it's official. i am now a kindergarten teacher.
today was my first day teaching the little rug-rats and i must admit that it was much more enjoyable than i thought it would be. however, with that said, it's also a lot more exhausting than i ever knew and dont know how people do this for a living!
i observed all of jodi's classes for three days. and today i was finally centre stage; she got to sit on the sidelines and observe. she was really great about giving me new ideas after class, and encouraging me that i was, in fact, doing great. she was fabulous today. i am so lucky to be able to have this week with her at school! i am getting the best training EVER and i really think it's going to pay off in the end!
i am enjoying my time back in korea. it's been fun to catch up with friends, eat heaps of kimchi, and just enjoy the familiar surroundings of suji. my first day back, we went into seoul for most of the day. it was exciting. i have missed the big city a little bit. although- there are things i'm going to have to get used to again.. like all the people! i'm not used to sharing the same space with so many people! it's not a huge deal, just something i've kind of forgotten about.
tomorrow will be my second full day of teaching, and i'm excited for it! i will teach kindergarten most of the day and then three after school classes that consist of elementary students. i am looking forward to the weekend and having a little time to relax. teaching this time around is going to be a bit more tiring than last time, i think. especially these first few weeks. it's going to take a little bit of time to really get into the swing of things. although, i think i'm really going to enjoy it!
i am just so thankful. the trip here went as smoothly as it could. the transition with the time change is even going well. school is better than i could have imagined. and i'm just all around happy to be back. it's funny how korea can make me feel so calm and content. i am not sure why; i am just thankful that i'm here.
today was my first day teaching the little rug-rats and i must admit that it was much more enjoyable than i thought it would be. however, with that said, it's also a lot more exhausting than i ever knew and dont know how people do this for a living!
i observed all of jodi's classes for three days. and today i was finally centre stage; she got to sit on the sidelines and observe. she was really great about giving me new ideas after class, and encouraging me that i was, in fact, doing great. she was fabulous today. i am so lucky to be able to have this week with her at school! i am getting the best training EVER and i really think it's going to pay off in the end!
i am enjoying my time back in korea. it's been fun to catch up with friends, eat heaps of kimchi, and just enjoy the familiar surroundings of suji. my first day back, we went into seoul for most of the day. it was exciting. i have missed the big city a little bit. although- there are things i'm going to have to get used to again.. like all the people! i'm not used to sharing the same space with so many people! it's not a huge deal, just something i've kind of forgotten about.
tomorrow will be my second full day of teaching, and i'm excited for it! i will teach kindergarten most of the day and then three after school classes that consist of elementary students. i am looking forward to the weekend and having a little time to relax. teaching this time around is going to be a bit more tiring than last time, i think. especially these first few weeks. it's going to take a little bit of time to really get into the swing of things. although, i think i'm really going to enjoy it!
i am just so thankful. the trip here went as smoothly as it could. the transition with the time change is even going well. school is better than i could have imagined. and i'm just all around happy to be back. it's funny how korea can make me feel so calm and content. i am not sure why; i am just thankful that i'm here.
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