The end of week 3 has finally arrived and yesterday I received my Alien Registration Card (ARC)! WOO HOOO!!!! I can now finally go get a bank account so that I can cash my paychecks, get an ISP so that I can have my very own internet, and get a cell phone! This day could not have come soon enough. So yes, I am a legal Alien now. I rather like being an Alien... as someone on Facebook said, it's fitting seeing how much I loved the show "V" when I was a kid. haha :)
Having the ability to make phone calls will be great, although come to think of it... who am I going to call? While I do have the number for a taxi to take me to a store, I don't exactly speak Korean well enough to give them my address (which I am also very thankful to have finally gotten!). Hmmm... I could always call one of the 2 English speakers at my school to come translate for me I suppose. haha I guess I better get on the whole learning Korean thing. I am thinking that my rate of learning 2 words a day isn't going to cut it! ;)
I finally got to teach classes this week, not just the power point presentation about myself and getting to know each class. Each of the 3 teachers that I work with have very different methods for working with me as well as controlling their classes. The students here are very much like those in the States. There are the quiet ones who sit in the back taking naps and those who are eager to show me how much English they already know. There is a K-Pop (Korean Pop) band called Big Bang that the girls just LOVE, they are the equivalent of New Kids on the Block or N'Sync or any other extremely popular boy band. All I have to do to get the girl's attention is mention Big Bang and they perk right up.
The food at school continues to keep me on my toes. Tons of fish which I at least try. Kimchi and rice daily accompanied by soup and 2 other dishes. One day we had pizza... and I thought it was odd seeing people eat spaghetti with chopsticks... but PIZZA?! haha Then the other day we had spam burgers... first time that I know of having spam.
This weekend one of the other teachers native Korean but one of the English teachers I work with who lives close-ish to me is taking me to her home city via public bus as she doesn't have a car. We are going to a temple and then for Italian food. This should be interesting and fun! I hope to be able to post some pics of the week over the weekend.
Cheers! :D
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