The back entrance of Dahin's school is right next to a bunch of shops and the outdoor market. There's a bakery we love that we stop by at least twice a week when we pick up Dahin (it's also where I bought Jack's birthday cake). Dahin has lunch at school before pick up, but for a special treat we've been letting her pick out a doughnut or other type of bread. She usually goes for the twisty doughnut. Beginning this week, Dahin is starting her Korean language class at school with other non-native speakers. They are doing this as part of the after school programs. In addition, Dahin is also going to take a clay modeling class. This will be good for us all since picking her up at 1 pm is a bit of a strain. The asp will keep her in school until about 3 pm which will actually give Jack or me time to accomplish things during the day. And, Dahin will be extra hungry for that doughnut when we pick her up.
Dahin has become a master bus rider. As an elementary school student, she gets a discount on her fare. Dahin, Jack, and I (the boys are free) have cards we can use on the bus and on the subway (and some taxis). They usually last us a week before we have to put more money on them. Now, in the mornings, Jack walks Dahin to the bus stop and she gets on the bus with some of her school friends. He was riding to school with her, but she insisted she didn't need Apa to do with her. Luckily, we know most of the bus drivers by now and the bus drivers are really good about looking out for the kids. We call the teacher to make sure she gets there just fine. We're a bit paranoid, I know--we see 7-year-olds riding the bus by themselves--but we'll do this for a while until Dahin's Korean and social network improves. I think we'll be picking her up ourselves and riding the bus with her on the way home for now. It's a bit more complicated than riding from home and it requires that she cross the street. There's no way we're letting her cross the street by herself, at least not right now; even though there are crossing guards, the cars drive too fast and run red lights far too often for comfort.
The back entrance of Dahin's school is right next to a bunch of shops and the outdoor market. There's a bakery we love that we stop by at least twice a week when we pick up Dahin (it's also where I bought Jack's birthday cake). Dahin has lunch at school before pick up, but for a special treat we've been letting her pick out a doughnut or other type of bread. She usually goes for the twisty doughnut. Beginning this week, Dahin is starting her Korean language class at school with other non-native speakers. They are doing this as part of the after school programs. In addition, Dahin is also going to take a clay modeling class. This will be good for us all since picking her up at 1 pm is a bit of a strain. The asp will keep her in school until about 3 pm which will actually give Jack or me time to accomplish things during the day. And, Dahin will be extra hungry for that doughnut when we pick her up.
Dahin has become a master bus rider. As an elementary school student, she gets a discount on her fare. Dahin, Jack, and I (the boys are free) have cards we can use on the bus and on the subway (and some taxis). They usually last us a week before we have to put more money on them. Now, in the mornings, Jack walks Dahin to the bus stop and she gets on the bus with some of her school friends. He was riding to school with her, but she insisted she didn't need Apa to do with her. Luckily, we know most of the bus drivers by now and the bus drivers are really good about looking out for the kids. We call the teacher to make sure she gets there just fine. We're a bit paranoid, I know--we see 7-year-olds riding the bus by themselves--but we'll do this for a while until Dahin's Korean and social network improves. I think we'll be picking her up ourselves and riding the bus with her on the way home for now. It's a bit more complicated than riding from home and it requires that she cross the street. There's no way we're letting her cross the street by herself, at least not right now; even though there are crossing guards, the cars drive too fast and run red lights far too often for comfort.
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