Things are jumping and jiving here in Gumi-si. This is where my second home is. I came here and walked from the Train station to my old workplace. I passed many old landmarks that brought back bitttersweet, painful and sad memories. I unfortunately felt so much regret leaving a place that gave me so much misery but gave me the best 볼물 in the world.
I spent first 5 days of May with my 사랑해 in Gumi at her house. We went shopping where I spent too much money but she's always worth it. I shouldn't say spent to much money because it really isn't important. WE also went hiking up the mountain with her mother and father.
COncept is the biggest lesson that I am trying to learn and feel frusterated with. Since coming to Korea have had to change my persona. I threw away my party image to try to become more professional. This was done two years ago. Now I am trying to become even more professional. I am turning away from casualness and looking to improve my outer image as well as what I can do internally. I need to save money more so than anything so sometimes my outerself doesn't look as well as it could.
Here is my two concepts... 1. Above anything else I want to have a successful marriage and I want to do that regardless of my social rank, age, or anything else I have or for that matter don't have to my credit. I will get more in time.
I need to improve on how I look, feel and act around other people but we shouldn't care so much.
Complaining isn't good-it never makes time go better. Why mention what you can't change. I am not perfect with my dress code, eating habits, or my Korean speaking abilities but in time it will get better. We just need to truly be ourselves and not care what others think.
TO many people I appear weak, or some other negative untrue statement. There are reasons why we do the things we do and explanations just need to be sought.
I am enjoying my time in Gumi. My gf is at work though so I am home alone and just relaxing. I really hope I can make use of more time again soon. Its going to kill me to leave here. My home away from home in which now I don't ever want to leave my true home again.
I am talking to my mother in law in Korean. My father in law fixed my shoes last night and even though it made me feel helpless I thanked him and now I know that he is trying harder for me. I just wish my gf wouldn't leave me on my own to fend for myself.
I can't make any situation change without her. I am considering staying in Korea for a longer time to make some concessions to my future better half's family but I need her help more and more.
This post is getting too long and maybe saying to much. I want to write more though shortly about everything I can
신평 구미! I dont want to leave here
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Media Hype
Obama's 100 days, Economic Recession, Swine Flu from Mexico another new Epidemic..... While I agree that these are all very important and serious issues to contend with I hate how the media is portraying these stories....
I am living in Korea where the recession will be just as bad as it is in America. Everyone is so worried about the Economic downturn that sometimes they don't take into account what they have. My working experience is making me more competitive where I am trying to build up my resume. I am fortunate to have a job right now but the irony is that I only teach 8 students and as a result I am effectively not making the company any money. They are losing money on their foreign teachers as a result of the hard hit times.... Its called perseverance and in time things will look up. Keep on trucking through as they say in America.
I want more Economic prosperity for myself as well as for the world but it means we need to take a stronger look into Cultural and human values rather than the influx of greed that created the recession in the first place. We also need to be patient and not let the media scare us. We can't allow the media to control our lives. Regardless of the news being bad or good- We should keep in mind it could be a ploy or business tactic to get peoples attention. It wouldn't be the first time in history whats the word-Propaganda.
I work at a small company where I get a small bonus in addition to my salary at YBM. Apparently, the students were shocked at my pay because the company pays YBM much more than what YBM gives me. My boss is a dumb bitch. She doesn't know how to control a company and just like all the other corporate mongers she doesn't give fair or an equal share of the pie to her employees. Its a dog eat dog world here just like in America and my co-workers and I are always competing with each other instead of helping each other. We all have a good friendship but its all about the benjamin and frankly speaking its the price we pay.
I get up at 440 drag myself to the subway and make a lump sum to stash in my marriage fund because its the only available job. I know I am cheated, I know my company is the same scum that will happily cheat all their employees for a profit margin but its the status quo. If I didn't teach at Sinpyeong YBM could effectively go out of business. Sinpyeong is what pays the other foreign teachers.
Does this make sense? if you want more info just tell me.
Swine Flu~ 160 people have died to a disease involving bird, pig and human genes. WTF? Unfortunately this avian has caused a fear of a growing epidemic but the question that needs to be asked and maybe there is an answer is: Why is there genes that contain bird, pig and human? I can't understand this concept and would like an explanation - am i missing something?
