Classes

We officially started our classes today, and the rythm of going to lectures is taking me back to the good ol' days of college. Outside of tomorrow (our field trip) we will be having 2 lectures in the morning and 2 in the afternoon, all lasting 90 minutes each. They have been a lot of fun and the activities that we are being shown to incorporate into our teaching is really eye opening. The creativity and apparent effort that goes in to each activity is something I have enjoyed witnessing. I can't wait til I get to start planning my own lessons too (famous last words?).

We did have our first "Surviving Korea" class last night, and another one starts up in about an hour. These were not quite as exciting as the normal lectures, and they are optional, but I know I need to go even though the rooms are not air conditioned, the instructor doesn't speak English, and most of the class consists of counting minutes. We were working and will continue to do so tonight on Hangul, the basic Korean alphabet. It is actually fairly easy to pick up, from what I've been told. I heard that if I set aside a few hours to memorize it I should be alright. However, a few hours is something that isn't easy to come by - my reigning theme for this blog.

Through classes and the night life, I have been fortunate to meet tons of people. We have EPIK people from the States of course, from which I've found some LA friends, a Boston roommate, and a fellow Austinite (is that what we refer to ourselves as?). In addition to that, there are a lot of Canadians, some people from the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and even South Africa. The different perspectives has been indescribable - and I say that literally because I spent about two minutes looking for the right adjective.

Anyhoo, I actually put a "hope all is well" kind of message in the post right before this so I find myself in an awkward state of sorts. So... uh... Hope all is well!!!


You are all on my mind at all times, and as fantastic as this experience has been and will continue to be, it will remain bitter sweet by leaving those I love in the States.