Kids say the darndest things

So today Erin's giant 8 drawer chest arrived. I am super excited for her but I couldn't help but wonder how is she going to live? The girl lives in a tiny room with barely enough space for her second hand twin bed. All of a sudden this behemoth appears. Eight drawers long. That's right! It's not one of those tall dressers, oh no, it's one of those long elephant sized things that take up half her space. At least she has room for all her stuff but she also plans on keeping her three suitcases in there. Not that there is anywhere for them to go since we don't have any closets in the apartment. I asked her about the suitcase situation and she said that she is just gonna stack them then throw a sheet over them to cover them up. I thought this was a fine idea until we looked at the stacked suitcases and noticed that they towered over everything else in the room. Now she has enough room left for her to stand and clothe herself. I, on the other hand, have a massive room with a tiny three drawer chest. Not that I'm complaining or anything I just find it hysterically funny. 

The Elementary schools opened Monday which means that all the young kids that took classes in the afternoons now have either cancelled, shortened, or moved them to later in the day. My favorite student Petey now only has classes with me Tuesdays and Thursdays. He almost always brings me a treat and today was no exception he brought me a chocolate bar. He is the reason I love teaching these kids. He truly appreciates learning and is very eager to learn anything that he can. In fact his friend The One (Erin's favorite student) and Petey debate over

 who has the best teacher. They discuss it all the time apparently. Erin and I are trying to avoid any competition but I think that CoughICoughAmCough. 

Oh, Erin had an interesting conversation several weeks ago with her least favorite student which shall be named Lucifer #2. Here's how it went:

Lucifer#2:"Who is your best friend?"

Erin: "Jennifer"

Lucifer #2: "Do you love each other?"

Erin: "What do you mean? We are best friends"

Erin then changed the topic and moved on with the lesson.

Erin then told me yesterday that they had another conversation and it went like this:

Lucifer #2: "Are you and Jennifer...."

Erin: "Are we what Lucifer #2?"

Lucifer #2: "Are you lesssssbbbiiii(whispered)ians?"

Erin: "Are you allowed to say that in class?"

Lucifer #2: "Don't be mad!!!"

Pause in the conversation...

Lucifer #2: "Well, are you?"

Erin: "No we are not"

Lucifer #2: "Oh cuz I just wanted to know. Do you guys have boyfriends?"

Erin: "I don't but Jennifer does"

Lucifer #2: "Oh"

The reason that I am mentioning this is because 1. this was really funny when I heard it and 2. this is not the first time we have been asked about our sexual orientation.

Several weeks ago, our landlord, his wife and baby, along with the maintenance man came to fix a exhaust pipe in our apartment. He tried making conversation with us but his English was rather limited. The most memorable conversation went something like this:

Landlord: "Are you two (he mumbled something along the lines of: amrined)?"

Me: "Uh, yes! yes, we both are!" (I pointed at Erin and myself as I said this.)

Landlord: "Huh?!" (very upset/worried stare/talks Korean rapidly to wife)

Me: "Wait, uh did you say 'American'?"

Landlord: "No, married?"

Me: "Oh my God, No- no we are not we are best friends. I thought you said 'American' sorry. No we are NOT married and especially not to each other..."

The landlord looked as if we saved him from a stroke. He really was so relieved that we weren't lesbians. After the shock wore off we all cracked up and had a dandy time. Until Narky showed up to pick us up. 

Oh, the cultural/linguistic misunderstandings are classic.

Gotta go, there is more to come in the near future. Adios!