My weekend

Not much during the week since I last wrote a blog. I did go over to immigration and I got my extension. There was some misunderstandings between Kelly Jessica, Katie and I. They don't seem to understand why we got upset and were stressing out. It's too much trouble. Anybody out there thinking of doing anything like this anywhere else in the world my suggestion is to make sure that you have your work Visa before you go. A lot of the stress I've had to deal is because I don't have my work visa yet. When we were heading to immigration Jessica told us not saying anything about working the past month and she was worried because we have had all our documents processed and approved for our work visas.

On Thursday, I had a good laugh. Erik had just finished doing the days of the week. I asked Robert if he was sure tomorrow will be Friday and he just kinda stared at me. He wasn't sure what to answer or probably even think.

Friday was a little rough. The craft was a little hard for them. We made alphabet snakes. Katie and I combined class again. It was hard for some of them because they haven't learned all the letters yet. It also had a lot of cutting. However they all got through it. On Friday, Alice was so cute she had her hair in pigtails. her hair is shorter than mine so they stood up. Very cute you'll have to see the pictures. I also got a card from Hilda. I had been waiting for it all week. I love to get mail. If you send me mail, I'll send you mail.

Saturday, I didn't do too much. I went back to guy that I buy DVDs from because season 2 and 4 of The Office didn't work. He gave me new ones and it turns season 2 doesn't work. I'm being to think that this is his plan to get you to come back and buy more. I wanted to buy Step Brothers from him, but he wouldn't sell it to he kept saying bad copy cell phone, but he sold it to a Korean, so that means he must sell the good stuff to the Americans.

Sunday, I didn't go to church. I don't know if I like the church. Instead I went to Insa-dong with Katie and Kristen. It's a street market kinda thing. It had a lot of trandional stuff. Then we went over to Gyeongbokgung Palace. This is the largers Palace in Seoul. It was great. It was beautiful. I walked away from Kristen and Katie. I kinda felt like a third wheel. Sometimes I even felt like I was by myself. So I wonder by myself. It was really beautiful. I'll post pictures this week. I had some Korean girls come up to me and ask to take a picture with them. It was a little weird. I'm not a big deal, just a Westerner, nothing special. After I was done at the Palace there was an art musuem next door. I went over there and looked around.

I had many reasons for leaving America and coming to Korea. One reason was that I thought I wouldn't be able to teach anywhere else. I felt like I was the biggest failure. My first two years of teaching were so awful. I almost didn't even go into teaching. I felt too horrible. I also thought I shouldn't teach anymore. I know this is wrong. I just shouldn't teach at underperforming schools. I think Jackie was right when she said I should teach at a private school for awhile. I'm sure she didn't have this in mind. I'm a good teacher.

Another reason to leave, I felt like I had lost myself and who I was. I was confused about who I was and about things going on in my life. I've learned that it wasn't that I was lost. It was more like buried. The real me was underneath what everyone else wanted me to be. I was hidden under expections of those around me. I really had no idea what was important to me. I was trying to fill the shoes that other people wanted me to fill. I was really unsure about a lot of things that make me who I am. Now I see, that I'm happy when I'm not trying to be what other expect. Nobody has expections of me. Nobody here looks at me and thinks I should be this or do that. It's really freeing. In this past month, I've learned a lot about me. I think that only person who I should work to please competely is myself. I know that if make sure, I enjoy who I am, and like who I am. One of two things will happen, I'll be liked for the reasons I want people to liked, or they won't. If someone doesn't like me, do I really want to keep them around? I don't think I do. I don't need to be this imprissive person. I am good person. I can say that for the most part everything I do and say, my heart is the right place. I've learned that instead of trying to be someone I am not, instead of trying to make people like me and be who they think I should be or if I need to do something to get their attention, I should just walk away. Somethings just aren't worth the time or effort. People just need to look at all the aspects, not just surface. I have a feeling some people think I get overly excited and happy about things. I don't think I do. God gave me a life to enjoy it. If I'm happy and excited I show it. I don't care if I look stupid. This is the way I see. I see lost of people unhappy and never get excited about anything. They also don't have God in their life. I look at the things that make me happy as a blessing, which is what they are. Blessing are God's way of telling me that He loves me. It's like a couple of years ago my parents got me an ipod video. I would have been happy with an ipod. I was very excited and those of you that know me know how much I love my ipod. It goes to the ends of the earth and back with me. My parents gave it to because they love me and they are proud of me. It's the same thing with God. A normal day is like an ipod, a day with something special is like an ipod video. Wow, I'm getting wise. I asked for it, I shouldn't be surpised.

