Sep 3 2010
Aug 30 2010
Trashy movie + 3D and vibrating seats + soju + an awesome dude I’m not telling you about = quite an entertaining way to spend my Sunday evening.
Start of a new term + having to stay three hours later than I should have for a meeting that got us nowhere + work politics = not a great way to spend my Monday.
At least my new students seem pretty awesome, and I get to spend the rest of my night watching True Blood…
Aug 26 2010
that would be an interesting conversation...
- Textbook: If you could invent anything, what would it be?
- Erin: I would invent a talking poo poo! [Shows the class pictures of poop dancing and eating ice cream.]
- Me: And what would you talk about with this poo poo?
- Erin: EVERYTHING!
Aug 23 2010
poops
I have a younger student who is—like many Koreans it seems—obsessed with poo.
“Look, teacher! A poo mouse!” Holds up his book to show me a drawing he made of a pile of poop with mouse ears and a tail.
Today they had to write a story about playing something. He wrote about how he and his friends were playing a “gas” (farting) game. His friend farted. He farted. Then his dog farted. The dog’s was the loudest, so he was crowned the winner.
Aug 18 2010
I spent a good chunk of my break before class watching hamster videos with a bunch of students. This one pretty much made our day. (Maaaybe it’s only funny if you are surrounded by a group of giggling kids. Or perhaps I’ve just developed a really juvenile sense of humor.)
yes, you are right (even if your grammar is wrong)
- Me: How are you today?
- Student: I am good! Everyday good.
- Me: Why?
- Student: Because I am people.
- It's really unusual to hear my students being positive about life. Typically, they are miserable from studying and tests and pressure from their parents. So it was nice to hear a student appreciate just being alive.
Aug 17 2010
My dad told me I don’t write here very much anymore. I guess lately it’s because the only things I have to say would be regarding drinking/going out or how much I hate my company right now.
“Yeah, so you have to go to training on Saturday from 2-4:30 since they changed curriculum for the next term [like they have been doing unnecessarily for every single term now].”
Oh, cool, thanks. There go my Saturday plans I already had. I will also definitely be showing up hungover, hope they don’t mind. >:O
I guess I’ll be meeting up with you Tumblrers late. Save me some ranch dressing!
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Aug 11 2010
yeah, so about that…
The fact that Koreans are as a whole unable to plan ahead is not something I’ve gotten used to in the past 17 months. My whole week has been one example after another, and at this rate I might actually lose my mind.
Luckily I missed out on the one-day’s notice three hour meeting they had last night since it was Ben’s last night here. I made a mental note to make unchangeable plans as often as possible in case another one of those pops up.
Then on top of having to come in four hours early everyday for intensives, I also have to mock-teach and talk about one of our classes in front of 25+ mothers tomorrow. Oh, and this:
“So you know how we said you have two weeks to do report cards? Well you actually only have three days now.”
The thing that bugs me the most is that we are making shit for hagwon teachers because it’s supposed to be short hours and really easy, and I’m totally okay with that. So when they keep adding on more stuff for us to do, it’s frustrating because I could be somewhere else making more money.
Urgh, I’m going to go eat pancakes for dinner and watch Jersey Shore.
Aug 5 2010
Still going out drinking until 2am despite having to teach at 10 instead of 3 because of intensives… I will be tired, but it was a fun, fun night.
Jul 23 2010
Meet Sam.
I’ve had him both terms that I’ve worked, and he’s in one of the youngest classes. Today he pulled out his new hat and said,
“Teacher! Teacher! Me mom says me ‘Fashion King’!”
“Oh yes! Very handsome.” And too cool to smile for my picture. ~_~
He also frequently will laugh uncontrollably at the silliest things, all while holding his stomach and gasping for air while yelling “TEACHERRR!” in an accusatory tone. Since it was my fault for doing something dumb, which then made him crack up so much he couldn’t breathe.
On the flipside, he will cry at the drop of a hat. Kids.
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