It's November and we are back in Korea. We have been here for two weeks getting settled in. The first week we were here we were able to get acclimated to our new surroundings. We are in a city called Yangju. It is another farming city located just outside Uijongbu a sub-city of Seoul. Yangju is very spread out, but the subway is only about 20 min away from where we live. We also have 2 of the major supercenter like stores about 20 min away as well. We live in a very growing area. The complex we are in is very new and there are new apartments going up all around the area. The school is located in the middle of our complex. The complex almost forms it's own little town.
After arriving Saturday night October 25. The current teachers helped us settle in and find our way around a bit. We had a restful first week. We had time to watch many of our classes and really get a feel for the school. Cameron and I really like the style and setup of the school. The scheduling and planning are done well and we look forward to really getting into the swing of things.
We just finished our first week of teaching. It went well! It kind of went by like a whirlwind. I think both of us were just getting a feel for how things would go. Our classes are 2-10 students each, with kindergarten to seventh graders. We will be teaching conversation while our Korean co-teachers will teach phonics and grammar. We look forward to getting more adjusted with each day.
This week we have speech contests Tuesday and Thursday. The students are excited and nervous. Most of the students will be participating. They each are memorizing a speech on a topic they chose. It will be neat to see the accomplishment of each student. I believe we will be judging as well.
Our boss has been really great helping us getting settled in. Both of us are excited about this new job opportunity. We really are looking forward to what God has in store for us this year. Pray for us as we start this new journey!
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