I think the most important thing I've learned this past month is this: my mother does love me. She cares for me. It has hard to see but now because of the distance I see it. That's another thing I've learned is distance mangifies things. I love my Aunts in North Dokata but now I miss them. If you want to see how you really feel about things put distance between them. I mean large distance. People I thought I really meant a lot to me either mean more to me, or less. The college group I didn't think was too important, just a group of kids to have bible study with. (Sorry Jesse). Now that I am here, I find that I think about them and what they are doing. I see people post pictures on facebook and myspace. Some of them it makes me sad because I relieze that they mean something to me. I felt very Amor sick (kind like homesick) after looking at pictures of Lyndsie and Chelsea visiting Jeff and Leona. It made me see where these people are in my heart even though I see them for about a week once a year. I've gone on long enough.

Things that will be weird when I come back

I relieze things are different here. Some of those things I'm getting use to and others will take more. Some of these will stick around when I go back to America so I've started a list of things I have to get use to or change when I come home.

1.) When entering any place I will take my shoes off.

2.) I will look for the bathroom light switch outside the bathroom.

3.) I will not understand the purpose the of a shower curtain.

4.) Nor will I understand the tub either.

5.) I will look for the remote when I want to adjust a/c.

6.) I will be surprised that I will know what the commercials are about.

7.) I will think I can walk to just about anywhere.

8.) I will want go and get a shrimp burger

9.) I will wonder why I can't have fries on pizza.

10.) I will have to teach and my students will have to learn on Fridays.

11.) I will have to dress professionally when I get back, no more of this jeans everyday.

12.) I will want to use chopstick when I eat.

13.) I will wonder what sub to take to get somewhere.

14.) When I go to a meeting, I'll be surprised to get an agenda

15.) When I get an agenda, I'll be surprised that it isn't in Korean.

16.) I will wonder why I can't take my shoes and socks off and play in the fountains.

This is all I can think of for now, but I will add to this as the year goes on.

Happiness is being in Korea

The school is going pretty good. Things are normal and I'm having fun with the class I'm teaching. Friday of course was a fun time with the kinders. Katie and decided to merge our class and we would teach science together. Kelly came and watched us. They did pretty well for it being such a hard thing. We got them to understand the difference between dark and light which was the only thing that wasn't over their head. They made these kielidoscope thingies to look at the light with. We forgot to take this clear sticker off, so they don't work like they should, but I don't think they knew the difference. We took them over to the park to look at the sun, but it was cloudy, so that didn't go over too well. Then we walked over to a founation and we took off our shoes and socks and played in the foutain. It's is such much fun to walk around in it. There was another school there, but the teacher wouldn't let them play in the founatian they had to watch us. The kids were so funny they would hold up their shorts, so they wouldn't get wet it was funny.
Friday night I went out with Erik (my co-worker). We meet up with some of his friends and we went to a few different place and met a lot of people. It is good. I meet both Korean and Westerners. It was fun. We stay out until the subway started running the next morning. I enjoyed myself.
Saturday, I met up with Suzanne again. She took me to a singles group from another church. The group is mostly Westerners, there are a few Koreans. It's a great group. They have lunch, then a bible study, then some fellowship time and then some go out and other stick around. It is ran by a pastor and his wife. They aren't Jesse and Laura, and they group of people are nothing like the college group, but they are good subsitute for the time I'm here.
Sunday I went back to Yongsan. I don't know if I like. They don't have Tony who finds people to make sure you feel welcome. They have some fellowship times planned and I'll give a try. It's isn't like Royal Palms or Trinity. I don't really feel like it matters if I am there or not. They sing hyms, which makes miss Jackie, even though I know she isn't at church right now. I'll keep going and hope things change.
I'm doing well. I'm happy and just taking things in. It is feeling more normal everyday. I like it here.
I've notice that God is changing my heart and my passion. When I changed my major to Elementary Ed back in 2002, my heart and passion were children and teaching them. The only thing I ever thought about was reaching, teaching, and loving children. However, now that I am a teacher. I've begun to see that teachers need a lot of help and support. It doesn't really matter where in the world you. Teachers aren't treated as well as they should be. God is placing it on my heart to be someone who will take care of teachers. I'm not a place where I can do that know, but I really think God wants to help out teachers. So if God calls me back to the states, I'll work and take my career in a path that will lead to being able to help out teachers. I'll work to becoming a mentor teacher. If God calls to stay aboard, I'll be there for those that come to teach English. I think this why I felt so uncertain about the direction of my life this summer. I knew something big was coming I just didn't forsee this. This doesn't mean that I'm walking away from children. I think that as some who helps teachers, you need to be with the little ones. They hold a piece of my heart, my passion is becoming teachers and that is fine.
I think you are all wonderful. I really think it is great that you care for me.
I go to immgration this week for an exestion on my visa and then hopefully Jessica will get me to Tokoyo soon. Those of you that are praying for this thank you.
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Good Weeknd

