While trying to write a blog post I realize I needed to break it down a bit. Here is a summary of my first week:
Last 5 days summary:
Day 1-2: Arrived Monday afternoon, managed to figure out how to catch the bus AND get off a the right stop in Daejeon. It took about 2.5 hours by bus and our driver didn't speak a lick of English. I don't remember much as I passed out but it was pleasant and cheap. Mr. Lee, the owner of my school picked me up at the bus stop and took me to a hotel and to get something to eat. I just remember rice was involved. He doesn't speak but a few words of English so he was very good at charades. My hotel was interesting. I'll try to remember to talk about that more later.
Day 3: Our school's vice director (VD) picked me up, paid for the hotel, and took me to breakfast at Paris Baguette. We went to school and I ate my lunch in her office. She has snails as pets. I lost some of my appetite. Teachers arrived and I was introduced then Elizabeth arrived and training began! We met kids, went over the schedule and I took lots of notes. Later the VD took me to my apartment. Then some nice teachers from the school who live around the corner took me to dinner. It was very nice and I had a good time. Then I went back to my apartment and started to unpack or at least find my sheets and towels.
Day 3-5: I was trained, taught kids myself, cried a couple times, had delicious food went out for a really fun work dinner to say goodbye to Elizabeth and her husband Joseph (he also taught at the school), was taken to the market by the same nice teachers in my neighborhood, and was constantly overwhelmed. I absorbed as much of Elizabeth teacher's knowledge as I could and fell into a sorta routine. Friday my internet was turned on (yay) and my stove installed (yay again).
I think I hit all the highlights, but if I missed something or I should give more detail on something LET ME KNOW. I go where the reader wants to go.
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