It’s gone really quickly, but its at that point where another month has flown by and it’s time to write about the month that was October 2009! SPEAKING TESTS & OTHER SCHOOL UPDATES: Well to start with a couple of those ‘classic moments’ where the students have said something very funny while being completely unaware they had done it! First it was one of my older students in my WW1-5 class who when asked what her favourite sea creature was during th...

It’s now the first day of October (and my brother’s birthday - happy birthday Tom!), so it’s time I started writing about the things I have done in September. HOSPITAL VISIT AND IMMIGRATION OFFICE: Well, I am now officially a legal alien! In September I had my health check up at the Yess Hospital near my apartment and once I was given the all clear it was time to visit the immigration office in Uijeongbu to fill out the necessary forms, and then a week or...

Ok, this is going to be a pretty large entry, even if I don’t say too much about each thing I want to cover, so sorry in advance! SCHOOL - GENERAL: My first proper day at school was the Monday after I had arrived and I went in an hour early to go through things with Jong Sool so that I knew what I was supposed to be doing. I was also presented with a completely new timetable so I was pleased that I hadn’t be able to do much advance planning! The first 3 d...

Ok, here is an attempt at remembering everything I have done in July and August 2009 while here: BUS TOUR: One of the first weekends after I arrived, Jill took me into Seoul to show me how the subway worked and to try and help me get a feeling for Seoul we did a bus tour of the city. The bus went on a big loop around the major sights of Seoul, which took about 2 hours. The day that we went it poured with rain, so the bus tour was a good way to get to see thin...

My 4 day vacation seems like an age ago now, but better late than never! I had been here all of 2 weeks when I was given 4 days off while the school owners went on their annual vacation and the school closed. It wasn’t the best timing as I hadn’t yet had time to get to grips with things, plus the weather was probably at its hottest and most humid, so I didn’t do too much! My first vacation day I went to Lotte Mart to have a look around. Lotte Mart is a ...