People have died in Europe, NZ, and a toddler that originally came from Mexico to try to get treatment, and still the media focuses on a potential global mishap. Its important but we as a world society need to take stronger precautions.
My favorite food in Asia or Korea is SamGyapSal- 3 layered fat that is fried pork similar to bacon. How koreans cook pork may need to be more scrutinized. I was so sick due to a fried pork cutlet in February-Do i have a pig flu? Did I have food poisoning or was it a coincidence? Koreans are wonderful for their delicacies but even so their manners need a lot of changing and its not just Korea but Mexico etc.
When the bad beef came to Korea last year I felt slighted and attacked because I was an American. For 5 months or so I had to endure criticism to what was one bad shipment. Oh Americans are so greedy and have bad taste. While its true that a small place in Northern Minnesota screwed up it could have been the cooking style of Koreans as much as it was the mad cow. Hearing kids say to me "Crazy Cow" was so disrespectful I never want to hear that again.
With this new fear of Pig I hope that things can stay more controlled. I don't want to see protests about American pigs, North American meat, Mexico etc. Its about hiatus we do something about how to truthfully and accurately analyze the news. No more fear, no more lies.
If ever there was a time to come together the time would be now.
Lets put our resources and minds together and open up a door to a new future filled with more hope.
I am living in Korea where the recession will be just as bad as it is in America. Everyone is so worried about the Economic downturn that sometimes they don't take into account what they have. My working experience is making me more competitive where I am trying to build up my resume. I am fortunate to have a job right now but the irony is that I only teach 8 students and as a result I am effectively not making the company any money. They are losing money on their foreign teachers as a result of the hard hit times.... Its called perseverance and in time things will look up. Keep on trucking through as they say in America.
I want more Economic prosperity for myself as well as for the world but it means we need to take a stronger look into Cultural and human values rather than the influx of greed that created the recession in the first place. We also need to be patient and not let the media scare us. We can't allow the media to control our lives. Regardless of the news being bad or good- We should keep in mind it could be a ploy or business tactic to get peoples attention. It wouldn't be the first time in history whats the word-Propaganda.
I work at a small company where I get a small bonus in addition to my salary at YBM. Apparently, the students were shocked at my pay because the company pays YBM much more than what YBM gives me. My boss is a dumb bitch. She doesn't know how to control a company and just like all the other corporate mongers she doesn't give fair or an equal share of the pie to her employees. Its a dog eat dog world here just like in America and my co-workers and I are always competing with each other instead of helping each other. We all have a good friendship but its all about the benjamin and frankly speaking its the price we pay.
I get up at 440 drag myself to the subway and make a lump sum to stash in my marriage fund because its the only available job. I know I am cheated, I know my company is the same scum that will happily cheat all their employees for a profit margin but its the status quo. If I didn't teach at Sinpyeong YBM could effectively go out of business. Sinpyeong is what pays the other foreign teachers.
Does this make sense? if you want more info just tell me.
Swine Flu~ 160 people have died to a disease involving bird, pig and human genes. WTF? Unfortunately this avian has caused a fear of a growing epidemic but the question that needs to be asked and maybe there is an answer is: Why is there genes that contain bird, pig and human? I can't understand this concept and would like an explanation - am i missing something?
People have died in Europe, NZ, and a toddler that originally came from Mexico to try to get treatment, and still the media focuses on a potential global mishap. Its important but we as a world society need to take stronger precautions.
My favorite food in Asia or Korea is SamGyapSal- 3 layered fat that is fried pork similar to bacon. How koreans cook pork may need to be more scrutinized. I was so sick due to a fried pork cutlet in February-Do i have a pig flu? Did I have food poisoning or was it a coincidence? Koreans are wonderful for their delicacies but even so their manners need a lot of changing and its not just Korea but Mexico etc.
When the bad beef came to Korea last year I felt slighted and attacked because I was an American. For 5 months or so I had to endure criticism to what was one bad shipment. Oh Americans are so greedy and have bad taste. While its true that a small place in Northern Minnesota screwed up it could have been the cooking style of Koreans as much as it was the mad cow. Hearing kids say to me "Crazy Cow" was so disrespectful I never want to hear that again.
