For Students and Teachers alike.

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.
- Don Marquis

What are you procrastinating with?

I'm currently, at this exact moment that I am writing this, procrastinating studying. I'm tired of studying and I still have a full week and a half left . . . boohoohoo!!

More Christmas Stories to read together

http://www.allthingschristmas.com/stories.html

A Cup of Christmas Tea

It's that time of the year again. Here it is:
http://www.atthewell.com/christmas/tea/

You can read or listen as it is read for you.

Enjoy

Wined and Dined at Posco

Today, one of my students in the night class, invited Dad and I for a tour of Posco. Posco is the 3rd largest steel company in the world. The headquarters is in Pohang. My student, Byung Don, picked us up around 9 this morning. We first took a tour of Posco and then visited the company Museum. The company was started in 1948 and is attributed with 'making' Korea in the 50's and 60's when Korea was 'dirt' poor. They have subsiduaries all over the world today. In the factory we watched as huge slabs of molten steel was rolled out into sheet metal. It was very interesting. Posco has provided the backing for a University - Posteck which is one of the major universities in Korea. Posco has created its own city for the workers - schools, housing, and shopping all within a short distance from the factory. The company looks after the workers but expects complete devotion in return. After the tour, Byung took us for lunch at a nice restaurant. Dad and I stayed in town and went to a movie later in the afternoon. We saw 2012. Too much Hollywood, very little substance. The computer graphics were good I guess but that is the only redeeming value. We took the Handong bus back home. All in all, a good day.

For all the economists out there . . .

An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
- Laurence J. Peter

NO MORE LAB EXAMS . . . .HURRAH!!!

Hello Hello,

Well Winterpeg is starting to feel a little more wintery-like. The temperatures are closer to normal (for this time of year . . . there was a windchill today of -22) and WE HAVE SNOW!!! Not a lot of snow :( but still . . . ;) While Winnipeg may not be decked out in all the finery of Ljubjiana (or however you spell it), we do have snow which makes Christmas look pretty! Also, while I may not have the pleasure of enjoying mulled wine under the heating lamps of a small outdoor cafe, I have discovered that cooked pudding is ridiculously easy to make and exceptionally delicious (even the roomies like it). I may even make some more today (so much chocolately wonderful goodness). Why you don't like it Dad, I'll never know! When you come home Mom, we'll have to make some together!

I hope that everyone is enjoying their week!

Christmas in Ljubljana

HI all

I don't have any pictures yet because the last few times I have been down town I have forgotten my camera but Ljubljana is officially in the Christmas Spirit. There is a massive Christmas tree downtown which was cut down just outside the city and there are lights all over down town. Also they have little venders all over the place selling hot wine. What is hot wine you may ask well it is something that I am sure even you non-drinkers would enjoy. It is basically red wine which is heated up and served with some spices (usually cinnamon and cloves) and sweetened a bit. Everyone here in Ljubljana has their own version and I vow that I will try to find the best version out there. There honestly is not much better then sitting outside (yes we can sit outside the temperature is only about 4 of 6 degrees in the evenings and they have heating lamps all over, actually I have been told that people sit outside all year long) and enjoying a hot wine or two while chatting with friends. Life is good.

Also on an unrelated note I have been enjoying Burek (Lynnette I am sure that you have tried this), I am not sure if I have mentioned to you but burek is basically like a pastry (philo dough) with beef or cheese, or pizza fillings in between the layers. It is good greasy food, it tastes delicious but the thing is that while I may like burek, burek does not like my stomach. It is just a little too greasy for me which is a shame.

The one last thing is I managed to find those cupcakes in Ljubljana, they didn't have pumpkin so I had to settle for banana (cream cheese frosting), milk chocolate, chocolate orange, and dark chocolate. They were pretty good I must admit (defiantly the best cakey thing that I have tried here so far). American thanksgiving was really good the american girl who made it was all in a tisy that she ruined the meal but it was delicious, especially the sweet potatoes (made with lots of butter, brown sugar, and pecans) actually it was more like a dessert then it was a side dish but I was not going to complain.

Well that is all for now I am going to try to remember to take pictures of downtown this week to show you what it looks like.