Chosuk was this weekend. It's holiday a lot like thanksgiving. I had Monday off. It's been a few days since my last blog. I think we are reaching the point where I won't be blogging everyday. I know that some of you will be sad. Other will be glad. I think you should take this a sign that I'm settling in and begin to get use to things and things are going well.
Saturday I went out to Iteawon by myself. I stopped along the way back and looked at some other stops along the Merto line. I really liked going out by myself. It was nice to do the thing I wanted and go at my pace and just to see things. I found a Starbucks. I had a flatccino as they are called here. Korean mix up the r and l quite often. I mostly just looked around to see what there was to see there. There are many places I would like to go shopping. There are lots of nice things to buy. I stopped and bought some dvds. I bought four seasons of The Office for $30. This is great price however I have to go back because three disc of season 2 don't work. I think I'll wait untill have watched season 4 though.
Sunday I went to church. It is a nice little church. It is near the army base so their were a lot of military families. In fact they asked if I was a military wife before asking me about teaching. It seems like a very nice. The name is Yongsan baptist. Tony is checking them out. They aren't southern, they indepent. I really don't know the difference. They are really into the KJV, but I don't really care. While I was there I met another teacher. She was really nice. We exchanged emails.
On Monday, there was no school because of the holiday. Suzanne (the teacher I met at church) invited to go to a palace with her. It was down in Suwon, a short subway ride away. It was a very nice palace. I'll put my pics up later. Suzanne and I talked a lot. She has been about 4 months. She told how in the beginning she missed home and e-mailed her parents often and now she doesn't do it as often. So dad there is light at the end of tunnel. In a couple of months you won't see and e-mail from me everyday. Suzanne also told me about a singles group she goes to. It for forigeners. That's weird to think I am the forigner and not someone else.
I still think about the people back home. On Sunday, I wanted to be at my church. I thought of Jesse and Laura today. It is Tuesday and I am use to seeing them on Tuesday.
I do feel like things are going well. I will stay for the year. I will enjoy being here. I thinking of going to China for the 5 days I have at Christmas. I really would like to see the great wall while I am here. I'm also thinking of not coming home at the end of the year. I'm just thinking right now, not sure if it will happen. I've had the thought that if the school will buy me a ticket to Germany, I would like to go see my grandpa and Europe. As I see it when I leave I get a months pay and could afford to go see my grandpa and some of Europe. Then I'll just fly home from Germany. Right now it's just an idea. I decide what I want when it gets closer to time to leave. So from here on it you should take the mindset that nothing means one of two things. No news is good news, things are going well and I'm happy or that I'm off having too much fun to be blogging and a blog about the fun the next time I have down time at work. I love you all.

