New Schedule

Everything seems new this week. On Monday, we started our new schedule at school. While I have fewer classes during the week, it's taking some time to get adjusted. There are so many students' names and personalities to learn, and I have to re-establish my authority in the classrooms, and learn how to teach new curriculums (curriculi?), etc. It's been a bit draining. Overall, I think it will be good, though. I still have some loud classes, and some disrespectful classes, but I've got a clean slate to start on with them. One of my classes is a totally new class at Mirae- kindergarten! Those kids are SO cute! And I've been amazed at how much English they already know because of their over-zealous moms. I was nervous, because I was the first teacher they had (rather than a Korean teacher) on Monday. Would they cry? Could I keep them entertained? Two moms actually stayed at Mirae and would look in the window of my class from time to time. I was worried about one boy in particular who didn't seem to want to let go of his mom. But, by the end of class, he was the loudest, goofiest one in there! They're super cute. Plans for the weekend: back to Seoul for some shopping, etc, and to an English church service on Sunday. Hopefully this great weather keeps up!!