so yesterday i went to the kids club to do some orientation, training, and all that jazz. it went well. first of all the school, kids club, is only 2 blocks from my house which is great so its like a 5 - 10 minute walk. and its like a 5 story building which is really cool. i think i have a weird obsession with tall buildings. but really its kind of like wayside school where most schools are built flat, but wayside school was built up. does anyone know what im talking about? if you dont you should go find out. :)
my director mr. johan and yanni who is to be my teaching partner came to pick me up and take me to the school. and yes, i did leave the chocolates i had bought as a thank you for mr johan in his car, so now i have a box of chocolates in my freezer. great. haha, i think i lost the effect with that gift. oh well.
ok, sooo, really the whole school visit was very confusing. i met a lot of people and most of them seem very cool. yanni my teaching partner sat me down with a pile of books unbelievably high. she did her best to explain it all to me but it was hard because i was a bit tired, and i really had no idea what i was in for. but apparently i have been hired for my superb phonetic skills, or i guess yanni said my "perfect" pronunciation. oh dear! so from what i can tell i, yanni teaches the meaning of words and phrases and this month's topic is weather. and then i will do activities with them to work on the pronunciation. also it seems there are different sets of classes for the morning and the afternoon. like the morning classes are younger kids and the afternoon are elementary/primary students so we will work a bit harder. yeah i don't know. so i have a huge stack of books to look over before monday. also lesson plans and well all kinds of good things.
the best news for me is that i get to simply observe the first week. whoo hoo. and i did get to observe yesterday and the kids where great. i had a good time.
also yesterday i ventured out by myself where i bought yogurt from the grocery store and bought a pizza. haha, slowly but surely. i also found the post office. this place is beautiful though. seriously in everyt direction there are mountains in the distance. its gorgeous! and there is still some snow on the ground in various places. the weather is kind of tricky because it feels warm outside, but when the wind blows man is it cold.
anyways, my korean soapopera is pulling away my attention. until next time.
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Ah, the joys of cultural adjustment! nothing like having it all thrown your way at once...congrats on successfully finding food, as I can vouch it is a big and important task!! You will do wonderfully. I am excited to keep reading the blog..
haha, thanks. i loved your blog i just want to pick your brain for a little bit! man, what a great experience. yeah about food, its always exciting at the grocery store. but hey, whats life if its not an adventure? daily. :) keep it real, yo. :) hehehe
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