Early Autumn

I haven't taken pictures in a very long time.

I keep forgetting to bring the camera with me.

How is the Fall? Are the trees so beautiful?

I love when the leaves change color, and

the mountains become the most beautiful

place in the world.

I am fishing and playing with my dog, and my family, too!

Dear Students,

I visited my father and my dog--Goose--in the country.

We went fishing and caught TWELVE fish. Wow!

I enjoy visiting with my father, and playing with my dog.

Fishing is a slow, quiet activity. There is a lot of time to think and talk to each other.

My little brother caught many fish.

I only got three, but I had a good time anyway.

Mostly we caught these fish, Trout.

but....I got a very special big fish, called a carp.

Look at the next picture:

WHOA!!

WHAT A BIG FISH!!!

It's HUGE!

WOW oh WOW!

The fish PULLED the boat, because it was so big.

What a fun, crazy fishing trip.

Hello Goose!

Watch out!

I will hit you with water!

BAM!

Look at his back. wow!

Did you have a good summer?

I hope you did.

And I hope you are having a great Chuseok 추석.

Please study English and have a very good time!

Love,

Miss Susan

This is my Brother.

This is my niece.

This is my sister

This is my dinner.

This is my friend.

Do you want a s'more?

"Do you want a s'more?"


"Some more of what?"


"NO! a S'MORE!"


"SOME MORE OF WHAT???"

Ha ha. It's a funny joke,
because a s'more is a yummy campfire treat.
"SOME MORE" is I want to eat more s'more, please!
Marshmallows, chocolate, and crackers.
t is sticky and a mess! oh my oh my!
They are also soooooo very delicious!

Look at the fire!
What a beautiful marshmallow.
It looks so good.
I want to eat it!

It is the best part of home in the summer.

The weather is not too hot, the night is very cool.
We can sit around a big fire, talking and laughing.

Today, I am happy.

I smell like fire, and I look so dirty.
The shower will feel so good!

BLARNEY...kissing the stone

In Ireland, there is a place...

it is magic...

there are fairies and witches and magic stones.

you can find poison plants

old castles,

and green, green, green!

I walked up an old castle.

the stairs are small, and steep,

and they wind...up, up up...

it IS a very tall tower,

but there is no elevator.

you go to the very top,

look out over the big, wide beautiful land.

then you go must lay down backwards

alllll the way down outside of the castle

and touch your lips

to the magic stone

and kiss it,

it will give you the gift

of talking.

the faries dance
the birds sing.

the wind is blowing

through the trees

ANGRY SUSAN. TIRED SUSAN. SUSAN in LONDON

Dear Students,
Sometimes I am tired.
and sometimes I am angry.
today I am not so good.
Actually, I am bad.
I love being in London.
I love the theater,
and the tall tower,
and the stories
and everything!

But I do not love
the place I am sleeping.
there is a hole in the floor.
it smells bad,
and it made me feel sick.
dear students,
I am angry and I have a headache.
Do you remember
what 'rude' means?
this is the people at my hostel.
it is called the Central Hostel.
in Bayswater, in London.
It is TERRIBLE
I hate it and I can't sleep well.
so I am CRANKY
I am not good company.

Also I have no computer,
I couldn't write for soooo long
so I am sad.

soon, I promise
I will write and show you
some pictures.
On Friday, I will go to
NEW YORK!
and I will stay at my
friend's house.
She is Nina. I know her
from Korea, because she
was a teacher in Seoul.
I will be happy again.

A very Special Trick or Treat

Dear Students,

Do you remember Halloween?

You come to my class, say "Trick or Treat!"

I give you candy.

Well, today I went to a CHURCH

I will show you some pictures and tell you how to get sweet candy.

1) ring the bell

2) the woman says in Latin "Ave María Purísima."

3) answer "Sin pecado concebido"

4) put the money in the shelf door, and turn it around

5) She puts the sweets on the shelf and gives you candy.

they are called "yemas" and they are soooooo sweet. here, you can see!

I reallly really like it! it is fun, delicious, and interesting! wow!

