At the minute things are a little slow. February has been a strange month work wise. The way that the Korean school system works means that the kids go away for a month over Christmas, then come back for a week and a half, then go off again for Spring Break for another 2-3 weeks. It's pretty ridiculous. Of course there was little work done in that week and a half. A few movies and games here and there, that was about it.
It's also all change at the minute. Pretty much everyone I knew at my school is leaving. Maybe I should shower more often or something. My co-teacher, who pretty much holds your hand through all the complicated paperwork and legal stuff, is leaving to have a baby. I had 90% of my lessons with her so it's a huge change. Also, EVERY other English teacher in the school is going. I mean, really?! So, next semester I'll have all new teachers to work with, which might take some time to get used to. I'm only here for another 6 months or so though, which is nothing.
I was hoping to get time off for these past few weeks due to there being no lessons and no kids around the place. In fact, there are no teachers either. I see the odd one or two now and again, but that's it. I'm enjoying something known as 'desk warming'. The most boring and pointless activity known to man. My day goes something like this...
8:30am: Get to school > 8:35am: Go back to bed > 10:00am: Stream some basketball > 12:00pm: Have lunch > 1:00pm: Watch a movie/play guitar > 3:00pm: Take my 2nd nap > 4:30pm: Wake up and go home.
There could be some Korean lessons mixed in with that but there you have it. A waste of a day, really. It makes me wonder if having foreign teachers here is actually worth it, because all this time I'm still getting paid. It's madness. Also, as cool as it sounds, it gets incredibly boring after a couple days. I'm craving some work to pass the time! I try to set myself little challenges, like watching all three original Star Wars films in a single work day. This is as exciting as it gets.
I had a day last week where I got snuck out at lunchtime to go sightseeing, which was awesome. Then last Friday I went out with the new head of English for a three-hour lunch. I really don't mind that part.
Still, I can't believe we're going into March soon. Time flies. The weather's finally getting warmer, so hopefully in a couple months we can have beach time every weekend. All about that.
Anyway, if you'll excuse me... I have some basketball to stream and a pile of movies to watch.
