Archive for January, 2009
Day 29 Recovered
Jan 29th
My hard drive and card reader seem to be working after the coffee incident, so here is a picture from my walk to work today! I really wish there would have been more snow in the picture!
I have recently added a few more blogs to my Google reader and now have even more posts to read in the mornings. I won’t link to them yet, but will probably do so later. I found them via The Hub of Sparkle. They are having a Korean Blog Award contest(No I wasn’t nominated) but I think that I would have given Amanda a good run for her money in the “Doesn’t Massively Overestimate Their Korean and/or Teaching Skills” category that she suggested! I read about 90% of the blogs that are mentioned and really should have posted my nominations.
I am almost finished with my intensive class. For the past month, I have been teaching a late debate class. “Debate” is debatable, but overall they have done a pretty good job. I also don’t have my other “extra class” as my student is on vacation. That will start back on Monday and it will be nice to get back into my routine. I am stuck doing report cards tonight. I just won’t have enough time tomorrow to do them. It seems that every time I have a little free time, I am handed some more work. My new standard answer is “Yes, I am too busy, but when do you need it.” I gotta learn to say no. I have been shifting the work off on to other teachers. I guess that is fine, since they made me head teacher, but I wish they would just give me all the extra work and then let me divide it between the others.
More of my random thoughts….
My grandmother is on Facebook now and added me as a friend?????
My mother doesn’t know how to add my as a friend on Facebook?????
I have about 9 months left in Korea????
My brother is now a father????
I am looking forward to the next long weekend…>Which is in May????
My baby sister just passed her boards to be a nurse????
The won to dollar rate is still crap????
My Korean language ability is actually getting worse????
Day 28/29
Jan 29th
No photos. My portable harddrive and card reader are being dried out as we speak. I woke up and poured a whole damn cup of coffee on top of my desk.
I am enjoying the short week, but it feels like I have been away for a month at least. I am in the process of hiring a new teacher(again) .
We have to go into Seoul this weekend for Seollal II with JJ’s oldest sister. I will again be forced to eat more than I can physically handle. At least, we will be coming back home, so I will get to sleep in my own bed.
We are still trying to procure everything for JJ’s visa. I hope to get to the embassy next week. We have all the forms handwritten, so Saturday will be spent typing them out and getting the package ready.
I am also trying to get as much skype video time in with my brother, his wife and their new baby.
Day 29 Recovered
Jan 29th
My hard drive and card reader seem to be working after the coffee incident, so here is a picture from my walk to work today! I really wish there would have been more snow in the picture!
I have recently added a few more blogs to my Google reader and now have even more posts to read in the mornings. I won’t link to them yet, but will probably do so later. I found them via The Hub of Sparkle. They are having a Korean Blog Award contest(No I wasn’t nominated) but I think that I would have given Amanda a good run for her money in the “Doesn’t Massively Overestimate Their Korean and/or Teaching Skills” category that she suggested! I read about 90% of the blogs that are mentioned and really should have posted my nominations.
I am almost finished with my intensive class. For the past month, I have been teaching a late debate class. “Debate” is debatable, but overall they have done a pretty good job. I also don’t have my other “extra class” as my student is on vacation. That will start back on Monday and it will be nice to get back into my routine. I am stuck doing report cards tonight. I just won’t have enough time tomorrow to do them. It seems that every time I have a little free time, I am handed some more work. My new standard answer is “Yes, I am too busy, but when do you need it.” I gotta learn to say no. I have been shifting the work off on to other teachers. I guess that is fine, since they made me head teacher, but I wish they would just give me all the extra work and then let me divide it between the others.
More of my random thoughts….
My grandmother is on Facebook now and added me as a friend?????
My mother doesn’t know how to add my as a friend on Facebook?????
I have about 9 months left in Korea????
My brother is now a father????
I am looking forward to the next long weekend…>Which is in May????
My baby sister just passed her boards to be a nurse????
The won to dollar rate is still crap????
My Korean language ability is actually getting worse????
Day 28/29
Jan 28th
No photos. My portable harddrive and card reader are being dried out as we speak. I woke up and poured a whole damn cup of coffee on top of my desk.
I am enjoying the short week, but it feels like I have been away for a month at least. I am in the process of hiring a new teacher(again) .
We have to go into Seoul this weekend for Seollal II with JJ’s oldest sister. I will again be forced to eat more than I can physically handle. At least, we will be coming back home, so I will get to sleep in my own bed.
We are still trying to procure everything for JJ’s visa. I hope to get to the embassy next week. We have all the forms handwritten, so Saturday will be spent typing them out and getting the package ready.
I am also trying to get as much skype video time in with my brother, his wife and their new baby.
