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We have both finished our first weeks in school, and can now officially say that we are teachers in South Korea! The culture here is so far from what we are used to. Travelling through Asia has helped us with adjusting, but it's not like any other country that we have been to yet. Rules for living in Korea:1. Bow. A lot. Most men only bow, there aren't many handshakes here, though after all we were taught about greetings and bowing a lot, and Sean was met by a...

This week has been one of the most interesting and nervewracking in recent memory. So our last few days in Jeonju revolved around getting our group presentations together, and then performing them in front of our group and an EPIK assessor. Sean's lesson plan was Elementary level, inviting people and telling them not to forget things. We were all running around the classroom making up parties and inviting people to them. My lesson was Middle school, and was a...

So the first half of the orientation week here in Jeonju is over, and we still have another long half to go yet. We're housed in Jeonju University, which is awesome, all new facilities and dorm rooms, it's lovely. The weather here is bitterly cold. The first thing we did with any free time was buy some gloves! Our winter coats are holding up well, and they gave us a free EPIK hoodie, which is definitely needed.A bit of background information about what we're doi...