With this new fear of Pig I hope that things can stay more controlled. I don't want to see protests about American pigs, North American meat, Mexico etc. Its about hiatus we do something about how to truthfully and accurately analyze the news. No more fear, no more lies.
If ever there was a time to come together the time would be now.
Lets put our resources and minds together and open up a door to a new future filled with more hope.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Last week of April
Monday
Back to work as usual. I am having some computer problems so unfortunately I am not able to write as much as I would like during the day.
Today I began my new book idea I think it will continue to be a good one. I have set a new goal that I will write a page per day and if I skip I must write a page the next day just to make up for it. I am aspiring myself to be a writer in the near future. Maybe today the creative juices are flowing because I am just pouring out my words onto the computer screen. I have 3 more teaching days until the end of the session. I will be so happy because this session has been a heart ache for me. I have 1 student in the morning, and a crazy man who disrupted my class so many times that now I am down to 2 students in that class. It will be good for me to have a new change of venue starting on May 6th. I will spend the first 5 days of my vacation either in Busan or in Gumi resting and reflecting. Yesterday I pouted most of the day I had a lot of energy that I had saved up during the week but unfortunately wasted my time sitting around home with a computer that doesn’t always work well. Why can’t the company accommodate me better? Is it just me or is this senseless complaining? In my opinion, many foreigners living in Korea have free room and board and had help setting up utilities but for whatever reason it was all thrust on my shoulders. I only mention this because when I was working at the University I made sure that I accommodated my international students well. That’s why I miss America and more so my university life.
Today I finished my class and changed into a nice suit for lunch and a photo op tonight. It’s a small thing but YBM wants this picture its more important than a copy machine or printer that actually works. Another complaint, if Andy the bastard from Seoul comes he is more interested in how I am as a teacher regardless of the working conditions or my successes from the past, like getting a bonus from having a high enrollment from just my first month or my efforts in Sinpyeong another city which is just a working sector but a bonus opportunity. People are blind sometimes and my ambition makes people lose their sight in me as well unfortunately. They can’t understand hard work all the time. Doesn’t hard work pay dividends for later and if so why can’t administrative people understand this?
I had to walk today again…its no problem since as always I am the first one in the classroom. My ride went to Japan until tomorrow so I had to walk for 40 minutes from the subway to my work place. It was good exercise first thing in the morning but I will be happy to get back on routine this week and even more in May.
Back to work as usual. I am having some computer problems so unfortunately I am not able to write as much as I would like during the day.
Today I began my new book idea I think it will continue to be a good one. I have set a new goal that I will write a page per day and if I skip I must write a page the next day just to make up for it. I am aspiring myself to be a writer in the near future. Maybe today the creative juices are flowing because I am just pouring out my words onto the computer screen. I have 3 more teaching days until the end of the session. I will be so happy because this session has been a heart ache for me. I have 1 student in the morning, and a crazy man who disrupted my class so many times that now I am down to 2 students in that class. It will be good for me to have a new change of venue starting on May 6th. I will spend the first 5 days of my vacation either in Busan or in Gumi resting and reflecting. Yesterday I pouted most of the day I had a lot of energy that I had saved up during the week but unfortunately wasted my time sitting around home with a computer that doesn’t always work well. Why can’t the company accommodate me better? Is it just me or is this senseless complaining? In my opinion, many foreigners living in Korea have free room and board and had help setting up utilities but for whatever reason it was all thrust on my shoulders. I only mention this because when I was working at the University I made sure that I accommodated my international students well. That’s why I miss America and more so my university life.
Today I finished my class and changed into a nice suit for lunch and a photo op tonight. It’s a small thing but YBM wants this picture its more important than a copy machine or printer that actually works. Another complaint, if Andy the bastard from Seoul comes he is more interested in how I am as a teacher regardless of the working conditions or my successes from the past, like getting a bonus from having a high enrollment from just my first month or my efforts in Sinpyeong another city which is just a working sector but a bonus opportunity. People are blind sometimes and my ambition makes people lose their sight in me as well unfortunately. They can’t understand hard work all the time. Doesn’t hard work pay dividends for later and if so why can’t administrative people understand this?
