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Second Day Teaching

My feet keep getting blisters getting used to my new shoes, so it's a good thing I can't wear shoes at school. I have some flowery slippers with cushion on the bottom, and I have to wear them with socks everyday. Today was good, I tried to amend my classes a bit from the yesterday and fix things that didn't work. I still have some more practice to do on that side of things, but everything seems to be going well. For one of my classes today, my co-teacher didn't come to class, so I taught completely by myself! It went well except that I had to punish a student by making him stand at the back of the room. I think it went just fine, but I think I'm going to change the game at the end because the students didn't seem to get it. I also had a funny group of high level students today who were very talkative and good. We had a conversation about favorite colors, and one of the boy's favorite colors was pink. He got teased a little by the other students, so I taught them about the expression, "real men wear pink." It was a highlight of the day for me. The classes seemed to really get into the game I am using to introduce myself to them also.

My old co-teacher who just changed schools contacted me to tell me they set up my new high speed wifi, and I was really excited to come home to see how it worked. Turns out it isn't much faster than it was, so I am going to have the technician come back when I am here, so I can show him the problem.

Gianni came over tonight, and we went out for BBQ to the same place Niall brought us to last week. It was really good, and the owner of the restaurant was doing her best to chat with us. She seems very sweet, and she and her son (maybe?) taught us a few Korean phrases. After our delicious dinner, we went grocery shopping. We think it's high time we cook our own food, and this means I get to have the closest thing to American food I can make. I food here is great, but I need a break. We spent quite a bit of money on food, but I think we're all set for a few weeks. This apartment is starting to feel like home! :) We also tried to do laundry tonight. My coteacher had shown me how to do it, and I made a video of her showing me, but it turns out that what she told me was not correct. After pushing a few buttons I got it to work. The first load is done, and they smell clean, so I think I did it correctly. If not, they at least got sanitized in hot water! Another thing is that when my laundry machine is finished, it sings to you. Another object that plays music! It goes on for a while too. Gianni and I were both surprised that it seemed not to end.

So tonight wasn't very eventful, but it was productive at least.

P.S. Something I've noticed about Korea is that they are very much obsessed with Paris and emulating Paris. Daegu is well known for its textiles, and so I think they want to be like Paris in terms of fashion. People have shirts with French phrases, and there are cafes and foods with French names just to be cool.

P.P.S. I have seen 6 instances of couples clothing now! It is common for people who are dating to wear the same outfits around, and I have been counting how many times I've seen it! It's the funniest thing.

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