Few updates for you all! Yesterday I checked out the notorious lake park, which truly I am happy to be by. Experiencing nature is so calming, its nice to know it is a few blocks away. The entire trip around the lake is about a 5K so I am hoping to catch a job this week. Also, my friend Jill sent through a yoga course she took while she was here, so hopefully I can finally complete my goal of trying out yoga! I attached a pic of Lake Park, though I will post more on facebook when I get a chance.
This morning I had a doctor's appointment, my academic coordinator, Skye picked me up (shes from Dallas but 100% Korean...I mistook her for Korean when I met her haha) and asked if I could teach this afternoon (reminder I was suppose to start teaching next Monday). I of course said yes, mostly because I was excited to meet my co-workers. After the doctor I went to campus and she went over the reading class that is now mine. I teach 5th graders from about 5-9 Tuesdays and Thursdays. I have no more then ten in a classroom and these kids are great! They speak English very well and really just need guides on vocab and tense. I also will be teaching 1st and 2nd graders. My hours will be no more then 8 a day, they were almost kicking me out of the school today to lock it up! Though, I might spend more time preparing the lesson plans, today I just read out of the books and used a ppt that my director set up for me and wished I had more resources during class....how would you describe flannel!
After work I went out with Matt, Danielle, and Greg. Danielle and Greg both just graduated college and are dating. Danielle is a talker but will def be a good buddy for mountain hiking and other weekend adventures :) Matt is my age and is a head teacher, not my head teacher though. They are all very nice and I am excited to meet the rest of them!
One last note, I wanted to let you all know that I feel incredibly safe here and that is also the reality of my neighborhood. I am in good hands here in Ilsan.
Love you all!
I'm so proud of our little teacher. :-) I'm curious....how did you explain flannel? haha!
ReplyDeletethe Lake looks beautiful. Why does it feel safe? Is it the people, the surroundings, authorities??? sounds interesting and delightful. can't wait to visit!!!
ReplyDeleteI love hearing about your teaching. I am also happy about the nature around you. So close. Nature soothes everything. Stare into that water and you're with US!!!!!!!! It's magic. nature is that special. Miss you, Joan xoxoxo
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