So far so good

Things are still going well.  We actually started our orientation classes today along with a physical and X-ray.  The classes may be a bit brutal, as some of the stuff will be helpful to me, things specifically addressing teaching English as a second language, but a lot of the info is just general teaching ideas.  Most of the people here just have degrees, not necessarily teaching degrees, so I guess it is important to go over good general practice as well.  The food has all been pretty good, Kim-chi with every meal.  the chopsticks in the cafeteria are metal, since they use them with every meal, they need to be durable and washable.  

This was dinner tonight.  Kim-chi on the bottom left, some form of salad with bright green dressing next to it, meat rounds (they tasted just like meatballs) on the bottom left, some form of meat and rice (which was quite good) on the top right and soup (which was not so good).  You can also see the metal chopsticks.  I don't ever really know what I am eating, but nothing has been too terrible thus far.

I will be venturing into the city for the first time tonight with some of the new friends.  We had one of our coordinators write directions to and from our dorm, just incase our taxi drivers don't speak any English.   Tomorrow we are taking a field trip to Korean Folk Village, it seems to be their version of Greenfield Village.  We get to look like uber-tourists.  As if we don't stick out enough, tomorrow we all have to wear our EPIC shirts, so there will be about 350 20something native English speakers walking around wearing the same clothes... but I'm looking forward to it.  We get to eat some traditional Korean food (not cafeteria Korean food) and in the afternoon we get to see some traditional Korean entertainment including, "Farmers' Music and Dance" and "Acrobatics on a Tightrope."

I have started a google web album for my pics.  I will add a permanent link.  The blog will get better as I blog more and remember how to do more things and learn new things.  Please leave comments, not just about the posts themselves but what you like about the blog, what you don't like, things I should add etc...