Gal Bei

Gal Bei Again!
Finally its been months since Christina and I have been able to dine out together.

After work while out on our park getaway we ate some Gal Bei and were able to enjoy our company.

Its times like these when we can put work behind us and just realize the precious moments life treats us to on rare occasions.

I need a desperate escape from work. My dreams and hopes have been severely dashed since coming to Korea and experiencing the cold hard facts.

My boss drives me up a wall. I don’t know how I will get out of this pickle alive but I will find a way. New routines are beginning to happen at work. First, a little information about my job/boss: I live alone in my apartment that is owned by my boss. He never tells me when he will come over but just does so when he wants. He cleans my house which is not necessary but for some reason he feels like doing it. I feel like he watches my behavior. I feel like I am an English recorder that is meant for his students to simply improve their English and then discard me. I have no personal life. I am just a tool.

If I have a drink at the office waiting for me when I am finished teaching, its because my boss feels bad about my job performance. He will never tell me directly. If he talks to me at work its always a negative and nothing changes. I cant work under these conditions, its driving me nuts. Teaching isn’t about spoon feeding the kids words and sayings to simply memorize….hi, how are you I’m fine. When I ask a question I need more than what the book says, I try to look beyond the book. When my kids don’t understand Who, What or Why I am frustrated. More important than that are the problems that the kids give me either heartache, disrespect or flat out refusal to participate. When I have told my boss about these matters nothing has changed. History does repeat itself ,,,,


I could go on and on about the current situation.
How I am frightened of my boss and how I want to avoid him now at almost all costs.


Honestly, I should go home. Its August 24, 2007 almost midnight and my heart is thumping with what I thought was my boss coming into my house yet again. I am staying for a few reasons….

1). I need to see my friends.
2). I am not a coward and will not run away just yet.
3). My friends want me to become a better teacher
4). Most importantly, I have stumbled on something that will make me a better person and I am holding off anything for just a chance. I don’t want to believe that this will be just a fleeting memory and just another regret later.



I seek change, and self improvement. I also naively and foolishly think that I can make things better. I see a lot of promise in the people and events that are unraveled before me, and I am following this hope blindly.