wow, sorry its been a week since we updated, it was our first FULL week of teaching since we got here, so it was rather busy!
some updates . . .
the first week of teaching went very well for both of us. we both did some basic introductory things in class. its rather interesting how different our classes are in a couple of ways. . .
1st: we are teaching such different things to our students. tova has a huge arching theme for all of her classes, while mine is a little more loose planning wise
2nd: each class has its own personality. we each have 20 classes with 35-40 students each. each class is very different. i already have my "favorite class", some classes are loud, some quiet, and only one or two are going to be handfuls :-p
so teaching is going to be a lot of fun. we are both really excited about the opportunity and we are having a blast!
another thing . . . last week marked 3 months of us being in korea!
how crazy is that? on one hand it has seemed like its been a million years, and another its seemed like 2 seconds.
when we talk to family and get awesome facebook updates from people who we love and care about it makes it seem like we have been gone for so long. then during the regular days of being here is seems to be going by so quickly.
here are some awesomer things that have happened in the 3 months since we have been here.
1. we have been able to pay down quite a bit of our personal debt (THANK GOD)
2. we have gotten closer to family members, which seems like it should have been the exact opposite.
3. we have met some amazing and awesome people
4. we have both started on our masters programs
5. and we've experienced a culture totally unlike our own, but wonderful and amazing in everyway
looking back on three months we really feel like this was the best decision that we have made, and we feel like it was the right decision then, and now, and even if/when things get difficult we can look at many opportunities that we have had and be comforted that this was the right thing for us to do.
we miss family a ton, we miss friends a ton, we miss our church a ton, but we are so happy where we are, what we are doing, and what God is doing in our lives preparing us for the next phase in our lives that we are happy as clams!
thank you for all of your support, we wouldnt be half as happy without it!
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Thanks for the great update. Hard to imagine you have been there 3 months already. The two of you are certainly going to be working with LOTS of students EVERY WEEK ! So glad you feel you are where you are supposed to be for now. There is great comfort for you, and all of us 'back here' in knowing that.
ReplyDeleteSo it's interesting the difference in the classes; I know when you were talking with the people who had the positions before you that the woman had all sorts of notes, but the man seemed to be much looser about it; this seems to follow through with your experience. Perhaps it's a boy/girl thing (they DO have separate schools), or perhaps it's the principal in each school? I wonder if you have contact with other teachers in other schools -- do they find the same thing?
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