Yousung Daejeon

... if you cant find a job that suits you don&#8217;t worry, it will come up. even though you are signing a contract and it all seems pretty official, it is your life and you have the decision. you can back out if the working conditions aren&#8217;t livable (worst case scenario). <br><br>the first cultural difference you need to learn: koreans think appearances are everything. i had many students, parents and co-workers say: you are beautiful so, you are ...

... to practice the "how are you?" and "What is your name?" lines they have learned in school. I welcome their smiles, energy, and interest and try to keep the conversation alive. The shopowner smiles. The taxi pulls up just as I purchase a couple of pens as an appreciation gesture for his kindness. The 20 minute drive weaves thru narrow roads and up a densely wooded mountain side. The mountains are nothing close to the massive peaks of Nepal but rather remind me more of West ...

... rendezvous in Myeong dong as we ate at a really nice spicey chicken restaurant! We also had our traditional movie session, watching Monsters Inc and munching our way through a bucketload of popcorn. It's important to have time away from work to refresh the mind and body... I'd been watching the weather forecast closely as there was rain on the way, but it wasn't due to hit until Saturday night so I went ahead with my travel plans. I'd ...

... earlier today and the majority of its teachers have already left here to begin another camp in another galaxy far, far away. They were a good group, a group who ensured this past week was a whole lot more bearable for me than the first week of camp. I sense the back of this whole CK thing has been broken - things should be getting easier as the remaining 19 days we'll spend here pass ...

... exponentially as well, especially considering the bulk of the 32 teachers arriving next week are CK first-timers. But we're not even thinking about that right now, hoping secretly it won't happen at all. We're still working every non-sleeping hour God decides to send us. Earlier today we finished our two day orientation (OT) for tomorrows camp, the OT we'll have to deliver all over again next week for the aforementioned ...

... We thought the whole video thing would be a breeze. I mean, how hard can it be? "Just act normal," we said to each other (but not as often as the director). But acting anything other than normal when all you want to do is act normal is next to impossible (you follow?), unless your name happens to be Robert De Niro or Daniel Day Lewis. Trust me. We can only guess what the results will be like. We haven't seen the final cut ...

... on-line 'this-is-where-your-parents-are-paying- to-send-you-for-a-mon th-so-you-can-pretend-to-learn-English' video, one we will front. Should be interesting. I'm going to go out on a limb here but I have a hunch Meg will be getting the majority of the screen time. We'll be sure to paste the URL (link) for the video here once it's posted to the CK website... assuming it certified for general viewing by the advisory board (Meg & I). · We're gonna make it We will ...

... world, rent an apartment for me, and give me a full-time salary". So here I am. <br>The past two weeks have been difficult. I feel like I should tell everyone that I'm having an amazing time, and that I'm loving it here, but to be honest, I'm bored out of my mind! Perhaps I'll meet some other English speakers soon, school will get busy and I'll start a little life here. For now...I'll keep harassing Chris to spend every waking non-work moment talking to me via web cam.

... Nothing involves thinking, simply finding ways to pass a test. Again the same idea is present: mind at the task ahead, blinders to the side and finishing fastest.<br><br>After driving on the road for about 10 minutes you will see a traffic accident. Because Korea is the 10th most densely populated country in the world, there are a lot of people, cars and scooters to run into. People get along best with all the strangers by simply ignoring them. No one else is ...