Drinks During Meals and the Night Bus
 I LOVE TEACHING!Â
What a sweet relief :). All of the 5 classes I had today were completely different. Some were quiet, some were loud, some participated a LOT, and some didn't want to participate at all... I'm excited to learn all of them and pull out their best.Â
I found a few challenges today and I have accepted them. One of my 5th grade classes has really low level English and lack participation and motivation. I'm hoping with proper encouragement and motivation I will have them loving English by the end of the semester. The other challenge was one of my 6th grade classes. They have so much energy!! It is definitely positive energy, but it’s a lot to contain and hard to teach with. So, I am going to try to channel that energy by warring them out with active games at the beginning of class.
As for the drinks… Yesterday and today I noticed that during school meals, they do not drink anything. Nor is there a place to get drinks or cups. They just don’t drink anything during meals! Which is kind of ironic seeing as how they usually always have spicy food…
And the Night Bus. Okay, the connection hit me this morning. I had heard about how crazy Korean buses were before I moved here, and yet, I was still shocked at their crazy driving. I am not exaggerating when I say it is EXACTLY like the Night Bus from Harry Potter. The slamming on their breaks and then slamming on the gas and coming THIS CLOSE to hitting the car or bus in front of them! It’s the Night Bus for sure. I actually think this is where JK Rowling got the idea.
Tomorrow is my first day teaching at my main school, Pungam Elementary, so I will definitely update you on how that goes!
~Hayley
