A Day in the Life
I may be assuming too much in guessing some of you might wonder what day-to-day life is like here in Seoul...but I have some time before I teach, so I'm going to tell you anyway.
I wake up on my boss's couch (yes...my housing situation is a long, long, story--look for a posting on it soon) at about 7.30am, get dressed and prettied up for work, scarf down a yummy yogurt, walk 10 minutes to the subway, and then stand for 20 minutes (on rare occasions there's a seat available) until I reach the stop for school.
Hopefully I have a full hour before I begin teaching so I can adequately prep for class. I usually teach anywhere from 6 to 9 40-minute classes a day beginning at 10am and finishing at 6pm. (Mondays, though, I begin teaching at 12.40.) Most days I have sizable break or a few shorter ones. The youngest students I have are about 5, and the oldest ones are about 10. I really like all my classes except my 5 year olds--they are more than a few handfulls to manage. But they're not all bad. They will come into my office and say hi or see what I'm up to. They sure are cute--I have at least one favorite in every class!
When I finish teaching, depending on the day, I might head home and make a sandwhich for dinner or go out with co-workers for galbi (look for a food posting in the future). I'll feed and play with Miami, and then crash around 11ish.
I wake up on my boss's couch (yes...my housing situation is a long, long, story--look for a posting on it soon) at about 7.30am, get dressed and prettied up for work, scarf down a yummy yogurt, walk 10 minutes to the subway, and then stand for 20 minutes (on rare occasions there's a seat available) until I reach the stop for school.
Hopefully I have a full hour before I begin teaching so I can adequately prep for class. I usually teach anywhere from 6 to 9 40-minute classes a day beginning at 10am and finishing at 6pm. (Mondays, though, I begin teaching at 12.40.) Most days I have sizable break or a few shorter ones. The youngest students I have are about 5, and the oldest ones are about 10. I really like all my classes except my 5 year olds--they are more than a few handfulls to manage. But they're not all bad. They will come into my office and say hi or see what I'm up to. They sure are cute--I have at least one favorite in every class!
When I finish teaching, depending on the day, I might head home and make a sandwhich for dinner or go out with co-workers for galbi (look for a food posting in the future). I'll feed and play with Miami, and then crash around 11ish.
posted by Nicole at 10:17 PM
1 Comments:
Hi Nicole,
Question for you. What do yoiu think you were like when you were 5??? Cute as you were (and still are) you could be a real pain in the a.....
Luv yaAunt Julie
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