Last night we moved from the love shack in Daegu to our apartments in Gumi. We have heard all week how "small" Gumi is, but in reality it is about the same size as Halifax. Compared to Miramichi or Wolfville this place is huge and has everything. We arrived last night, and got to see the school where we will be teaching and meet the boss. We are working with the owner of the company....Mr Moon himself. We have also been given lots of good luck wishes on that from other Moon Kkang employees, but we find him very nice and generous. He bought us supper and had it delivered to the school, has sat down with us and got to know us, and has been thrilled with the energy level we bring to school. The company set up our apartments for us. Everything is brand new, sheets, mattress, pillows, fridge, sofa, microwave, TV, dishes, etc. The apartment is also new and VERY nice. I am excited to post pictures for you all to see, it has by far surpassed my expectations. We even get free cable....most of which is Korean but there are 2 English channels. There are no keys, everything is opened and locked by a PIN number, the floors are heated, and there is air conditioning for the summer. Free laundry, and lots of space.
Today Britt and I ventured to E-mart to pick up some essentials. Food, toilet paper, and a few things to make our places feel like home. Not knowing Korean is always an adventure, people look at us like we have 2 heads, but kids love us. Even babies realize we look different and are very curious.
I also started my first offical day of work. What a joke. Two classes, one was a presentation class so I just sit, listen and mark them. In that class I only have 2 kids. My other class has 3 kids and is a writing class which is a work book type lesson. In total 100 minutes of work with 5 kids and a full days pay. Life can't get much better.
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