Seoul_to_Soul



This is me. This is me in Corea. This is me teaching English in Corea. This is me.
Seoul_to_Soul



~ Wednesday, June 11, 2003
 
Why I'm writing now instead of attempting to sleep is beyond me. It seems that's all I really have time to do this week other than teaching and planning for more teaching. I guess I'm here now, cuz I don't feel like going home yet, to just think about what else I have to do tomorrow. I tell ya, working with those damn kindergarten kids can be so nice, cuz they're so small and loveble, but I'm just so tired by the time my afternoon classes come. And if I'm not teaching those afternoon classes, I'm planning for them. Joe and Nadiya told me today that I need to get out of school during our break inbetween kinder and the afternoon classes. They said that while I'm teaching so much I need to just let my later classes go and just do more stuff out of the book. Huh? That's what I do normally, but just plan activities around the book. I guess they're used to walking into many classes without any plan of action. I just can't do that. If I walk in that way, things ultimitely go to shit in the process. Maybe needing some sort of plan is the true teacher in me coming out. But......at the same time, because I feel like I need to plan and have things always in order, I've ended up spending 12 hour days at school these last 3 days. As a small attempt to unburden what I saw coming when they approached me about teaching Matt's kinder classes, I told them I wouldn't teach my adult classes. Didn't end up helping much. I still have 19 more teaching hours than normal and am probably running myself ragged. Can't wait till my own vacation.

I guess I've also been feeling a little stressed also, outside of just from teaching nearly 2X the number of classes, from trying to be the middle gal between Choi and Clinton. I think things are coming together though after who knows how many emails. He's (clinton) taking care of things little by little on his end and he'll probably be here by the middle of July. I got him on the phone today and Choi got a chance to talk to him for a little while. He wants him here by the 15th, but i don't think Clinton'll really end up coming till the 18th or 19th. I'm looking forward to it, regardless of having to be the inbetween person.

Oh...and because Clinton's coming, Choi already found a new apartment and I'm gonna have to move YET AGAIN. After getting over the initial shock of it, I guess I'm ok. There's a chance i may move next Sat. or Sun., but if not it'll be after my vacation. Either way, the apartments waiting. I guess I'd be more upset about having to repack all my shit, which has grown in size, but at least I'll be living with Clinton. I think I would have refused if it hadn't have been for that. I can understand that Choi wouldn't want to pay for 3 singles and one 2 bedroom place though. Makes much more sense to just rent two 3 bedroom places. Oh yeah.......the other reason I'm not too upset is that i'll be going from my little square room to a 3 bedroom place with only the two of us to share it. Nothing like a little extra space and a good friend to make a person happy. There's no air-con, but oh well to that too.

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