Third Day of Training....check!

Hey Hey! I am terribly sorry for not writing in my blog! I have been EXTREMELY busy with meeting some new people, figuring out what is what around where my hotel is and my school, and studying for training. Training is nothing like I expected it to be. I say this in a good way and a slightly shaky way because I thought it would be less intensive (no idea why I thought this).

As much as training is difficult, it is giving me the essentials for what I need to become an excellent teacher and what I can expect for my next year. Although I have not made it all the way through training, I am receiving good feedback and constructive criticism of how I can improve. Tomorrow I have to mock- teach four lessons on both reading and writing and speaking and listening. It doesn't sound hard, but its something you can't write off before you experience it.

Seoul is a blast. I absolutely love getting on the subway and figuring out where I have to go. I think my secret love for the subway comes from traveling to NYC (one of my favorite places) and being on Semester At Sea. It is a new and exciting place that I want to capture in my mind and save it for the rest of my life. The busy crowds and people walking every which way is so much fun for me and I am enjoying every minute.

My Korean is unfortunately not getting much better because I have only picked up a few essential words to get by such as thank you, hello, goodbye, your welcome, I like... things like this. There are many things fellow trainees are telling me to do while I am here in South Korea for a year. Some trainees have been through the process before because of another part of the school they worked for, but also trainees who have been exploring for a month or so before training started. I hope to get to these places in my next year! Different shopping marts, the foreigners place of Seoul, and some crazy fun amusement park!

Well I hope to update this again before the end of the week because I want to give you more exciting news and fun things I have been doing:) Now I need to go study some of my mock teaching materials and settle down at a Starbucks near by!

Talk with you soon,

Kristen