Well its been a while since my last post so I figured I'd give an update. So far I have just been getting used to life here and getting into my routine. During the week life is pretty quiet. most days I wake up around 8:30am, have some coffee and breakfast, which is usually cereal. I usually spend my mornings preparing my lessons for class, if I didn't finish them the night before. My roommate, Kevin, has to be at his school earlier than I do so most mornings I have the apartment to myself. At 11:40 I catch the bus to Jangpyeong and get to my school around 12:15. I eat lunch at school, and so far the food has been pretty good. My first class of the day is at 1:30pm so after lunch I have just under an hour to get my classroom ready and set up for my lesson. I teach classes from 1:30 until 4:30, then I usually stay at school until just before 5. I will clean up my classroom and maybe plan a little bit for the next days lesson. Then I catch the 5:17 bus back to Jinbu.
My evenings so far have been pretty uneventful. A few nights a week me and my roommate will make dinner together, but for the most part we fend for ourselves (he's vegetarian and I need my meat sometimes). We will play cards or watch TV shows on our computers, and we spend a bit of time swapping lesson ideas, and talking about what we did for different classes. That is one benefit of having a roommate is that we always have someone to talk to and compare ideas with. I know some people that are starting to feel lonely and homesick because they live far away from everyone. Once I get a cellphone it will be easier for me to contact the other foreign teachers in Jinbu and we will spend some more time together.
So thats my basic schedule for a typical week. Oh yea, I started taking Korean classes with the other foreign teachers last Wednesday. We meet every Wednesday at Jinbu Elementary school at 3:30. The class is taught by the schools Korean English Teacher. Since we are all at vastly different levels (some of the EPIK teachers have been here for 2 years) its mostly like a self study, but on Wednesdays you can ask any questions and have them answered by a real Korean person.
Well thats about in for now, I finally feel settled in. I really like my school and town and this week I should be getting my first paycheck!
My evenings so far have been pretty uneventful. A few nights a week me and my roommate will make dinner together, but for the most part we fend for ourselves (he's vegetarian and I need my meat sometimes). We will play cards or watch TV shows on our computers, and we spend a bit of time swapping lesson ideas, and talking about what we did for different classes. That is one benefit of having a roommate is that we always have someone to talk to and compare ideas with. I know some people that are starting to feel lonely and homesick because they live far away from everyone. Once I get a cellphone it will be easier for me to contact the other foreign teachers in Jinbu and we will spend some more time together.
So thats my basic schedule for a typical week. Oh yea, I started taking Korean classes with the other foreign teachers last Wednesday. We meet every Wednesday at Jinbu Elementary school at 3:30. The class is taught by the schools Korean English Teacher. Since we are all at vastly different levels (some of the EPIK teachers have been here for 2 years) its mostly like a self study, but on Wednesdays you can ask any questions and have them answered by a real Korean person.
Well thats about in for now, I finally feel settled in. I really like my school and town and this week I should be getting my first paycheck!
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