Vegemite

There's often a joke in class about giving teacher a gift in return for high marks. I've had gifts food, but last night's gift was interesting.

One of the students is the sister of an athlete who has just been to Australia for training. She's a pole jumper, who is sadly in a "slump" and considering here future. But she has been in Brisbane and brought back for her family a bag of small portions of VEGEMITE.

The Asians do not generally like it - so I'm likely to get more. Not that I can use it much. I'd love to have toast and Vegemite but in my scantly resourced kitchen I have no toaster.

I'm going to take some dry biscuits tonight to let the students taste Vegemite. I like it - but it is not a big enough bribe to make me give high marks! :)

ps - Vegemite has a few new fans. I took some to class and some of the students gave it the thumbs up.

Watery eyes

No, I'm not crying yet, but I am exhausted. The last few weeks have been hectic and stressful, and I have a load of things to do before I leave for Korea in the morning. I'll have a big sigh of relief when I board the plane.

I'm flying Korean Airlines to Seoul - have not flown with them before, so it will be interesting.

I'm due to arrive - complete with suitcase, laptop, backpack and two cartons of books - at around 7.30 pm and I understand I have a two to three hour drive to the city in which I will stay. A small city I have been told - but I am sure I will be wide eyed with wonder at the new sights.

I'm still a bit hazy on detail, but at this point of time, I can not load any more information into my head and will fly with my Lonely Planet Guide to Korea on my lap, and my book, "My Life with Steve Irwin" by Terri Irwin.

I have work to do on my laptop, and my MP3 player is loaded, so I expect I will be kept amused during the 10 hour flight.

May be I will sleep too..................