Mr. Bae picked me up at 10 o’clock this morning so that we could go to Jinju, the city I’ll be teaching in. I had a nice long morning to rest. My first great and tragic mishap happened this morning. I blew my very expensive high tech blow dryer while trying to use a converter. This makes me sad because without a dryer my hair is a mess. In Jinju I met up with my Co-teacher Mrs. Im. She is also very kind. Her, Mr. Bae and I sat and talked while we waited until 11 am when I had an appointment to verify all of my documents…contract, letters or rec, diploma etc.
As it turns out Mr. Bae is very worried that my income is not enough which sorta blows my mind since I'm supposed to be living the high-life over here. The words “not enough income” makes me nervous. So they suggest I fill out a tax exemption form and suggest that I teach additional lessons.
After all of this was done we bid farewell to Mr. Bae and head off to my apartment. On the way we stopped for lunch. We had Bulgogi, which is my favorite Korean dish so far. It is sooo much better here than it is in the U.S. I even had Kimchi and liked it. After lunch we stopped by the school and met some of the other teachers they are all nice. Then we went to Mrs. Im’s house were I meet her kids, ate fruit and talked.
My apartment is so nice. I really am surprised at the size of it. Its a two bedroom with a pretty large bathroom. It looks like a cabin...lots of wood and bricks.
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