Blogs from South Korea, Asia - page 384

Asia » South Korea March 22nd 2004

What an exhuasting day!!!!!!!!! One of our teachers was out sick today so not only did I had to cover his classes, I still had to cover mines!!!!!!! So, I was stuck for almost an entire day with 14 crazy 5 years olds!! My regular class begun at 11:30 while the other teacher class begun at 10 am so I was doing double duty for a while. On top of everything else, I still have not written exams for any of my three classes.. Finally, I written the rough draft of them all and just go to go type it all out by Thursday!!!!!!! I am adjusting to the life here and I am glad that I found a new church home in Pung-Am near Big Mart! The people I met there are really nice and ... read more

I found a church!

Asia » South Korea March 21st 2004

Mmm.. Sharing Food!!

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I found a church here in Kwangju after three weeks. Finally, I am making friends.. They were all very nice and said my Korean was very good!!!!!! (hehe).. I am finally settling into life here.. the girls at the church are very pretty as well!!!!!!!!! I will most defintely call them (lol)!!!!!!!!I am really happy that I finally found a church. It's gets translated through me but How kewl to attend a church in another tongue? The people there were all really nice.. It's was funny how I ended up finding the church...I told the taxi driver to drop me off at Big Mart in Pung-am which he did.. I was looking for the Dejoo building.. Of course, I can't read a lick of Korean!!!!!!1 So, I went asking away.. first I ask a woman at ... read more

TGIF!! It's the WEEKEND!

Asia » South Korea March 19th 2004

Vic

Today is Friday.. that means the weekend!!!!!!!!!! Of course, I had a very hard time getting out of bed this morning. So last night I have my first "official" Korean dinner with my co workers and boss. One of the Korean teachers are getting married and we all said goodbye to her. The place we ate at was very nice! First, your shoes must be taken off (only in the nice, upscale places. The tables are only like 3 or 5 inches off the ground (If you eaten at a Japanese place in America) You know what I am talking about. Your chair is a pillow.. so we all picked what we wanted to eat and here is the interesting part... they brought the meat on a plate and you have to cook it yourself.. How ... read more

I am doing better

Asia » South Korea March 16th 2004

Vic

I am feeling better today,.. I am doing a lot better than I was a couple of days ago. I am finally settling into my new job and starting to enjoy teaching. I teach three and four years old for an hour and half in the mornings then I teach three classes back to back to back in the afternoons. Yes, the afternoons is tiring but the time flies by!!!!!!! I am fianlly adjusting to living in South Korea and everything that goes along with it so things are on the up and up for now! The morning kids are still a handful but I am having fun believe it or not... although it's tiring! My afternoon is fully booked with three afternoon classes back to back to back!! I am working from 11 am until ... read more

I am homesick!!

Asia » South Korea March 14th 2004

ME as a kid

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Sooo.. after spending about 11 days in South Korea, I am officially homesick! I miss all my family, my friends, my car, my favorite places to dine, my favorite shows on tv!! We don't get too many English channels out this way.. only CNN which is a total bore!! So, I was considering making the midnight run when I realized what I am doing this for.. I am helping the kids!! I can't recall devoting an entire day to reading a novel but I did today!!! I am over 8.000 miles from home here in FAR EAST ASIA... I often wonder how my family and friends are doing back home and how the weather and traffic.. but this day will pass as well! Tomorrow, it's my second week of work and I guess I am looking ... read more

So after a week in South Korea..

Asia » South Korea March 12th 2004

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So after a week in South Korea... My lungs is full with polluted foul air... My head is hurting with bad kids.. My stomach is ailing from McDonalds runs.. Why separte plastic from paper? It's annoying!!!!!!!!! My tongue is tied from all the foreign language.. My body is aching from dodging all the horrible drivers!!! My mind is boggling from all the cold days!!! My eyes are sore from my ANNOYING BOSS.. and... and... and.. that's all!!!!!!!!!!!!... read more

Teaching is well TEACHING!

Asia » South Korea March 11th 2004

Downtown Kwang ju

Vic

TEACHING IS REALLY STRESSFUL AND ANNOYING SOMETIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Today is my last official day of training then tomorrow I am officially thrown to the WOLVES... WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOO! So, in the morning, I am teaching 4 and 5 years olds which is basically babysitting. There are 7 boys and only one girl and I teach them right after SNACK TIME, so imagine my classroom as a playground with kids running around. TA DA!!!!!!!!!!!! So I basically have to waste my energy getting them all to sit down. My afternoon classes are not that bad except.. the last two. Some of the kids do not know ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! I mean ANYTHING!!!!!!!!!!! Gee, where did these kids come from and why did I get stuck with them? My bosses are pretty cool soo far.. nothing fishy about them yet.. It's just ... read more

A weekend of fun and a day in bed!

Asia » South Korea March 8th 2004

A random pic

Vic

I wanted to give you an update on South Korea. The city I am in called Kwangju is like a normal American city (it's not too much to do out here really) The people drive really bad here (blaring horns, running red lights etc).. and the little kids laugh, giggle and piont at you "yelling foreigner". I think it's amusing and I usually just say Hello and smile. It's been cold since I been here.. yesterday it was snowy and icy! Spring time is coming around the corner. My roommate I have is weird.. All he does is stay in his room on the computer.. what a weirdo.. All the foreign teachers think he is a closet gay. As far as food here, They got a Starbucks, Mcdonalds, Outback Steakhouse etc.. Shopping for food is not ... read more

Let it Snow!!!

Asia » South Korea March 6th 2004

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Today is Saturday March 6th.. It's snowing like crazy!!! It takes me about 15 minutes to walk from my apartment to the PC BANG.. I am going to go to the Lotte Mart as soon as I finished this entry and buy some food. Lotte Mart is a modern day version of "Wal-Mart" for the rich folks here. Okay, the school I teach at is called LCI Kids Club. Apparently, this school charges the most money out of all the schools in the area. Therefore, everything has to be top quality. The kids are not allowed to draw in their books and all the papers must be neat! So, the classes I know I will be teaching in the morning is Kindergarden kids. They do not know a lick of english and I am like ... read more

Hello ALL

Asia » South Korea March 4th 2004

This is ME!

Vic

After a 16 hour journey, I finally made it to South Korea! I landed in Seoul around 5 pm on Thurs, March 3rd. So after spending what seem like forever in customs, I went to look for my greeter... umm some problems there.. First, I had people tugging at me asking What Branch of service I was in...while explaining to them that I am not in the military.Finally, I went to the information desk and they called my greeter. Immediately after I met my greeter, we went straight to the domestic airport, Gimpo which is half an hour away! So I did not make it time to catch my scheduled flight.. so I end up on Korean Airlines and ended up paying 58000 wons which is roughly 50 usd..That was kinda sweet since we boarded the ... read more

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Korea was an independent kingdom under Chinese suzerainty for most of the past millennium. Following its victory in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, Japan occupied Korea; five years later it formally annexed the entire peninsula. After World War II, a...more history

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