Monday morning in South Korea, and another week at school is on the plate. This past weekend I spent mostly in Suwon, which was nice and more relaxing. On Friday night, I joined a huge contingent of foreigners at a Korean (K-League) Soccer game. When Korea hosted the World Cup, one of the stadiums they built is in Suwon. It is now home to the Samsung Bluewings. Samsung basically constructed and owns Suwon (their HQ is here), hense the team name. The game itself was not anywhere near full capacity, but nevertheless, it was my first pro soccer game. The section behind the home teams goal was completely full of pretty loud and rowdy fans, so that was entertaining enough.
Sunday I made my way up to Seoul for our frisbee league. The weather was really nice that day, and after our teams victory (3-0 baby), we went to the customary burger restaurant down the street from the park (the park is right on the Han River, so it is very scenic). I figured out a way to take a bus right from outside my apartment to downtown Seoul. Very convenient, and much faster than taking the subway from Seoul out to Suwon.
In other news, one of my four co-teachers is on maternity leave for the next four months. I just taught my first class today with her replacement. My old co-teacher and the replacement are in all of my 7th grade classes (probably the most difficult to keep order). I thought my old co-teacher lacked skills in crowd control, but this new teacher is letting murder get away right in front of her. It will be interesting to see if she adjusts soon, as a lenient co-teacher can make class a nightmare for us native english teachers. I guess my only other option would be to go find one of those Indiana Jones whiplashes on eBay, and lay down the law myself. If only that were a possibility...
Hope everyone is doing well. My mom and brother should be coming to visit me in about one month. This week I should be getting a cell phone and internet at my apartment. I'm almost completely acclimated!
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