You know you're a kindergarten teacher when.......

• by Friday afternoon your hands are so covered in marker and crayon you look like you have been attacked by a blind, malicious tattoo artist.
• you're six weeks into the term at your new school and already getting over your second cold caused by prolonged proximity to cute but snotty five year olds.
• the children occassionally barricade the door at the end of the class to stop you leaving - as opposed to ten years down the line when they will be fantasising about stopping you entering.
• 'Dignity' is a state enjoyed by others.
• ditto for 'Personal Space'
• Your enunciation and hand gestures would be the envy of any Childrens T.V presenter.

And you know you're a Kindergarten Teacher in Korea when.......

• the girls where hair accessories that Irish kids would only trot out at Halloween, including pink tiaras, rabbit ears and bow ties precisely half the size of the child's head.
• In order to get the boys' attention one must first confiscate their origami Ninja throwing stars. ( I did not make this up - who could make up something like that?!)
• You toss and turn in bed at night muttering in your sleep: " Ee goy oh?" This is Korean for "Is this it?" Which you hear at least 80 times a day as each student seeks personal reassurance that they are on the right page.

And you truly know that you are a Kindergarten teacher when your day is filled with all of the above and you love every second of it!