Korea is a good place

I went to church on Wednesday and I met some people. Mi-Jin gave me her card and e-mailed on Thursday. We meet at the church. She invited Young Sue. The three us went to dinner to a place where you sit on the floor. I was so happy. I think it is neat. Both of them or going to an English School. I had a good time. Mi-Jin looked for church that had an English service and there is one that would be a short bus ride. She then looked up what bus I would have to take. After dinner we went to the coffee shop at the church. I had a good time. I really like them. There was only a few weird pause and a couple things we had trouble communicating about. I think Young Sue is better than he thinks is. I hope that as I send more time with them he will try to speak English with me. I hope that they will help me learn Korean.

I have a class on Tuesday and Thursdays, it has three students and they are very bright. Normally I teach until there is about ten minutes left, and we play hangman with the words they should have learned that day, however this week they wanted to spend the last ten minutes teaching me Korean. I did learn something, but they are the best of teachers, but they aren't even in third grade.

Today, we had cooking class. We made song pyeon. Which is this rice cake treat thingie. You take the rice cake and roll it into a ball and then pat it flat like a pancake and then you put whatever you are putting inside. We used nuts and raisins. Then you folded it close and pinch it close. They had a lot of fun making it. They enjoyed eating it too.

I went shopping today. I walked down to the Lotte Mart. Think big huge wal-mart. I learned that I need to be smart with my shopping. I'm not a pack mule. Nor should I try to be. I will never again buy both toliet paper and paper towels. You can't but only two, you have to be more than six rolls. It's too much to have carry that all the back home. I also need to learn how to use my stove. What good is all this food if I can't use my stove. I don't have a microwave yet.

On Sunday, I'm going to try and go to this bapitist church. I looked it up online. It is over by the US Army base and is there mostly for the soldiers and their families. So there should be a lot of americans there. Next weekend I will try the church Mi-Jin found for me.

Wednesday Night

Yesterday I after work, I went to E-mart with Katie and than we had dinner. We rode the bus home which almost t-boned a car. It's crazy riding on the bus here. I got home and saw the church down the street had it's doors open, so I went over to see if they had an English Service. I walked in and meet the Korean Kelly Smith. She told me no English service at this church, however this didn't stop her form making me attend the service anyways. Yes that's right I sat through a service in Korean. They did have a Korean English bible on hand, so this nice woman found the scripute that was being preached on, which was Romans 10:1-17. She told which verse we reading and I read them in English while everyone else read them in Korean. It was a nice service. I'm pretty sure what the Pastor had to say was great. I learned that it doesn't matter what language is being spoken, God still talks and He talks in English at least to me anyways. My guess is that everyone else was hearing God in Korean. He set me straight on somethings. He asked me who am I to doubt him that he will take care? He is right who am I to doubt to him. He then pointed out all the other times he had to take care of me and he did. Then he reminded that he is the one who brought me here. He as been working on this long before I even had knowledge of it. There is a reason I student taught in kinder, there is reason the only openings in Cartwright was kinder. It was for me to get ready to be here. There was also a reason I was never fully happy at Cartwright because if I was happy I wouldn't leave. I would be sitting in the school twice as unhappy as I am now. I would have other things to deal with, that are probably just as bad as things as I am facing here. The last thing he had to say me was that he brought me here to do great and wonderful things, but if I don't quit this doubting him and trying to do things without him, he won't do those great and wonderful things and this year won't be a great as he has planned. Afterwards so younger people came up to me and they seemed to know English, as long as I didn't talk to fast and put to much into it they followed fairly well. I was surpised. I also meet Pastor Kim. He has the cutest son I've ever seen. He makes this face that was priceless. I didn't have my carama with me. These nice people told me if need anything to let them know and they would help. One of them gave me their card.
This morning with my kinders was great too. I don't something about being with my three little cute ones just does something for me. I really love them. They are all so smart too. I did some reviewing with them to see what they knew and they seemed to all know what I had taught the past two weeks. I'm going to miss them at the end of the year and they hold a special place in heart. I truely love them with all my heart. Oh and it turns out that they haven't shut off Robert's internet, so I'm going to use it untill they do. There is an internet cafe down the street from where I live, if they do shut it off. I have Monday off because of ChoSeuk. It's kinda like thanksgiving. John from afternoon class told he goes to his grandparents and eats food their. I'll ask my students today because they seem to have a better understanding of English and explain things better.