I had to walk today again…its no problem since as always I am the first one in the classroom. My ride went to Japan until tomorrow so I had to walk for 40 minutes from the subway to my work place. It was good exercise first thing in the morning but I will be happy to get back on routine this week and even more in May.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
All for you
I can't wait until May~ I want more classes or at least different ones. I have a lot of things going on with work, personal things, and the works.
Work is unfortunately slow. I am working my company job where I have between 4 and 8 students. Its a free discussion class which requires little to no effort. The students always come late if at all and its more like a coffee break that earns me a little extra money minus the subway fare.
YBM is not good right now. This month I taught 5 classes there. 5*20 is 100 hours so I am working below the Salary pay of 120 hours. They include my Sinpyeong job in the contract so it works out for me. I only teach 6 students though just to put the economic downturn into concrete numbers. 6 classes, 6 YBM students and I just hope that there are more classes available for me in May. I want to teach more. If I can teach one extra class I can rack in about 400-500 more dollars per month. I wouldn't mind working the afternoon since I can't sleep but there is no availability here.
I ended my private session. He cancelled his last class and terminated his contract I am not sure if I will teach him anymore in May or June. Frankly I am glad to be done with that. It was a nuisance and a huge inconvenience which he caused. His problems interfered with my personal scheduling and I was sick of trying to cater to him.
I teach high school classes on the weekend. They are awful. one class doesn't talk at all to me and so I end up just sitting there waiting to go home. I hate it. Why can't kids learn how to function in the educational world. All this does is makes the teachers feel awful and does little to help further my career. I am really wanting to make my educational future brighter but make dumb morons learn English isn't my cup of tea. If all my classes were like this I would quit in a heartbeat. Thankfully its only 1 out of 4 on Saturday and 1 out of 30 not including Sinpyeong.
I want to work more I want try harder and get more out of my experience here.
I feel disappointed with work right now because I am not getting much out of it for as much as I am putting into it. I like my head teacher a lot but his attitude about work and Korea sucks. Everyone thinks I am taking my job way to seriously and personally I think the rest of the people aren't caring enough.
i am endeavoring for more- If I work harder I get more money, If I work harder I can help the students more and have better relationships that can lead to more opportunities and finally I can feel satisfied that I am doing something instead of just sitting like a blob english speaking recording system.
i seem to be in this battle all alone. I want to get back too Gumi as much as possible because everything I left back there is filled with Love. Talk about Ironies. i hated that place for as long as I lived there because I had nothing but bambi's in the classroom and problems up the wazoo but now it holds my heart and Bo Mul.
Work is unfortunately slow. I am working my company job where I have between 4 and 8 students. Its a free discussion class which requires little to no effort. The students always come late if at all and its more like a coffee break that earns me a little extra money minus the subway fare.
YBM is not good right now. This month I taught 5 classes there. 5*20 is 100 hours so I am working below the Salary pay of 120 hours. They include my Sinpyeong job in the contract so it works out for me. I only teach 6 students though just to put the economic downturn into concrete numbers. 6 classes, 6 YBM students and I just hope that there are more classes available for me in May. I want to teach more. If I can teach one extra class I can rack in about 400-500 more dollars per month. I wouldn't mind working the afternoon since I can't sleep but there is no availability here.
I ended my private session. He cancelled his last class and terminated his contract I am not sure if I will teach him anymore in May or June. Frankly I am glad to be done with that. It was a nuisance and a huge inconvenience which he caused. His problems interfered with my personal scheduling and I was sick of trying to cater to him.
I teach high school classes on the weekend. They are awful. one class doesn't talk at all to me and so I end up just sitting there waiting to go home. I hate it. Why can't kids learn how to function in the educational world. All this does is makes the teachers feel awful and does little to help further my career. I am really wanting to make my educational future brighter but make dumb morons learn English isn't my cup of tea. If all my classes were like this I would quit in a heartbeat. Thankfully its only 1 out of 4 on Saturday and 1 out of 30 not including Sinpyeong.
I want to work more I want try harder and get more out of my experience here.