Studying language

Dear students... did you know, that when I was a student, that I also studied language???
I didn´t study English the way you do, but I studied Spanish!
and now....BUM BUM BUM...I am in SPAIN!!!!
I sleep at my friend´s house.
His name is PePe; Isn´t that a funny name?
He is a very funny guy.
He teaches me a lot of new words in Spanish.
It is difficult for me.
I don´t speak Spanish for so many years!!!
But you know what?
Now I am listening to Spanish, writing letters in Spanish, and practicing to talk in Spanish.
It is not easy!
¡Que Lastima! Es muy dificíl por me, pero nececito practicar mucho mucho.... THAT IS SPANISH....
I say it´s hard work, but more times I practice, the better I get.
And even more important: LISTEN!
then try to think what are they saying!
then, try to talk back. even if it is bad, if there are mistakes, you are still trying. you are still talking and using language. it is GOOD!

Students! I think I want to tell you,
Practice your English.
Someday like me, you will want to travel.
you will be so happy that you practiced, and you can use your what you learned.

For me, I am so happy I feel like laughing. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to hear Spanish everywhere.
me encanta...
I love...

Be happy, smart and exciting!
Love,
Miss Susan


I will send you more pictures soon!

I´m sorry I did not write for so long!

CLICK THE PICTURES TO MAKE BIG!

Hello my students!
I am sorry I haven´t written in a long time. I was sick, and I was so tired. But you are the first to see my pictures from Prague, also named Praha in Czech. It is a very beautiful city. I had a good time walking around and seeing the old buildings.







I saw a cemetery covered in vines. There were very old graves, and some cool statues. I loved it here.







I met again my friend, Stephanie. She was a teacher in Korea, too. now she is living in Praha. we cooked potato pancakes together. We saw the ASTRONOMICAL CLOCK! it is crazy! and it is very very famous. Wow, Praha has the biggest old castle, a very big church, rivers, art, and an interesting history. I had a good time with my friend, and loved the city of Prague!

This is my new friend, Jang Sun Myun!

Ha Ha Ha! I came all the way to Germany, and the first new friend I make is Korean girl!

Oh, well. Koreans can be fun to play with! This is a funny picture... it is SOOOO cold and rainy.

We me at a very sad place: Dachau (dah-how)

Many good people were put here and died very very very bad deaths.

This says Work Makes you Free.

It is a Lie.

The people who made this place killed people by making them work too hard.

This sign and museum is here.

They say it is important to remember, so i can not happen another time.

A picture of the Army police tower. It was very dangerous to try and escape.

After a sad place, we went to see the Queen´s Palace.

It is BEAUTIFUL!

It had a MOAT all around it.

This means a water path.

Wow! What a BIG palace!

It is soooo big, that I can not even put it all in the picture!

The palace garden was nice for walking, but it was too rainy, and very cold!!!

It was even snowing!

German Ravioli. YUM! WOW! I Looove this food!
Hooray for new friends, fun, and adventure!

Wow! This is Mareinplatz MA-REEN-PLA-tZ.

It is SOOOOOO BIG!

I think it is the most AMAZING building I have ever seen! At 12 o´clock, these little children puppets come out of the clock in the center, and they put on a show. The clock is called a GLOCKENSCHPIEL. Is it a difficult word? I think so! This is a Lion statue. It is good luck to touch his nose when you walk past him. Make a wish! good luck! This Building has holes in it from World War II. These holes were made when the army shot a machine gun ino the city.

I am in Munich, Germany

They call it Munchen. It is a very beautiful city. The Y on the compuer is in the wrong place. I keep messing up! I accidenally write Z!!! oh man!

I am staying at my friend, Stephanie´s house.

She is very fun and interesting.

Last night, I was SOOOOOO tired, so we stayed inside the house and made spaghetti for dinner. I missed Stephanie. It has been one year that we didn´t meet, so we had fun jus talking. here are some pictures.

This is where I am sleeping!

Munich has beautiful rivers and buildings. I am excited to see some castles and drink very delicious coffee!