Keeping Busy Exploring Korea
In
one week I will have been in Korea for two months! In some ways I am
surprised that it has already been two months I have been able to do/
see so many things since I have been here and I feel like I am
starting to get the hang of everything here and that I am becoming a
pro at this whole living overseas and teaching thing. Ha-ha Maybe I
shouldn’t get too comfortable because I know I will still have some
speed bumps down the road. However, as you can tell I am starting to
really enjoy myself here in Korea and it is starting to become my new
home. I know I want to stay here for a few years so the sooner I am
comfortable the better. One of the largest reasons I am adapting well
here is the friendships I have made. I have a really good group of
friends that I met at orientation and our now spread over around the
Jeollomando Province and then a good group of friend’s right here
in my own little town of Boseong. Every weekend I have been staying
busy going to visit friends in their towns and going to festivals. It
always helps during the week when I have something fun to look
forward to. So far in only two months I have gone to Suncheon, Green
Tea Plantations, Yulpo Beach, Gwangju, The World Music Festival,
Yeonggwang, The Flower Festival, Seoul, and this weekend to Jinju
for the Lantern Festival. My weekdays are not so bad either because I
have a great community of friends that I see pretty much every week.
Almost every night a few of the girls in my town will walk after
school and go around the rice fields next to our apartment. I always
enjoy those times with the girls because it is a way for us all to
wind down from our busy day and just talk to one another. It is nice
being able to get talk to another person that understands you and can
actually speak English. Our group of Boseong foreigners are pretty
good at getting together often to just hang out and have a good time.
I think my favorite get together so far was the party for the August
and September birthdays. My dear friend Ellen hosted our birthday
party and even made some decorations and game for the party. We
played pin the tail on the pig and ate cake. Always a good way to
celebrate right?!
I
also very blessed to have such an amazing school. Everyone at my
school is very friendly and helpful. Every morning I walk into school
I get handed a cup of coffee and am greeted by all the staff and
students. My favorite part of course is the students. As I walk
through the halls I always feel like a superstar... or someone
important. The students always wave at me and say hello to me even if
they said it to me earlier in the day. I love it! Every class period
I do not know what to expect but I guess that is what makes life
interesting, right? I have been learning through the past month that
I just need to be flexible and to not take things to personally. Some
days everything will go my way and the students will love me and
other days the lesson will not go so well and the students do not
want to learn. That is just what comes with teaching and it only
allows me to learn from them and continue to move forward.
Check
out how cute my Kindergartener's are:
glad you are enjoying yourself. We still need to skype.
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