I feel disappointed with work right now because I am not getting much out of it for as much as I am putting into it. I like my head teacher a lot but his attitude about work and Korea sucks. Everyone thinks I am taking my job way to seriously and personally I think the rest of the people aren't caring enough.
i am endeavoring for more- If I work harder I get more money, If I work harder I can help the students more and have better relationships that can lead to more opportunities and finally I can feel satisfied that I am doing something instead of just sitting like a blob english speaking recording system.
i seem to be in this battle all alone. I want to get back too Gumi as much as possible because everything I left back there is filled with Love. Talk about Ironies. i hated that place for as long as I lived there because I had nothing but bambi's in the classroom and problems up the wazoo but now it holds my heart and Bo Mul.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Blog Report
One of my favorite hobbies is to write. I enjoy writing about my experiences and I am hoping to educate anyone who is interested in learning more about English, languages, culture, Korea or anything that I may have to give in my writing. I read all the comments anyone can post on my blog, I do wish I could reply accordingly though. I am interested in learning more about BLOGGING and hoping to reach a wider audience as well as post to other people. Any suggestions?
Last year I had some very negative blog readers who refused to correspond with me or show me their blogs. I want to know other people's perspectives but I was disheartened to be judged so poorly.
I would really love to hear more recommendations as well as insights on possible improvements etc.
I work 120 hours a month and now I am also working on Saturdays. I get up at the crack of dawn work until noon, and then repeat this process from 6pm until 10 at night. My prep time is more or less on my own. Seeking improvement as a teacher is one of my goals here unfortunately the fast paced society makes most of my efforts lost in translation and that fact is what I can't change about korean culture.
My blog is meant to inform the good the bad and the ugly about my situations. Life is truly what you make of it and thats why I am full of aspirations, dreams and am taken very seriously. I am a warm hearted open minded individual that desires more. While at times I appear to be depressed or negative its just the heat of the moment. I live in Korea so when I see stupid things more than likely its a cultural difference or the same thing could happen in America its just that I can't understand because its done in korean and not english. who cares really?
all people are generally the same.
Please make some posts on this article and send me more information about your blog or blogs I would like to learn as much as I can.
Enjoy reading.
Nick
Last year I had some very negative blog readers who refused to correspond with me or show me their blogs. I want to know other people's perspectives but I was disheartened to be judged so poorly.
I would really love to hear more recommendations as well as insights on possible improvements etc.
I work 120 hours a month and now I am also working on Saturdays. I get up at the crack of dawn work until noon, and then repeat this process from 6pm until 10 at night. My prep time is more or less on my own. Seeking improvement as a teacher is one of my goals here unfortunately the fast paced society makes most of my efforts lost in translation and that fact is what I can't change about korean culture.
My blog is meant to inform the good the bad and the ugly about my situations. Life is truly what you make of it and thats why I am full of aspirations, dreams and am taken very seriously. I am a warm hearted open minded individual that desires more. While at times I appear to be depressed or negative its just the heat of the moment. I live in Korea so when I see stupid things more than likely its a cultural difference or the same thing could happen in America its just that I can't understand because its done in korean and not english. who cares really?
all people are generally the same.
Please make some posts on this article and send me more information about your blog or blogs I would like to learn as much as I can.
Enjoy reading.
Nick
Corporate Vice
I went to Songdo beach today with one of my best friends. It was a nice day off and I can't imagine the next one. I had a night of debauchery with my foreign workers and it unfortunately was just like a mock teachers meeting. I had some difficulties understanding the rationale of thought that transpired in this hoopla.
I am having some Corporate misgivings right now at work. I am trying hard and determined. I am loving my job i think teaching adults is wonderful. I am happy to talk and discuss ideas with my students. I am anti-corporate in my heart because I believe in helping people and not spoon feeding them a Cacophony of English baloney just to cater to the whims of a demi-god entity called YBM I have drawn a line where I stand with the Corporation but other than that its fine to work here.
