Chrissy Renae

First day of school = COMPLETE. I think this is going to be really awesome.

This morning I walked into the school, was introduced to my co-teacher and the Principal, and then taken directly into what looked like a recording studio of some sort. On the way in, my COT (Cindy I’m copying you on the abbreviation. Much easier) said “Could you introduce yourself to the school?” I obliged, not knowing what was actually going on, and then they sat me down in front of a video camera, said something in Korean,  looked at me and said “ok go.” I know that teaching requires a lot of improvisation, but WOW. So the whole school got a live feed of me awkwardly introducing myself and waving hello. Awwwwesome. Luckily nobody actually speaks english so i just looked like a babbling blonde smiley girl. (And that’s different from America, how??)

This city is really small, and the last English teacher was actually Asian-Canadian, so I think she blended in a little better. Therefore I am like celebrity status, and these kids are SOOO cute about it. Today I taught (well, observed) a 6th, 3rd, and two 4th grade classes. Then  lunch, prep time, and a day care class. Basically I’ll teach all the 3rd-6th grade classes once a week, the day care class every day, plus an advanced class and a class for teachers. 22 classes total. Don’t worry if you’re confused. I still am.