My first week as an official teacher is in full swing, it's alot of work but the kids are so damn good, smart, cute, witty and amazing that it's more than okay. I'll be taking pics of my kids this week because they're one of the main things that's going to make this year awesome.
So, at the weekend, I took my first trip into Seoul and it was epic. It's such a cool place, and I finally found a record store where I could geek-out and satisfy my thirst for some k-pop in CD form.
Then, it was off to Monkey Beach where anything goes... they serve their cocktails in actual buckets and you can dance on the tables. Fun times.
After a hilarious night out in Seoul on the Saturday, it was time to chill and unpack on Sunday. I've finally made my apartment my own, and it's looking so cute! I didn't sleep well on Sunday night though, I was slightly terrified for my first day of teaching on the Monday, but I swear, people aren't lying when they say it's the kids that make the experience amazing. I don't know how the hell I'd have managed if they were anything like the kids back home, but the kids here know their manners. Even the tougher-to-handle students aren't so bad once you have them sussed, or that's what I'm hoping heh.
Today was day two, and it had it's ups and downs... some lessons tanked, others were great, but I guess that's how it goes. No partying tonight I'm afraid though, I need a night off! Roll on Friday, aka, girls night! Time to try out a Korean cinema (I'm sure I saw a sign advertising movies in 4D...) and obviously, we're going to see 'Breaking Dawn' ;)
It's all happening now! Finally received my visa last week, and my flights were booked by my boss this morning... Monday 21st November, departing from Glasgow airport at 1.05pm. Can't. Wait.
This past week has been pretty stressful, I won't deny it. I haven't spent my last month here wisely in terms of getting organised, I opted to sit around, watch TV, drink, sleep... forget banking, mobile phone contracts and packing up my room (properly). 'Packing' for me has been a case of staring at piles of hoarded crap and thinking about putting it in boxes before wandering off and doing something else. Poor show. Anyway, all that stress of the past week has finally disappeared and been replaced with nothing but pure excitement. I'm sure the nerves will make an ugly appearance before the flight though. I hate flying. Maybe I should watch some Walking Dead on the plane since it's the only thing scarier than getting on a friggin' plane, take my mind off the 'flying' bit.
Before I wrap up this post, I'll tell you a bit about what most of my TV time consisted of this week: re-watching 'City Hunter' on DVD, a.k.a. one of the best K-dramas I've ever seen. It's basically 20 hours of Lee Min Ho kicking everyones ass and looking bloody fantastic while doing it. Time well spent, yes?
