Whelp..
My time here in Jeonju is coming to an end, and being surrounded by all English speakers will soon cease too. My feelings are similar to the way I felt before the flight. The one good thing is is that I feel a little more prepared and am armored with an idea of what to expect. My class layout for those who don't know (which is everyone except my dad):
I will teach a given class ONCE a week, classes lasting roughly 45 minutes.
I will probably have over 700 students total since I will be going from class to class.
My 40 hour work week will be divided into no more than 22 teaching and the rest set up for planning.
I do have a good amount of vacation days - However, it's not always easy to arrange them given the Korean style of administration. Supposedly the conversation will go like this...
September/October
Evan: Can I take off the week of Christmas
Administration (If they like me, here's to good first impressions!): That should work
November
Evan: Can I take off the week of Christmas, are you sure? I need to start making arrangements
Administration: That should work
Evan: It should work or will it?
Admin: It should
December
Evan: I'm really hoping to get that week off in 2-3 weeks, any update on whether I can use my vacation days then?
Administration: That should work
two days before my break - Administration: You can, or, you can't
The good thing is I can at least expect to have this type of communication, everything is spontaneous and on the moment - which usually works great for me but in some circumstances it's nice to have some forward knowledge!
Random Updates
- I find out in a few hours which schools I will be teaching at, and which grade!!!
- Tonight all the people going to Incheon will be going out, so that should be a lot of fun
- I leave tomorrow for Incheon, at around 8 AM (6 PM your time, if you want to send good vibes)
- Class starts this Monday for me, Sunday night for all my State-side peeps.
Thinking about you guys all the time, Hope all is fantastic in the US of A!
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