Well, not a whole lot has happened the past month but the new semester is on its way. Last week was just general introductions and classroom rules and this week is the first "teaching" that I have done in almost 3 months. We will see how it goes. I will be teaching the 1st and 2nd grade middle school kids again, which I am excited about as I didn't really enjoy the 2nd graders last year and they have moved to grade 3 which I don't teach. I can't believe that over 6 months goes by and I am starting to book flights for my trip home and also polishing up my resume to start looking for a job. This has been a great experience thus far and even though I don't feel like I am completely immersed in Korean culture I think that when I reflect back on this time I will feel like I learned a lot more than I do now.
It is good to get back into some sort of a routine and be able to know if it is a Tuesday or Saturday. The last couple of months with traveling, camps and going time off it has been a struggle identifying what day it has been. It is amazing how many trips and parties that there are here as I look at my schedule for the next few weeks it seems that there is something going on every weekend for at least a month. I guess when people are away from their family and friends they adopt all the native speakers in the area as their new support group and create events to help them celebrate different things.
This past weekend we went on a booze cruise, it was a bit different than I expected but still a good time. I was surprised by the number of Koreans on the boat and was hoping that they did not get too offended by all the drunk foreigners that had taken over the boat. This week there are some St. Patrick's Day festivities but I will miss going to Dogtown for the parade and partying that comes with it. Have some green beer for me!!
