Return of the English Teacher

I'm back in Korea. I'm teaching English at two middle schools in Gimhae (in the southeastern part of the country.) I survived my first week. I had to get used to going to work again (poor me!) All of my co-teachers are really nice. I work at Jangyu Middle School and Hallim Middle School. They're both considered "rural" schools because they're out of the main Gimhae area. The Jangyu area is pretty built up though. It's very fast growing. Hallim is in a less populated area, surrounded by mountains.

On my third day a camera man from Gimhae News came to record one of my classes. It was a little stressful since it was only my third day! My co-teacher (Korean English teacher in the classroom with me) and I taught the class together, so that was helpful. I felt so sorry for the students, they really didn't want to make any mistakes in front of the camera, and it was my first time meeting them!. I've heard that it will be available on their website next week. I'll post the link when I get it. The news clip with my class in it is suppose to be on the local channel 18 times next week!

I'm adjusting to being back here. I'm getting used to certain aspects of the culture again such as things not getting done when I'm told they'll be done, and the hectic level of activity. There are a lot more foreigners here than in our last town, so we've seen them quite a bit. Okay, on to the photos...