I feel pressure from Work on all sides especially coming from Seoul and the other Busan main sector. Is it just me or is YBM trying to kill me right now. I was accused of private teaching by simply going to a lunch or a hike with a former student of mine. I think this is bullshit. I want to hang out with certain people I have met because they are my friends. Why is it illegal to enjoy time with my students as just people. I teach people who are of the same age or older than me so people need to act more human instead of making stupid rules.
I have lunch with my student and its a crime because he or she pays for me and then the next time I pay? Get real. This is what people do.
I do my work that I am paid to do and I am seeking more opportunities because Man is a social animal as well as bound to opportunity. I will not stay at YBM and mope like my co-worker. I will not become a head teacher like my new boss who follows Corporate law but has his own way of playing the Corporate world game and who doesn't really show respect for Korean Culture.
Korean Culture has its weak points and these things need to be changed when it comes to the focusing and learning of English. I am open minded and willing to learn new things. I expect people to have this attitude. I don't follow the stupid rules that stipulate how I can make friends. My private life will not be controlled by a Corporation anymore than it already has to be.
What do you think of this? I am not complaining I am stating a fact which says that I am truly being watched and my activities are trying to be curbed by Foreigners and Koreans alike. YOT MOGO JU SAY YO. Its craziness and I will not fold my cards to anyone especially a Corporate Giant.
I am not going to say anymore on this. YBM is good bad and ugly but I will live a happy life and pursue happiness to the utmost of my abilities.
I am having some Corporate misgivings right now at work. I am trying hard and determined. I am loving my job i think teaching adults is wonderful. I am happy to talk and discuss ideas with my students. I am anti-corporate in my heart because I believe in helping people and not spoon feeding them a Cacophony of English baloney just to cater to the whims of a demi-god entity called YBM I have drawn a line where I stand with the Corporation but other than that its fine to work here.
I feel pressure from Work on all sides especially coming from Seoul and the other Busan main sector. Is it just me or is YBM trying to kill me right now. I was accused of private teaching by simply going to a lunch or a hike with a former student of mine. I think this is bullshit. I want to hang out with certain people I have met because they are my friends. Why is it illegal to enjoy time with my students as just people. I teach people who are of the same age or older than me so people need to act more human instead of making stupid rules.
I have lunch with my student and its a crime because he or she pays for me and then the next time I pay? Get real. This is what people do.
I do my work that I am paid to do and I am seeking more opportunities because Man is a social animal as well as bound to opportunity. I will not stay at YBM and mope like my co-worker. I will not become a head teacher like my new boss who follows Corporate law but has his own way of playing the Corporate world game and who doesn't really show respect for Korean Culture.
Korean Culture has its weak points and these things need to be changed when it comes to the focusing and learning of English. I am open minded and willing to learn new things. I expect people to have this attitude. I don't follow the stupid rules that stipulate how I can make friends. My private life will not be controlled by a Corporation anymore than it already has to be.
What do you think of this? I am not complaining I am stating a fact which says that I am truly being watched and my activities are trying to be curbed by Foreigners and Koreans alike. YOT MOGO JU SAY YO. Its craziness and I will not fold my cards to anyone especially a Corporate Giant.
I am not going to say anymore on this. YBM is good bad and ugly but I will live a happy life and pursue happiness to the utmost of my abilities.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
The Simplicity of Stupidity
I am going to try to be a mad blogger for awhile. When I say mad I am not referring to the "mad" crazy inference that is so often misconstrued in Korea but rather I am going to try to write much more than before.
Work is killing me unfortunately. I work from sun up to sun down. I have my mid afternoon break from 1-5 where I try to rest comfortably in my home and not think to much about my situation.
Here is a little glimpse of my life monday through friday. I walk past the Busan hotel which is a tourist area for mostly Japanese people and its where my friend works every other day. Unfortunately I am considering him to be rather dumb lately. I say this because its typical of most people I know these days. I enjoy talking to him but he is so judgmental of appearance and orderliness.
I am younger than he is and I am working hard at becoming a teacher and develop my skill so I can make it professionally. I am saving money and making some lifestyle choices that are necessary for my future planning. For example, I am not shaving as much as I normally would under different pretenses. This in America is just trying a new fashion but apparently its sub human in Korea. Maybe because men here can't grow much I don't know why they complain all the time. Teachers are held in high regard but it doesn't mean much because I am not shown as much respect as I would like sometimes. I am told to shave by him every time I see him because I am not a civilian I am a teacher. He is so stupid that I would probably buy him a coffee since I just got paid but instead of saying hello he complains about my look. He is a man who is working as a parking attendant. He can speak English very well but he won't try to become a better person he is lazy in my opinion and frankly I don't want anything to do with him.
