This last week was really nice on several accounts. I was able to move into my new temporary apartment last week Saturday. The apartment is much bigger than what I had in Suji, which is a pretty nice change. I had no real commitments for nearly a week. This was really nice after a non-stop month of action in Cambodia, and then a couple of exhausting days traveling all around Seoul for interviews. Both Cambodia and the interviews left me sans the sleep my body is accustomed to- so being able to just lay in bed and sleep and read was a great change of pace for a week. I also found an awesome sauna near my apartment, it is easily one of the nicest ones I have been too.
My first day of work was yesterday (Friday), and it was only from 1:50-5:20. This school is a lot more laid back and enjoyable than Swaton was (at least from my initial observations). There is no real brake scheduled between classes- but somehow that doesn’t mean that you can’t pull off a 5 minute brake between the classes, 10 minutes if you know what you are doing. Most of the kids I had were great, and really a pleasure to have in class.
Right now I am filling in at a school for the rest of the month while one of the teachers takes an extended vacation. This next week will be a week of training, then I will be teaching his classes for the following two weeks. In the beginning of January I will be moving to downtown Seoul and teaching at a public elementary school there. That is where I will stay for the rest of the year (granted everything works out). I am really excited about living and working in downtown Seoul. I went to visit the area where the school is the other day, and it is really awesome. It is very near Bukhansan National Park, and the prospect of living close to a National Park again makes me very happy. I don’t have any pictures to post with this entry, but I may get some shots of my new surroundings and or classes soon enough.
2 comments:
Nice, Kyle ~ glad you were able to relax after your month of vaction. Didn't you get to laze around at all while in Cambodia? Did you stay in hostels while there or was it that you just wanted to keep moving so you could see everything you wanted to?
Anxious to see pictures of your new apt and neighborhood as well as the kids. I hope this turns out to be a nice job for you.
How far away is the National Park from Seoul? Is it anything like US Natl Parks? I'll have to look it up on the internet.
thanks for taking the time to share all of the photos and your stories. Its so neat to be able to see what you are seeing and hear about your experiences.
Blessings to you this Christmas season! We had a foot of snow here already but its melted now. We will miss you at grandma and grandpas house..
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