Today we had a field trip to the Daegu Stadium (previously called World Cup stadium). The World Cup was held here in 2002, and the 2011 world championships for track & field were also held here. Before we left for the stadium, the kids colored Easter eggs. When we went to the stadium, some teachers […]
Baseball games and squatty potties
On Saturday I went to a professional baseball game with a bunch of my co-workers. One of them managed to get 20 free tickets somehow, so we all went. I went with just a couple of my co-workers, and when we got off the bus we weren’t exactly sure where to go. Just as we […]
Learning how to balance/shift weight on the bus
This is real life. Figuring out how to balance yourself when you’re standing on the bus is very important because the driving here is insane. Today I was riding the bus and all of the seats filled up quickly and I ended up sitting next to a woman. An elderly woman got on the bus […]
Lunchtime Prayer
Alright, I just have to share this with ya’ll. When the Kindergartners eat lunch, they have a routine where they get their lunch trays out and wash their hands. The teachers put the food on their trays, and before they eat, they have to say their lunchtime prayer together as a class. They have to […]
White Day
Thursday was “White Day” in Korea. When my coworker told me this, my first thought was, White day? As in skin color? No. It has nothing to do with skin color. I still don’t totally understand what it is, but it has something to do with guys giving girls candy. I could get used to […]
A Korean Birthday Party
Today at work we had a birthday party for the kids in the Kindergarten program who have a birthday in March. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it was a lot of fun. Normally the kids have a class from 11:20-12, 12-12:40, and lunch at 12:40. They didn’t have the 2 classes before lunch […]
Downtown Daegu
Sunday night I went to downtown with my coworkers. My coworkers are really awesome and fun! We went to a little cafe place, which didn’t fill us up at all, so we went looking for street food. Then I really wanted ice cream (imagine that), so we found a little ice cream shop called Natuur. […]
My first week in Korea
I’ve already been in Korea for a week! I feel like it went by super fast. The week flew by because I’ve been so busy with work. The week was hectic not only because it was my first week, but it was also the start of a new semester for the school. So I would […]
I’m here/First few days of teaching
This is long overdue, but I got my visa and am finally in Korea! You probably already knew that. I arrived in Seoul on Saturday at 5 pm local time. Then a recruiter met me and helped me get to the bus to Daegu, which was a 4 hour ride. I happened to meet another […]