Because I didn't have internet for awhile I wrote my entries out in word and am now able to post them.
8/28/13
Sunset on the way home from work
It has been four days since we arrived in South Korea and
I’ve only finally found some time to breathe since we’ve been slammed with a
super packed schedule and some awesome jet lag that I wasn’t really
expecting. My day has basically been like this:
Wake up.
Get ready.
Go to work.
Grab something to eat or pick up some necessities from the
store.
Go back to the hotel.
Sleep.
There has been no sightseeing, no time off, no opportunity
to even realize that—ohmigosh—I’m in
South Korea. In other words, it basically sucks right now.
But I’m sure that it will be better when I’m out of this
shifty (wait for it) Love Motel, into our apartment and find my routine.
The good news is that, despite the rough schedule our school
has thrust upon us, everyone is so friendly and helpful. It was a huge relief
to me since you just never know what to expect when you start a new
job…especially in a foreign country.
Today was actually the first day that I felt like I was
getting a grasp on the hectic schedule and (somehow organized) chaos at the
school. It’s nice because I’m beginning to recognize the kids and I’m finally
starting to feel like I’m a teacher (yey)! The environment at our school is
pretty laid back too, despite being a “business” (as is the case with hagwons). We even got some pizza today
because a class won a reading competition and someone ordered extra pizza for
all the teachers. Pizza Hut still rocks. Huzzah!
There is also one teacher at our school (who’s classes I’m
actually taking over) from Britain and he has this nifty accent that I just
adore (if you are reading this—please don’t think I’m creepy). Today he was asking all the foreign teachers
if we wanted to hit the restaurant on the first floor for lunch and he asked
me:
“Do you fancy
going downstairs for lunch?”
…Can I just have a moment to giggle? I’ve kinda always
wanted to be asked if I fancy
something, okay? Give a girl a break.
But anyway…so my days have had moments like these and this
is pretty much as exciting as it gets other than a few painful blisters and
some awkward I-can’t-communicate-because-I-don’t-know-Korean
moments.
I think I need to start learning Korean…
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