It is now officially official: I talk kinda fast. At Christmas in France one of Thomas' old high school friends mentioned to him that, "I can understand Irish accents, but your wife is very difficult to keep up with". Today was my first day of teaching (Thomas' as well) and aside from preparing for the entirely wrong evening class it went fairly well. I did, however, have a few too many students say in desperation, "Teacher! Slow! Please!" Poor little Korean children with sad, panicky little faces trying to understand me (which reminds me I also spelled "Korean" incorrectly on the board today).
We are also all moved into our apartment. I've been snapping photos here and there, but have yet to really capture what is going on in our lives in Seoul. Soon.
I am sure homesickness will set in quickly and I'll be desperate for a glass of chocolate milk in about 4 more days, but for now I'm completely soaking in the wonderfulness that is our situation. This is probably the shortest commute I'll ever have (we live directly behind the school), live within blocks of 2 different subway lines, and a Costco is only 5 stops away down one of them. Aside from a serious lack of protein in the Korean diet (Thomas hasn't felt full since we arrived), I think we're doing alright. Oh, and I totally had Kraft Dinner for supper tonight thanks to some rad food left from the previous teachers including pesto, lots of Mexican seasonings, and Knotts Berry Farm syrup. Finally, I've developed a mild addiction to the canned Starbucks Espresso double shots. I'll keep you posted on the rapid weight gain that will likely follow.
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