Getting Settled

I have officially been in Changwon for one week now, but oddly enough, it feels like I have been here for ages. I am not sure if it's because I was in Korea before or if the adjustment is so large that it's consuming my mind?

School has been great and tomorrow I start teaching... AHH!! I am both excited and nervous to take over this class, because it will be totally new for me. However, there are lots of teachers (English and Korean) to help me and answer my questions. All of the English teachers went out for dinner Friday after school and it was so nice to just relax and chat with them. We went to a Korean BBQ restaurant, which was delicious. During our conversation that night, I found out that all these teachers are very well traveled and it seems like together we conquered the world. Wow!

Saturday some of the English and Korean teachers (including myself) traveled to Incheon for teacher workshops. Our workshops were held at a large convention center with hundreds of Poly School teachers from all over the country. I attended 5 sessions during the day, and was able to learn copious amounts of information about Poly Schools. I was so thankful for this, because it made me feel much more prepared about heading into my first week of teaching. Also, this workshop was very extravagant for a one day event. However, I viewed it as a thank you to all the teachers... and maybe a little bit of flaunting the money the school has. Poly Schools have very expensive tuition and only rich families can afford to attend.

Today (Sunday), I attended church with two others teachers from my school. It was almost weird going to an English church service. I really enjoyed meeting many more expats who are here in Changwon. Finally this afternoon I was able to buy groceries, unpack, and Skype with Marta for 3 hours. Now as I am about to head to bed, I am beginning to feel settled here in Korea and realizing what a blessing this year will be. 

Both of these pictures are the views from my two apartments windows.