in class...why is she calling! :)

This is Kelly....she is the same girl in each picture giving the peace sign! Too funny!

A Tour Around My School KNC

Here is a little tour around my school. Everyday, around 2:00pm I start my day at KNC. I teach until 8:30 at night. My school is in the middle!My classroom is the last window on the right.

This is my favorite store! It is right across the street from my school. It is just like Claires :)

I have so much junk from this place! I can't help it when earrings are 3,000 won ($1.50)!!

Only in Korea do they actually wear all of these hair accessories!

AHHH....Ms. Donuts (their version of Dunkin Donuts). They have the best hot chocolate. This is right next to Becca and Trish's school, Hanmi.

Becca and Trish's school....it is right across the street from mine :)

This is my favorite food stand. It is right across the street from KNC. The ladies there love us! I go in everyday for a fresh fruit smoothie for $1500 won ($.95)! When I say fresh, I mean they don't even compare to Jamba Juice. This is one of the things I am going to miss about Korea! For $.95, I get an extra large fruit smoothie...at Jamba Juice the same thing would go for $5.00! They take the fresh fruit (my favorite is the pineapple and orange) and put ice and water in the blender. It is all natural and delicious....that's probably why everyone here is SO skinny!

I have no idea what these are...but the kids love eating these before class.

My 3 favorite ladies at the juice stand! Even though they speak no English, they always know what juice I want when I come over!

My Wonderful Teaching Skills in Action!

I thought it would be fun to bring my camera into work and capture some of my amazing teaching skills :) My absolute favorite class are the kindergartners. They speak absolutely little English and they repeat EVERYTHING I say. It is so cute!! In this video, it shows one of the many funny moments I have here teaching!