My Apartment

I moved into my apartment last night. It is kinda big, or at least bigger than others. I don't have internet at my place right now so I'll get the pictures up later. I have a bed and table and that is about it for now. They will get me more later. I have to wait for Jessica to come back for her holiday. I took a shower in my bathroom today. I got a system down. It is really a nice place for just one person. I also got two packages today. They were from my parents. It was just stuff I had asked for. They also had nutty bars in them. Things are well. I rode the bus to work today. It was full so I had to stand. I hugged a pole. Yes hugged. Korean drivers are much like Mexican drivers. I really can't wait to get paid so that I can buy some stuff for my apartment. It needs some rugs. It also needs some pictures, but I should be getting those shortly.

I'm at work

I was sitting here and I suddenly got this sad feeling. I don't even know what caused. I was catching up on my blog reading. I miss so much back home. I miss my parents a lot. I thought I was old enough that being far away wouldn't matter. It seems like now that I know I can't see them everyday, I want to see them eveyday. I miss them alot. I miss my nephew and my niece. Josh drove me crazy a lot but I still miss him. I wish I could see him. Hailey is going to grow so much this next year. I don't want to miss it. She is so cute. I don't think she even really knows that I'm gone. I miss all the people at both my churches. I want so bad to see everyone. I really could use a night of Awana too. It's hard to think that things are going on with out me. I know those ladies have it all together and can make things work without, but I wish that they needed me. I also really want to be with Martio. I miss my dog so much. I miss her the most on days that are rough and I'm tired and worn out. I would go home and lay in bed with Martio for a while. I would really love to text Kerry and Hagan and go to the dog park tonight. I really want to go rock the block and I'm upset that I missed the luncheon and I don't want to miss the retreat. I really would like to VBS this year and work STW this summer, but I can't. I should be happy and excited. I'm living in South Korea, most people don't have the chance to do this. Most people don't ever do anything great or exciting as this, but I miss them. I'm moving into my own apartment today after work. Eric and I are going to get my stuff catch a cab and then go. I need to get cab money for Sena before I leave. Right now I really want a Poppy bear hug.

Things that will be weird when I come home

I releize things are different here. Some of those things I'm getting use to and other will take more. Some these will be stick around when I go back to America so I've started a list of things I have to get use to or change when I come home.

1.) When entering any place I will take my shoes off.

2.) I will look for the bathroom light switch outside the bathroom.

3.) I will not understand the purpose the of a shower curtain.

4.) Nor will I understand the tub either.

5.) I look for the remote when I want to adjust a/c.

6.) I will be surpised that I will know what the commericals are about.

7.) I will think I can walk to just about anywhere.

8.) I will want go and get a shrimp burger

9.) I will wonder why I can't have fries on pizza.

This is all I can think of for now, but I will add to this as the year goes on.

Lost on the Metro

So this morning, I was suppose to meet Jessica and go to her church this morning, however the queen of getting lost, got lost. I didn't get off when I should of. So I didn't get to go church. I did find a stop that I would like get off and look around. The name of th stop is Seoul Grand Park. I'm hoping a park there is nice and pretty. So one weekend I'm going to go over there and walk and look. I was scared about going out and looking around but after taking the Metro today, I feel a little braver about it. I know that my Metro drop off is on the 4 line or the blue line and I get off at stop 441. One thing I didn't understand about today was that everyone got off the train and had to wait for the next one. This happened like twice. Then again, all the anouncements were in Korean and I don't know any, so i just got off because I was told too and waited.

So when I got back to stop number 441 I decided I would go over to Central Park and have my quiet time. It was great. It is so peaceful over there. I love that I can hear the children playing. I will be spending a lot of time in this park. I'm excited to work so close to this beautiful park.

I'm excited to start my second week and spend more time with these sweet children. I have fallen in love with children, much like the ones at back home. This just reinforence that fact that God has called me to teach. It takes nothing for me to think they are amazing. They just come up to me and I want to hug them and make them feel special and I just want them to feel like they are important. They are great and wonderful.

