Passed Training:)

Hi Friends!

I made it through and passed training week! It was probably the most challenging thing I have ever done, but completely worth the effort and hard work. I did about six mock teaching exercises yesterday for two trainers. In my opinion, I improved everyday and really tried to stay confident without getting too nervous.

Now I am back at the hotel until probably Wednesday. On Monday afternoon I am going to the school I will be working at which is the Mokdong branch. I will meet my Faculty Manager who will show me around the school and tell me which sections I will be teaching. Most likely it will be 4 sections of either reading or listening. I will probably be doing both. I will also have up to 90 kids a week! Each class could have 15 students! I am definitely giving them English names because I know for a fact I won't be able to get their names down if they use their Korean names.

This weekend I am just relaxing and enjoying my time here in Gangnam gu-Seoul. Gangnam is about a 40 minutes away from Mokdong using the subway. On Monday someone will also show me some places to live near my school. I hope there are some which are furnished, but that is not always possible. I'm not sure which kind of apartment I want to live in either, but will be seeing some on Monday.

I still can't believe I am here and will actually be living here for the next year! I absolutely love it here and CAN'T WAIT to start teaching:)

Have a great weekend! Love and Miss you All!

Kristen