Although I signed up for the October test (they have "foreign officer" aka diplomat tests all over the world), I will not be able to take it. The only available dates are weekdays, and I obviously cannot miss work since I started this job a week ago. I will have to wait another six months - may be a year or more if the test is on a weekday again.
Anyways, I'm settling fine at Hongcheon, Gangwon Province. It's quite ghetto here, but I can handle it. I am the new "Native" English teacher at Hongcheon middle school - or should I say Hongcheon BOYS middle school. I emphasize "Native" because I'm technically not a native (though most young immigrants such as myself often forget their native language) and I emphasize boys because... it's all boys. I'll be honest - I resented going to an all boys middle school but they are cuter than I expected. They also smell a whole lot worse than I expected, but I should've known better.
I was made to introduce myself through a video - yes, all classrooms here have a huge tv, and they televised my introduction live. After the broadcast, I heard a little boy say in the hallway, "hey our new native teacher is Korean, but he's effing good at English!" haha, how cute.
Alright, since couple people told me that they were waiting for pictures, here you go: I only had about 15 minutes or so to takes these pictures due to the rain but they came out okay despite the time constraint.
and my room:
small disclaimer: Hongcheon does not look THIS ghetto. I just felt like taking ghetto pictures.
you're at an all boys school?? hahaha cute.
ReplyDeleteand nice room...i like the butterfly touches on the wall.. :)
a lot of your pictures seem to be about contrast?? no..? lol i tried to be deep.
ReplyDeleteyeah, I'm stuck with little demons running around hahaha
ReplyDeleteand with the butterflies, I was getting in touch with my feminine side. haha j/k they were there to begin with.
stephen: yes, a lot of my pictures are!