Jack O' Lantern Assembly Line

Teachers wear many hats. Today Jenn and I were the official pumpkin carvers atWonderland as the school prepared itself for Halloween Day tomorrow. All day we carried around a big knife which should have led to our arrest for possession of an illegal weapon, but in a Korean school it didn't seem to bother anyone. It probably went unnoticed, because all the other teachers (including the front desk secretary) carry around big sticks which are used in extreme cases of disciplinary action. Korean kids have no fear and they aren't very cautious about anything, so we were extra careful (and quite nervous actually) as we wielded this large knife around a few hundred reckless kids; there were no mishaps, except for Michael who took it upon himself to smear pumpkin innards all over his face.
The pumpkin guts were actually the kids' favourite part. Some brought spoons, but most just dug in with their hands. You can imagine the messes that were made. We had to clean up after each class and do it all over again as the next round of students came in. It was a Jack o' Lantern assembly line.
Jenn's artistic creations were fabulous, but I have to shamelessly take credit for doing the bulk of the work: she was responsible for 2 Jack o' Lanterns and I pumped out 8 masterpieces. This is all just practice, of course, for when we settle down and start our own Halloween family traditions. All in a day's work: carving smiles in rotund, orange vegetables to put smiles on the faces of our students. Plus it made for a less strenuous day than the usual studies, so we can rest up for our big day tomorrow of telling ghost stories and painting faces.