Yesterday was my first day and all in all it was good. Since I woke up at 3am and didn't start work until 1pm, I was afraid that by 9 pm, quitting time, I would have been dead to the world. I didn't get tired until the end of the very last class, so not bad.
It's about a 20-30 minute walk to school but we left a bit early to get lunch. We had kimshi kimbab from a little restaurant on Junggye-Dong. The owner, Ma(pronounced May), is this really cute older Korean woman. I think I was expecting it to be a quick in and out thing, but she made our kimbabs when we ordered. I also was not expecting the amount of food we got for ₩2,500($2.25).
Since I missed orientation last week, I spent the first little bit of the work day with the head teacher. He gave me a lot of information and throw a lot at me. Everything seemed a bit disjointed at first, but he also gave me a lot of helpful information. Then, I spent the rest of the day observing 3 teachers. Rachael was AMAZING! She's like a pro with those kids. I can't wait to start working with them and using what I've learned from observing her.
All in all it was a very good first day. Time to start day number 2.
Laters Ya'll,
miss Phyl
Well, before school, Rachael and I ran a few errands. First, we went to KB Bank to exchange my money. My $465.00 turned into ₩514,104. I'm balling! The exchange rate at that bank was ₩1,105.60 for $1.
(korean wons/ what i have left)
After KB Bank, we went to shop for food at emart. Emart is like a Wal-Mart, seriously. You can get food, house hold goods and pets. Apparently it is closed every other Sunday as a government mandate to help small businesses. I had no idea what to buy since I don't know what most of foods were. I need to do research about shopping for food and cooking in Korea. I purchased stuff for spaghetti since it's easy recognize. Rachael and I purchased sweet potatoes and cucumber from a street vender. It's pretty neat to get your food from the side of the road. Rachael showed me the guy she thinks has the best quality produce. So far I've had his cucumbers and there were yummy!!!!
After shopping we had to make our way back home to head to school. Instead of walking back with our bags, we took the subway. To help me get orientated, she made me tell use which way to go. I feel I did a good job. I got us on the right platform and off at the correct stop. Then, although I was confused for a second, I get us back to her flat. Once there we packed food for the work day and got dressed. Turns out we have similar dresses! So we had to wear them.
(twins! / asian peace sign)
It's about a 20-30 minute walk to school but we left a bit early to get lunch. We had kimshi kimbab from a little restaurant on Junggye-Dong. The owner, Ma(pronounced May), is this really cute older Korean woman. I think I was expecting it to be a quick in and out thing, but she made our kimbabs when we ordered. I also was not expecting the amount of food we got for ₩2,500($2.25).
(this was yummy and cheap)
Since I missed orientation last week, I spent the first little bit of the work day with the head teacher. He gave me a lot of information and throw a lot at me. Everything seemed a bit disjointed at first, but he also gave me a lot of helpful information. Then, I spent the rest of the day observing 3 teachers. Rachael was AMAZING! She's like a pro with those kids. I can't wait to start working with them and using what I've learned from observing her.
All in all it was a very good first day. Time to start day number 2.
Laters Ya'll,
miss Phyl
omg! I love fresh produce from the street. That's normal here. It gives you an opportunity to play around with ingredients. You guys should experiment with unknown stuff and play the food network's chopped. I am so wowed by the currency and street food.
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