So... since I have yet to figure out how to take pictures in public without looking super suspicious, I have no pictures for you. Yet some very interesting things happened.
Friday
On Fridays, I teach at Gochang Buk Middle School. Its also a co-ed semi-dormitory, private school out in a rural setting. I teach all the grade 1 and 2 students in the school. I may end up teaching grade 3, but I wasn't asked to this Friday. The school itself is in a town called Buan. There are only 2 classes per grade with class one being more studious than class two. I think class one's English level is on par with some of the advanced high school students. Its nice to have a class of cute young children every once in a while. I can also be very scary with them which led to some very entertaining moments.
I had my first Korean last minute curveball thrown at me on Friday. I ended up staying at this school until almost 7:00 pm! Here is what happened:
I finished teaching my last class around 3:30. My middle school co-teacher told me that one of the teachers got into an accident and asked me to cover her English club class. I obliged. However, once I got to the classroom, I found out the club class was 2 hours long. I had a class of about 10 students, looking at me waiting for a lesson. I had nothing prepared. I already used my original lesson plan on them earlier. My solution was... 1 hour of hangman, teacher vs. students. Afterwards, we just had question and answer time with the students and they all asked me questions and told me a little about their lives (boyfriends). It was funny to talk to a bunch of 12 year old girls about their boyfriends (Apparently one of their boyfriends had a six pack hahaha). Anyway, the class ended at 5:55. After that, I was shown around at their monthly school-parent (Korean PTA) meeting. Afterwards, one of the teachers took me to a restaurant where I met some of the other foreigner teachers in town. I met up with them for a quick dinner, then had to go to basketball practice around 8:00 pm. Balled till 10. Got home. Read. Passed out.
Today (Saturday)
Today, I woke up and left for Jeongup around noon. I had lunch there with my uncle and grandma. We hung out, I showed her some pictures from America and just talked. She told me stories about me when I was a baby so it was really fun. Afterwards we went to my uncle's hospital and had dinner together. I overate and felt like throwing up. One of my uncle's friends showed up and he really forced me to eat non-stop. I probably wont eat until dinner tomorrow. Its that bad.
So I had some revelations about Korean society, but I won't post them here. I'm going to write them down in my journal. Ask me about them if you want to know.
Otherwise, PEACE OUT. I promise pictures on the next update.
- Anthony
Friday
On Fridays, I teach at Gochang Buk Middle School. Its also a co-ed semi-dormitory, private school out in a rural setting. I teach all the grade 1 and 2 students in the school. I may end up teaching grade 3, but I wasn't asked to this Friday. The school itself is in a town called Buan. There are only 2 classes per grade with class one being more studious than class two. I think class one's English level is on par with some of the advanced high school students. Its nice to have a class of cute young children every once in a while. I can also be very scary with them which led to some very entertaining moments.
I had my first Korean last minute curveball thrown at me on Friday. I ended up staying at this school until almost 7:00 pm! Here is what happened:
I finished teaching my last class around 3:30. My middle school co-teacher told me that one of the teachers got into an accident and asked me to cover her English club class. I obliged. However, once I got to the classroom, I found out the club class was 2 hours long. I had a class of about 10 students, looking at me waiting for a lesson. I had nothing prepared. I already used my original lesson plan on them earlier. My solution was... 1 hour of hangman, teacher vs. students. Afterwards, we just had question and answer time with the students and they all asked me questions and told me a little about their lives (boyfriends). It was funny to talk to a bunch of 12 year old girls about their boyfriends (Apparently one of their boyfriends had a six pack hahaha). Anyway, the class ended at 5:55. After that, I was shown around at their monthly school-parent (Korean PTA) meeting. Afterwards, one of the teachers took me to a restaurant where I met some of the other foreigner teachers in town. I met up with them for a quick dinner, then had to go to basketball practice around 8:00 pm. Balled till 10. Got home. Read. Passed out.
Today (Saturday)
Today, I woke up and left for Jeongup around noon. I had lunch there with my uncle and grandma. We hung out, I showed her some pictures from America and just talked. She told me stories about me when I was a baby so it was really fun. Afterwards we went to my uncle's hospital and had dinner together. I overate and felt like throwing up. One of my uncle's friends showed up and he really forced me to eat non-stop. I probably wont eat until dinner tomorrow. Its that bad.
So I had some revelations about Korean society, but I won't post them here. I'm going to write them down in my journal. Ask me about them if you want to know.
Otherwise, PEACE OUT. I promise pictures on the next update.
- Anthony
Funny moments in S. Korea, Nice! Question, how did you of all people get full eating food? Nice way to improvise with the kids playing hangman and talking about boyfriend stories (funny man).
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