Warm Weather+Dust+Snotty Kids=Sick

I don't get sick that often here in Korea. I usually average about 1 or 2 colds a year. I always seem to get sick when the weather starts getting warm. The yellow dust has been rough this year for me. My sinuses are in overdrive. I also have a bunch of sick kids that I am teaching and last Friday a student returned a book, they had borrowed, with a damn nasty booger attached to the spine. That is probably more information than you needed, but you see now where I am coming from.

I have never taken a sick day in my almost four years of working in Korea. If you know Korean workers, they will have to be on their sick bed before they take a sick day. (At least all the Koreans that I know, I am sure there are exceptions) Thank goodness, that I work for a decent academy. We only work 7 hours a day and about 5 to 6 hours of those 7 are teaching hours. I only had to teach today for about 5 hours and 20 minutes. I felt every second of it. I am taking some over the counter medicine and hope that I am well enough to have a decent day tomorrow. I could take a sick day if I wanted too since I don't qualify for the sick day bonus at the end of my contract. I am not working a full contract and will not get any extra money for not being sick.