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One Year Later
... t speak very much English but he put me on a bus to take me to my new home. The bus took me through cities lit up with signs written in Hangul - nothing could be more unfamiliar. The only thing I could recognize were the dozens of coffee shops on every street corner.
It had been about 48 hours since I had slept and the bumpy bus ride left me feeling very ill. I eventually fell asleep on the bus and missed my stop, but one of ...
Give Thanks
... put in charge of collecting leaves and flowers on this day to make the centrepiece at Grandma's table. Since then, I've always loved the thrill of the hunt to find the most beautiful autumn offerings; taking physical pieces home with me, photographs or memories. This year I spent part of the afternoon hiking up the mountain behind the school. The leaves are beginning to change, but not to the full splendor that I know they are back home. ...
My First Day of School
... has internet access and I can sit there quietly, by myself, and try to figure out what the **** I am doing without anyone looking at me.
After that it was lunch and after lunch my co-teacher was supposed to show me how to get to my other school that I teach at on Wednesdays. Let's just make this part as short as possible. It is difficult to teach someone how to take the bus, if you have never taken the bus yourself. It is difficult to teach someone to take the bus to ...
Batten down the hatches
... work home with me so I can continue with it tomorrow - report cards wait for no natural disaster. When I went out to the store, it was full of empty shelves and Koreans with baskets overflowing with essentials like ice coffees and chips. The streets are a little quieter tonight, I'm looking forward to spending the day tomorrow curled up with a serial killer (novel) while the weather rages outside. ...
6 months in
... you were free to go and didn't have to reimburse the school for the initial plane ticket to Korea. I figured that if I didn't like it after six months, I could always leave on my own terms.
In the end, it's been a very good decision to come here. I especially love the people I work with. There have been many opportunities to learn about Korean life and culture - something I knew nothing about 6 months ago. A few ...
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