Yesterday We took the DEK kinders to the English Village. It was neat. We saw a show. Eric informed us that the animals weren't real. He wanted to see real animals and was bored. We had pizza and spaghetti for lunch. We walked around and took pictures of the kids. The enjoyed it. Then we went to see Kidz Play Music. Which wasn't meant for Kinders, but the teachers said they did a great job. Then we went over to the fun musuem, where the kids got to play around and have fun. They really had a great time. Then we went back to school.

Today, I had the day off. I upload some pictures to shutterfly so those not on myspace or facebook can see my pictures. I got im my aunt Jeanette. Then I went over to park. I graded my afternoon class diaries. Then I had my quiet. It was nice to sit on a bench and having my quiet time there. Central park is a really nice park. It's very pretty. It is very green with lots of trees. I need a blanket so I can sit under trees. It was just nice to sit there and take in everything around me. I fought some homesickness this week and in Stream in the Dessert it talked about how people sit alone, but God remains. That we are never really alone no matter how feel. That God remains. It was nice to read. I enjoyed the park and think that once I'm in my apartment, I'll take the bus over to work early and have my quiet time in the park at least once a week. It was neat to see how different things are here. There is this little creek that runs through the park and the kids were playing in it. The founatian came on and the kids played in them too.

Tomorrow, I'm going to church with Jessica. She gave me directions to meet at Burger King near the church and I'll call her and she'll come get me. I have to take the sub. I've never been on a sub before. I'm a little worried I'll get lost. However, I'm sure everything will work out though. I'll blog about tomorrow.

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Light and great feeling

I just want to start off by thanking all you. I've been doing this for week. I've gotten lonely and sad. I've also started to miss home. Then I go online and see messages and comments, it helps I don't feel as lonely. I knew I had people who loved and cared about me, but I had no idea the true amount until I left. I have gathered a wonderful group of people around me. I love you.

Things are becoming normal around here. I'm getting use to the difference. The jet lag is fading. The wanting to go home is going away. Yesterday, I went to see the light show in the park across the street from work. It was pretty. I took picture they're posted. After the I was done looking at the light show, I went over to E-mart. I needed envelopes. As I was walking over to e-mart this feeling came over me. It's hard to describe it. In fact, I don't think I can. I wasn't happy, it was better than happy. It was the stage after happy. I also didn't feel peaceful, it was the stage above peaceful. I've felt this way before. Last March, I get when at Amor. It's that this right, this where I should be and God is about to do great things as long as I keep my eyes open and heart ready. That's the best way to describe how I'm feeling.

Kelly has already begun to seek my advice on how we do things in the States. Christine was planning out our Fridays, and need help. Jessica (the school secertary) told her to talk with me and ask what I've done. We had a teacher meeting today and Kelly asked me what did for arts and craft and cooking. I told we couldn't. We weren't really allowed. I can get some websites though. Then she asked me how we taught conversation. That is something we didn't. We just kind of talk all day long. In our writing time is where they learned some. I have feeling they will be coming to me for things like this. I can't wait to help improve.

We had a schudule change that really bothered a lot of people. Kelly extend the kinder school day by half an hour. Nobody really wanted to do because it seems that we already have a lot. Between kinders and afternoon is a lot for some. So Mike, Erick and I do afternoon circle on Tuesdays and Thursday. Christine will plan for it and I'll help Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I have the least amount of afternoon class, so I said I would help. It is taking away from my planning so I won't plan for it.

I'm excited tomorrow we are going on a field trip to the English Village. I don't really know what it is, but I get to go and I might not have to teach my afternoon classes. I like that idea. Tomorrow I will have pictures and blog about the English Village.

Once again Thanks for caring. I think I'll get a shutterfly account so that you can see my pictures and I don't have to post them here.

