Don't tease me about the name, I'm still running off no sleep.
Well, I guess I'll give you all a quick update on South Korea so far.
It is an interesting place, not wholly unexpected, but definitely wonderful and new. I still keep pinching myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.
When I arrived at the airport the line to go into Korea was so long I missed my bus to Changwon, which I was supposed to catch at 7:50. I just missed it because I got through everything just after that time. So I waited in the airport and finally caught the bus. It was a nicer bus because it was for a longer trip (about 5 hours). It was pretty dark out by the time I got on so unfortunately I couldn't see the passing country.
When I arrived in Changwon I had to pee so bad I practically ran for the washroom, so embarrassing since I think the bus driver was watching. I caught a cab immediately after this to my motel which was in what appeared to be a sketchy part of town (but I honestly don't know). It was right beside the technical college my orientation was at so that was good. The couple who ran it were very nice and helpful. The Inn manager drove me to the school in the morning. When I arrived there was another English teacher waiting as well. I was pretty happy to see someone else who spoke fluent English. We talked while waiting and I discovered she was from Vancouver, no way!
Finally a bunch of other students arrived and everyone mingled. Next, the people from the school board in gyeongnam province arrived and the guy that interviewed everyone was there. He was much friendlier in person and very excited to have us all there. After, we went into a classroom to go over our documents and meet our co-teachers. Daniel (the interviewer) called everyone's name and the name of the co-teacher, but when he called my name no co-teacher came forward! Turns out the school I was supposed to work at did not need an English teacher and they failed to tell anyone.
After a frightening morning and afternoon where I did not know what was going on I finally got an place at an Elementary school and met my co-teacher who took me around the city to fill out forms and get medical tests. I had Korean McDonalds for dinner, and because I was hungry at the time it tasted way better than North American McDonalds. It wasn't the most exciting way to spend my first day here but I got all the important stuff out of the way. The next day it was off to work then (lucky for me) there is a long weekend and I won't have to work till Monday, yay!
Well, I guess I'll give you all a quick update on South Korea so far.
It is an interesting place, not wholly unexpected, but definitely wonderful and new. I still keep pinching myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.
When I arrived at the airport the line to go into Korea was so long I missed my bus to Changwon, which I was supposed to catch at 7:50. I just missed it because I got through everything just after that time. So I waited in the airport and finally caught the bus. It was a nicer bus because it was for a longer trip (about 5 hours). It was pretty dark out by the time I got on so unfortunately I couldn't see the passing country.
When I arrived in Changwon I had to pee so bad I practically ran for the washroom, so embarrassing since I think the bus driver was watching. I caught a cab immediately after this to my motel which was in what appeared to be a sketchy part of town (but I honestly don't know). It was right beside the technical college my orientation was at so that was good. The couple who ran it were very nice and helpful. The Inn manager drove me to the school in the morning. When I arrived there was another English teacher waiting as well. I was pretty happy to see someone else who spoke fluent English. We talked while waiting and I discovered she was from Vancouver, no way!
Finally a bunch of other students arrived and everyone mingled. Next, the people from the school board in gyeongnam province arrived and the guy that interviewed everyone was there. He was much friendlier in person and very excited to have us all there. After, we went into a classroom to go over our documents and meet our co-teachers. Daniel (the interviewer) called everyone's name and the name of the co-teacher, but when he called my name no co-teacher came forward! Turns out the school I was supposed to work at did not need an English teacher and they failed to tell anyone.
After a frightening morning and afternoon where I did not know what was going on I finally got an place at an Elementary school and met my co-teacher who took me around the city to fill out forms and get medical tests. I had Korean McDonalds for dinner, and because I was hungry at the time it tasted way better than North American McDonalds. It wasn't the most exciting way to spend my first day here but I got all the important stuff out of the way. The next day it was off to work then (lucky for me) there is a long weekend and I won't have to work till Monday, yay!
Sounds Exciting !!!!
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