Light on my ceiling
Bathroom with no shower curtain
View from bed- Bathroom, fridge, closet,
laundry room
View from bedroom window~
See the mountians!?!
Monday, July 26, 2010
My Apartment!
Light on my ceiling
Bathroom with no shower curtain
View from bed- Bathroom, fridge, closet,
laundry room
View from bedroom window~
On Sunday, Jasmine came to our apartment around 10am so that the cable guy could fix my Internet and cable (not that I need cable when virtually everything is in Korean). Then she took Kate and I to this awesome store called Home Plus. The best way I can describe it is a cross between WalMart and Macy's. Weird- I know. They have all sorts of groceries, local and imported, as well as common household items but then there is this whole other section that is set up just like a department store with clothes, makeup and perfume. They even have a nice restaurant opening soon called Ashley. Guess who's going there. :D
At Home Plus, Kate and I looked like total idiots to the natives. Oh and you have to pay for the bags you use to bag your groceries.. who does that?? We were very happy to find some American products like Mt. Dew, Frosted Flakes, Pepsi, Cherry Coke. After paying (I don't know what we'll do if we ever have to go there on our own b/c the cashier was literally scared of us) we took everything back to our apartments, had lunch and unpacked. Then Jasmine left and Kate and I both feel asleep before dinner and did not get up until 5:30am today (Monday). We are clearly still jet lagged.
Monday was our first day of work and it was basically just a waste of time. The kids are off this week so Kate and I were given odds and end jobs to do like cut flashcards, print off monthly lesson plans, attempt to attach the alphabet to the 3 Kindergarten classrooms (I say attempt b/c the alphabet only stuck to one of the walls in one room the others kept falling off the wall) and things like that. We did get to meet the people we will be working and we chose the classrooms and work areas we want to have but overall it we did a lot of nothing. Oh one thing Kate and I decided we need to adopt back home- slippers at work. As soon as you step into the school, you have to take off our shoes and put on slippers. They rarely match what you're wearing but they are comfy and they help keep the floors clean. I haven't taken any pictures of the school yet but those will follow soon- maybe tomorrow. Until then.. enjoy! Please comment and let me know if there is something else you'd like to hear about!
At Home Plus, Kate and I looked like total idiots to the natives. Oh and you have to pay for the bags you use to bag your groceries.. who does that?? We were very happy to find some American products like Mt. Dew, Frosted Flakes, Pepsi, Cherry Coke. After paying (I don't know what we'll do if we ever have to go there on our own b/c the cashier was literally scared of us) we took everything back to our apartments, had lunch and unpacked. Then Jasmine left and Kate and I both feel asleep before dinner and did not get up until 5:30am today (Monday). We are clearly still jet lagged.
Monday was our first day of work and it was basically just a waste of time. The kids are off this week so Kate and I were given odds and end jobs to do like cut flashcards, print off monthly lesson plans, attempt to attach the alphabet to the 3 Kindergarten classrooms (I say attempt b/c the alphabet only stuck to one of the walls in one room the others kept falling off the wall) and things like that. We did get to meet the people we will be working and we chose the classrooms and work areas we want to have but overall it we did a lot of nothing. Oh one thing Kate and I decided we need to adopt back home- slippers at work. As soon as you step into the school, you have to take off our shoes and put on slippers. They rarely match what you're wearing but they are comfy and they help keep the floors clean. I haven't taken any pictures of the school yet but those will follow soon- maybe tomorrow. Until then.. enjoy! Please comment and let me know if there is something else you'd like to hear about!
Sunday, July 25, 2010
So a lot has already happened. Kate and I flew from Detroit to Phoenix to L.A. to Seoul early Thursday morning. We arrived in Seoul around 6:10pm on Friday (There is a +13hr time difference). Then we checked into our hotel, Skyped and went to bed.
The next morning, we had an American breakfast and were picked up and taken to the i-Sponge headquarters for 6 hours of training. This was very boring and annoying because it was all stuff we already in Teacher's Ed, except for the books we will be using, but you get the idea.
We breaked for lunch and this was our first real Korean food experience. When we stepped into the restaurant, we had to take off our shoes and sit on the floor. We were served kimchi chigae which is a soup made of kimchi (spicy fermented cabbage, think spicy sauerkraut) as well as lots of sides (rice, kimchi, garlic, onions, greens, cooked pork, etc.). The main meal consisted of the soup and taking a lettuce leaf, stuffing it with meat, rice and whatever else you wanted, rolling it up and shoving the entire thing in your mouth at once. It was weird and awkward but surprisingly good.
After training, Kate and I were taking to the airport and we flew to Yeosu where we greeted by Jasmine, our boss, and two current English teachers from another school in South Korea (both from England- John and Rhia). They seem very nice and I hope we see more of them. We all went to Kate's and my aparments and unloaded then stopped by the school we will work in and then took off for dinner. We had all of the same sides plus seafood soup which is cold and the watery "broth" is very sweet like candy. The kimchi chigae was served in much smalled portions this time and the main meat was cooked on a barbecue in the center of our small table. It is called gobi and I believe that was pork too. It was delicious and it could be eaten on it's own, or in a leaf like with our lunch. After dinner, John and Rhia took us to the String Bar. Not long after arriving, we headed home (just a quick 5 min. drive) to sleep.
The next morning, we had an American breakfast and were picked up and taken to the i-Sponge headquarters for 6 hours of training. This was very boring and annoying because it was all stuff we already in Teacher's Ed, except for the books we will be using, but you get the idea.
We breaked for lunch and this was our first real Korean food experience. When we stepped into the restaurant, we had to take off our shoes and sit on the floor. We were served kimchi chigae which is a soup made of kimchi (spicy fermented cabbage, think spicy sauerkraut) as well as lots of sides (rice, kimchi, garlic, onions, greens, cooked pork, etc.). The main meal consisted of the soup and taking a lettuce leaf, stuffing it with meat, rice and whatever else you wanted, rolling it up and shoving the entire thing in your mouth at once. It was weird and awkward but surprisingly good.
After training, Kate and I were taking to the airport and we flew to Yeosu where we greeted by Jasmine, our boss, and two current English teachers from another school in South Korea (both from England- John and Rhia). They seem very nice and I hope we see more of them. We all went to Kate's and my aparments and unloaded then stopped by the school we will work in and then took off for dinner. We had all of the same sides plus seafood soup which is cold and the watery "broth" is very sweet like candy. The kimchi chigae was served in much smalled portions this time and the main meat was cooked on a barbecue in the center of our small table. It is called gobi and I believe that was pork too. It was delicious and it could be eaten on it's own, or in a leaf like with our lunch. After dinner, John and Rhia took us to the String Bar. Not long after arriving, we headed home (just a quick 5 min. drive) to sleep.
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