I like being Michelle Teacher

So I've had two days of work. This is pretty much it. I've got it and I think I can handle it. Mon-Fri from 9:30-1:30 I have Kinder I teach Phonics, Language Arts, Math and Conversation. MWF at 3:30 I have older kids (they are about 10.) and I teach course book which is building their vocab and introducing them grammar and stuff like that. MWF at 4:30 I teach younger kids (they are about 8) and I teach course book for them to. Then on TTH at 4:30 I teach older kids (about 10) Science. I enjoy teaching the little ones they kinders are very cute. I have three students in my class and we are called the Bambi class. Alice and Chloe started in the middle of the semister. They know what I am saying and know some of things I am teaching but for the most part they are pretty low. Daniel has never been to school before. He doesn't know any english. He does what the girls do, so he is pretty good.

I do like all my other co-workers expect I can see I will have issues with Mike. He was talking about what they can and can't do speaking wise and how songs are two fast they won't be able to get or the words are to hard. However, I feel different. I believe children will preform at the level the teachers expect them to preform. He was also talking about how the school expect us to do too much. That we can't plan for everything and we have to much do. He says this as he is playing an online game. I was about to say something but I didn't I just walked out of the room. He does things that are some bad for the kids. He talks loudly to them. It bothers me because volume doesn't effect their abilitly to understand. He also pauses between each word. Big pet peeve of mine. That doesn't make it easier to understand and nobody in the real world talks that way. I feel it is counterproductive to their learning english. I know that someday all this will come out. I just hope that it comes out nicely.

Lastly I'm very excited. Fridays no formal teaching ever. We go field trips, we do cooking, and science, we do arts and crafts. We also watch movies and then talk about what we liked. I've have my first field trip on Friday we are going to place called the English village. I can't wait to go. Tomorrow I may not bog. I was told that the park has a light show at seven when it isn't raining, so if it isn't raining I'm going to the light show instead of blogging. That park makes it very hard to work sometimes it is across the street and it calls my name to come and enjoy it, but I have to stay at work.

So things to pray for:
Alice, Chloe, and Daniel
Jessica is working on the papers for my visa, things seem to be going well and there no problems
That I will be nice to Mike when all those things come out.
I'm still not use to the time change I get really tired around 4pm which is about midnight back home.
That I will have the courage and say the right things to improve this school. They need someone who knows about kinder education.

I have an mailing address if you would like send me an e-mail or a message and I will give it to you. I don't want to post it.

The rain comes and then after the sun

God gives me rain because he knows how much I loves it. How much it makes me smile. I rained on birthday and my last day in Phoenix. It was raining when I woke up this morning.

Today was the first day of school. I have three kinders in my class they are the youngest and lowest in the school. To most people this would not be encouraging. To me, this is wonderful it's how I like it. It was fun to be teaching again. The people I work with are really kinda nice. Christine is nice and helpful. She seem like she'll be helpful. Erick is a nice guy. He doesn't seem like he'll be much help when it comes to teaching, but someone to explore Korea with. Mike, while, for his sake I'm not going to form an opionion of him. I'm going to chalk everything into being a bad for him. It was very clear that his morning wasn't good and nothing was getting better.

Now to address the things that discourage me and how I am no longer discourage by them. Katie's apartment doesn't look so small. I am by myself so doesn't need to big and I'm only in it for a year, not the rest my life. However it will need touches to make it feel like home and I will work on doing that. The lack of teacher guides, it's not really problem. It's just that sometimes I forget that God gave me the gift of teaching. When God gives the gift of teaching, you don't need teacher guides. They do make things easier, but I'm here so God can grow me and lack of teacher guides will grow me. As for the planning I got it done. The getting paid thing, I talked with Kelly after work and she shined some light on it. The girl who left because she didn't get paid was here for three months and still didn't have her visa, so they couldn't pay anymore. All the paperwork in which to get my visa is already being processed by the Korean government. Which means I'll get paid.

That last paragraph in my last blog was about things I thought were different. They didn't really discourage, I was just making notes of some of things I noticed that was different from the life I am use to and the life I am no living.

I'm kinda lonely and I miss you guys. If you can get time off and can afford the flight feel free to come see me. I love you guys a lot. Those of you who have been encouraging thank you. I'm beginning to see that God sent the right person. This school needs some improvements and Kelly said that if I have input on things I should give it. However I will wait until I've been here a little longer before I point the things I as teach know are not the best practice for kids to be learning english.