Why are people so damn stupid?
Another example, students who bitch and moan to the office about me because they can't understand my English. They can't speak English and will not try... its a lame excuse to whine about something you won't try to overcome. I give ample opportunity for questions and chances to talk and when they refuse because their culture prefers not to speak up I am labelled as a poor teacher. I hate these people. These students who can't see past their nose
Complaining is my biggest pet peeve. If you don't like something change it the right way. Quitting my class, going to the office early in the week or ignoring the issue isn't solving the problem.
I know I know Its the old Culture shock or simply the differences between my American perspective and a Korean mental block but its not. Why all my Korean friends can understand normal human behavior but these students and other people like my old friend can't grasp them at all. This has nothing to do with English or America.
I have witnessed so many piss poor attitudes its amazing. Your attitude tells me everything I need to know about you. Truly. If you try harder and believe you can succeed you will do so. If you are always negative about others you will continue to go down the tremble trodden path alone and useless.
i have spaghetti to cook and a movie to watch. Then I have 4 hours of classes including one where I will ask a Crazy man to leave. Seriously he isn't normal and I am npt referring to anything I said above but the true definition of mentally handicapped. He shouldn't be in the discussion class and I will ask him to leave ASAP.
On other notes I think I should become an English Driving Instructor that's another story.
Work is killing me unfortunately. I work from sun up to sun down. I have my mid afternoon break from 1-5 where I try to rest comfortably in my home and not think to much about my situation.
Here is a little glimpse of my life monday through friday. I walk past the Busan hotel which is a tourist area for mostly Japanese people and its where my friend works every other day. Unfortunately I am considering him to be rather dumb lately. I say this because its typical of most people I know these days. I enjoy talking to him but he is so judgmental of appearance and orderliness.
I am younger than he is and I am working hard at becoming a teacher and develop my skill so I can make it professionally. I am saving money and making some lifestyle choices that are necessary for my future planning. For example, I am not shaving as much as I normally would under different pretenses. This in America is just trying a new fashion but apparently its sub human in Korea. Maybe because men here can't grow much I don't know why they complain all the time. Teachers are held in high regard but it doesn't mean much because I am not shown as much respect as I would like sometimes. I am told to shave by him every time I see him because I am not a civilian I am a teacher. He is so stupid that I would probably buy him a coffee since I just got paid but instead of saying hello he complains about my look. He is a man who is working as a parking attendant. He can speak English very well but he won't try to become a better person he is lazy in my opinion and frankly I don't want anything to do with him.
Why are people so damn stupid?
Another example, students who bitch and moan to the office about me because they can't understand my English. They can't speak English and will not try... its a lame excuse to whine about something you won't try to overcome. I give ample opportunity for questions and chances to talk and when they refuse because their culture prefers not to speak up I am labelled as a poor teacher. I hate these people. These students who can't see past their nose
Complaining is my biggest pet peeve. If you don't like something change it the right way. Quitting my class, going to the office early in the week or ignoring the issue isn't solving the problem.
I know I know Its the old Culture shock or simply the differences between my American perspective and a Korean mental block but its not. Why all my Korean friends can understand normal human behavior but these students and other people like my old friend can't grasp them at all. This has nothing to do with English or America.
I have witnessed so many piss poor attitudes its amazing. Your attitude tells me everything I need to know about you. Truly. If you try harder and believe you can succeed you will do so. If you are always negative about others you will continue to go down the tremble trodden path alone and useless.
i have spaghetti to cook and a movie to watch. Then I have 4 hours of classes including one where I will ask a Crazy man to leave. Seriously he isn't normal and I am npt referring to anything I said above but the true definition of mentally handicapped. He shouldn't be in the discussion class and I will ask him to leave ASAP.
On other notes I think I should become an English Driving Instructor that's another story.
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