Welp, my third and final SLP Graduation took place at the end of last month. The kids practiced really hard for many weeks. I was asked to MC it again with my Korean supervisor, Robin. The ceremony used to be held in a church very close to our school. This year, we had to drive out to a large banquet-like hall outside of town. It was sooo much better. The scenery, layout, and location were perfect. We were even served lunch after the ceremony in the same building. I really had a great time with teachers, parents, and students this day. I won't forget it :D
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| Practicing for the grand finale. I teared up quite a few times during these rehearsals. |
"I like your smile, I like your eyes. You and I belong together, you and I we're too good to be true..." The teachers found a lot of pleasure singing these creepy lyrics to each other :)
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| Teachers... and Justin... who we had to pick up before the ceremony. He was surprised to see all of us. |
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| Dongtan I as seen from Dongtan II. |
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| Getting ready. |
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| After getting dressed in costumes. |
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| Snack time! |
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| Families. |
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| First up, Giraffe and Jaguar classes. |
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| Then, Alligator and Elephant classes. |
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| And finally, the little cuties: Deer class. |
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| Yes... I took selfies while we were speaking ;) |
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| Robin and I did NOT plan on matching. |
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| The finale! |
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| Then the teachers made their way up. |
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| Sooooo many pictures. |
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| Congrats graduates! Teacher Daniel and his Alligator class. |
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| My Elephant class. |
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| They look so grown up! :( |
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| My favorites, Giraffe Class. |
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| I love this. |
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| I want to keep them forever. |
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| Successful day means time for lunch! |
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| I asked Thomas to take a picture... then he just started taking selfies. |
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| Teacher Katie and I. We made it! |
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| Bibimbap lunch, yum yum! |
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| Daniel, tongue! Ugh. |
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| My boys :) |
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| So handsome. And goofy. |
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| I had a date... to a Kindergarten graduation ceremony. We suave. |
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| After school meant celebratory churros! Kat is cute! |
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| I'm so happy. |
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| Then, there is this. |
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| He's a softy on the inside though. |
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| Graduation flowers from Tia and Eric. |
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| Last stop, Koomas! Some kind of mollusk pasta... |
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| That you mix with your hand. Look how glorious Kat is... movie star! |
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| Danielllll! |
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| I bought that Arkansas sweatshirt in Korea. Fun right? |
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| Let's put glasses on Thomas... |
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| And make him a hipster! |
