Today I: (let's see if you can follow along...good luck...)
*Went to my two new elementary schools (so that makes a total of 5 schools), both of which are in my town, but are not in walking distance of my apartment. One of the teachers picked me up and took me to school (Wa-dong Elementary), no bus goes to this school because it is in the far country side. I was told that I only had to prepare ONE lesson for the 1st and 2nd graders only to find out that I needed to prepare lessons for ALL 6 classes! I had to improvise on the spot!
*My last class at Wa-dong Elementary ends at 10:50 a.m. and my next class at Joo-bong Elementary begins at 11:00 a.m. This school is 5-7 minutes away...by car. So, another person takes me to Joo-bong Elementary....needless to say the schedule was changed to give me a little bit of time in between going from one school to the next.
*After a native teacher came from another school to try to help the situation (lessons, transportation, translation) the co-teacher finally understood. When I asked about the bus and bus times to go home, no one knew. One of the young ladies working in the office was worried when I said, "I will just walk, no worries..." she felt sorry for me and printed a map and told me she didn't want me walking......
*The teacher at Joo-bong Elementary explained to me that she understood where I was coming from, apologized for all of the confusion, and later shared with me that she tried to explain this to my "main" co-teacher at my middle school days ago. His response, "Okay." What?!?!
My response to ALL of this.....my Life Scroll #7: I will laugh at the world. How can I laugh when confronted with man or deed which offends me so as to bring forth my tears or curses? 4 words: THIS TOO SHALL PASS. (Revised from, The Greatest Salesman in the World)
I ended up walking home from Joo-bong Elementary. How long did it take me? 30 minutes....good exercise!
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