가을, 마침내 오시나요?

It's been so long, hot and humid summer this year.  Finally temperatures are waning little by little.  Although it is still hot during the day, I feel more comfortable as it is quite less sticky than a few days ago.  In other words, I can sense that fall is finally killing the summer, hm.. hm.. 메뚜기도 한 철...  
In addition to the cool temperatures and shortened day length, there are several other signs of the fall-coming.  Cicadas are less buzzing as their term on Earth is close to the end, while other insects such as crickets and katydids are chirping louder at night.  Unfortunately, mosquitoes seem to be more aggressive and desperate to drink our blood, perhaps because they know that their time will be over shortly.  그렇지만 모기도 한 철 아니겠음메???

Fall semester has begun a few weeks ago.  Our campus is again filled with new students (freshmen and students transferred from other institutes) plus returning students.  They are roaming with new expectations, various types of anxieties/excitement or pride of being independent (?) college men and women (and of course they soon realize that freedom accompanies a great deal of responsibilities.  NO PAIN, NO GAIN.).
One very good benefit about working in the college campus is to see and interact with young and vibrant people all the time.  Somehow such youth energy is transferred to us, which keeps us younger.  Hmm...  Hmm... (So we are like vampires sucking the youngster's energy :-).  Oops. I just divulged our secrets!!!!

It has been quite hectic as I have to prepare lectures & other class materials that should meet students' satisfaction.  Teaching these young men/women are always tough, particularly because they (students) have special senses (?) toward the alien faculties teaching with broken English.  Since many students have no experience of learning from foreigners, their sight-line is not very smooth in the beginning (첫 시간후 수강변경하는 학생도 가끔 있음).  Well, this is certainly understandable.  Such kind of alienated feelings disappear gradually toward the middle of the semester, as we (I and students) are getting to know each other.  Fortunately, time solves lots of problems.....

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