Entries in Korea, Republic of
Latin America it isn't
Written by Kyle on Monday, April 06, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' confused
You know when this is outside of your apartment, you're not home anymore:Feelin' confused
Day 2: Crack Makes the Day Better
Written by Kyle on Wednesday, April 08, 2009 in Korea, Republic Of
Feelin' happy
Ok, so Day 1 in Korea isn't exactly what I would file in my "Do it again" experiences. In fact, I'll just put that in my "Learning" folder. Feelin' happy
I was glad to hear from other teachers that this whole teaching thing (gasp!) takes a little time to get used to. Most people told me "Yeah, the first week or month kind of sucks. But it gets better." Beleive me, without people telling me that, I might have just thrown my arms up and said forget it.
Week 1: I survived, but I need a beer!
Written by Bessie on Friday, April 10, 2009 in Korea, Republic Of
Feelin' normal
The teaching gig is pretty enjoyable. I'm with kindergarteners 5 hours a day and then teach an elementary class (8-9 year olds) in the afternoon, and some days I call kids at home to talk about a story they read about ducks. I start everyday at 9:45 am; 3 days a week I end at 7:30 pm (with some breaks in the middle), the other 2 days I end at 4:30 pm. Feelin' normal
The focus of the school is teaching English through math, science, etc, although many of them take those classes on the side in Korean to learn more. I like it, but man, worst luck, my last day of class on Friday, I had to break up a fight. I'll start from the beginning.
Baseball Korean Style
Written by Kyle on Saturday, April 11, 2009 in Korea, Republic Of
Feelin' excited
Feelin' excited
Hot dogs? Nope. Dried octopus? Yes.
Beer? Yes. Beer vendor in the stands? Nope.
Good E-Mart Karma!
Written by Bessie on Wednesday, April 15, 2009 in Korea, Republic of
Feelin' normal
E-Mart is sort of like South Korea's Super Target mixed with a classy department store. The story I've gotten from a few Koreans is that it used to be WalMart, and this is the only country that it couldn't compete because you can buy things so cheaply in Korea, and people are such bargain hunters, that WalMart went out of business. I was even told that Koreans banded together and stopped shopping at WalMart so that it would have to close. Feelin' normal
E-Mart near our apartment, at Pyeongchon Station
