We have entered a year of change. Alot has gone on since I last wrote, Christmas and New Years in another country, the beginning of intensives. I have been working at a new school in Busan and it has been a great experience. Coming from Daegu where I was working myself to the bone with 9 or 10 classes every day of the week and joining a school where I have no more than 5 classes a day has been a godsend. Now, for the next month, my schedule is very different with my classes being spread out over the whole day starting at 9 am and ending at 6pm. Intensives are extra classes that the school offers while the students are on their holiday vacation and they are just that, very intense, with daily tests and massive amounts of homework. Its difficult to write a new test every single day of the week. Apart from the massive prep time I have to put into creating a good curriculum for my students, I am really enjoying working with students who truly want to learn the english language, well most of them do anyway. It is a drastic change from a few random students that choose to study wholeheartedly to whole classes full of eager haksaeng (students).
Christmas and New Years in Korea were entirely different over here. Christmas was very beautiful with many wonderful lights everywhere. The Koreans truly enjoy the holiday season decorating everything they can throw lights or garland on. We had a small tree and the Arizona tree ummm, saguaro really tied everything together. Angela and I spent a quiet holiday apart from the Christmas party we threw at the bar. It was a great time and despite being thousands of miles from my family, it really felt like Christmas. I got a new set of darts from Ang and she got a new robe from me. Quiet times for a quiet life. New Years on the other hand was a lot different than what I was expecting. I thought that being in Asia would make the New Year a big deal, and I was somewhat correct. New Years is a big event, but not the same type of holiday as Lunar New Year which is a 4 day holiday starting on January 25. New Years Eve was very quiet, the night truly culminated with the morning of New Years Day, Haeundae Beach was crowded at dawn for the first sunrise of the year. Thousands of people crowded the beach to see the new light of the year. It was truly a magical experience, but sadly my camera died earlier in the night so I was unable to get any pictures. I wish everyone could have seen how wonderful it was. So that's all I've got for now, I'll keep everyone posted on the happenings in the amazing land of Korea. Later.
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