Casting the Die

Life around Yale Academy is definitely interesting and keeps me on my toes. I dont have time for boredom and I am not someone who is going to get tired of the situations that crop up or emerge all the time.

I am enjoying my time here whether its a good day or not. Today I got up early in order to prepare for the day. I have a lot of odds and ends that I wanted to attend to.
The best part of my day is in the morning before work. Everything seems like its at peace before the mad honking begins and its officially noon and the work day is upon us.

I met my darling for a lunch at a Kim bob place a 15 minute jaunt from our workplace. It was good and nice to spend a comfortable lunch together.

Work~ I enjoy my bank coffee and relaxing before the 2:30 rush hour at work. I believe it is necesary to catch any rest you can while working at the Academy. I obviously like most of the kids but they are so hard for me to control. Think about yelling screaming kids that dont speak English WELCOME to my World

Talking to Christina, bank coffee and looking over the daily report logs! what a hagwan Ogee I am. Na noon Sungzanim nay un Waegook Hawgwan day yo.

Todays Class run down

MA2: My second best class of the day: The kids seemed to be fine with me today very little disrespect. I can tolerate most of the crapola that happens in the classes. Kids who only show me a little respect is better than the ones who dont. I ignore them so they stop sooner.
MB3: I made a blunder today my lesson plan was a failure so I had to improvise. Sometimes I think I am just teaching in order to save myself from getting in trouble by Mr. Jeong.

MB2: I yelled at them within the first 3 minutes of class. Luvada looked at me with disgust. I am tired of her attitude. I have been patient for 8 months and I cant handle it all the time anymore. MY nerves are tight and she snapped them. I threw my lesson plan on the desk and raised my voice and intensity and everyone just went dead silent. They almost stayed that way for the whole class. It actually worked and I had to hide my feeling. I was happy that they finally stopped talking. Its a joke if they actually listen to Be Quiet.

TC1 This is where things get interesting. I had 7 students at Christmas now I have 2. I may not have any on Saturday.

The kids in my classes are dropping so fast. I cant believe it. I know March is going to be different but I am justr shocked at how fast these changes are happening.


Work is kind of a strange environment. I will admit I am a little weird myself all of my friends/family can vouch for that but I dont know what to exactly make of these situations.

Carrie has decided to officially quit. Now she is playing a game of deadly crossfire with my boss. My boss has a hard time letting go. He is wanting to keep his Academy running without consequence. He is also hoping to take the cheapest and easiest way of doing it. Carrie hung up the phone on him, and is purposely leaving early in order to avoid him. She comes up to me and says he is a stalker. Now my boss is a weird guy but he isn't a stalker. He doesnt do anything. Carrie is a psycho if you ask me. Its overall just strange for me to watch this unravel. I am going to be happy that MArch will bring about so many changes.

I am worried about it though because I wish I could know more about whats happening at the Academy.

I am putting together some textbooks. I made a lot of new chapters today so I am good for a month at least I think. I am excited just to see the kids level up. Level ups are a lot of fun.

I am also enjoying the progression through the textbooks.

In our Academy the entire classes level up upon the completion of a textbook. In many ways this makes sense but at the same time I wish it were possible to hold some kids back because they dont always remember the previous lectures as well as they could.

This week has gone by in a blurr.

I remember when I was applying to this job in Korea and my Agency asked me if I wanted to go to Gumi twice. The first time I said Yes, I would prefer Seoul but whatever you have found me is good. The Academy needed me right away but even though I was ready the school hadn't released my grades yet. I am so happy that My University kept me from leaving for 1 week~ had that happened I wouldnt have been able to be where I am today.

Where I am today is the best place possible.

The Die has been thrown. Kids are leaving, Carrie is leaving, the imminent arrival of a new teach is forthcoming, and my place is by Christina^^

Another day is completed, tomorrow another torrent of husting and bustling will beseech upon me and like a yarn of thread only time will tell what it will weave.