Our First Week

Well, we survived our first week! Here's what's new in our lives:

Wednesday

We had our drug tests in the morning. Then Jeremy trained us about the Cyber School and we observed some of the classrooms and situation rooms. Then Justin and I caught the bus to town with Randy. Randy showed us around town, and took us out to eat at "the Orange Restaurant." Justin and I tried Korean bibimbap for the first time. The hot pepper paste was too spicy for me, but I think I'd like it without it. Then we went shopping at G Mart, where we bought food and a lot of things we needed for our apartment. That night I just visited with Lily and Randy at their apartment, which I really enjoyed.

Thursday

Once again, we had Cyber School training and observed the English Camp. After school, we had a group photo taken with all the English teachers and staff. Then we all went to a Korean restaurant here in town for dinner. I really enjoyed that. It was nice sitting with Randy and Lily, so I could know what items were vegetarian. Justin was a lot more adventurous than I was, and he tried several new Korean dishes, including kimchi. Then all of us English teachers went with Richard and Suzi to a noraebang, which translated to English literally means "song room." We spent the next three hours there, and had so much fun singing and dancing! It was my favorite day in Korea so far.

Friday

Today was also good. This morning, we observed PE, which was cool. We finished our Cyber School training and prepared for next week. As well, I went to a couple classrooms and talked with some of the students there. They're so cute! We'll start teaching at the Cyber School on Monday. Now it's the weekend!