work, work, work and medicals.

Mid September....
Although we were all quite eager to leave work somewhat early on Thursday , that did not happen. We ended up leaving the school just past 8:00 pm, as we had to wait for our student’s passports to arrive. The passport is a type of book that is used for progress reports and must be completed for each Friday. On top of this, we had to help laminate books for the library. The bright side was we got pizza again, and the most delicious chicken fingers I have ever tasted. Well worth it. So I arrived home at 8:30 and proceeded to write my progress reports and create lesson plans for Friday’s class. I had to make an extra detailed one for Friday afternoon since I was off to the hospital to have a medical exam done and Carla would be teaching my afternoon class. I was asleep, more like passed out, by just after midnight.
On Friday I had my medical exam. I can’t get over how accommodating the people at my school have been. I was driven into Seoul by one of the Korean workers, Rai, and we chatted the whole way there. She spent a few years in Canada, so we talked a bit about that and how I am liking it here; very much so! We arrived about an hour later and she helped me through the whole process. I saw quite a few foreigners who were not escorted by anyone, so needless to say I felt very comfortable and lucky that our school is taking such good care of us. I am pretty sure that I may have failed the eye exam, though. I kept on thinking the nurse was pointing to one letter, then she would seemingly point to the same one! When I finally caught on to how she was pointing, the letters were too small for me to decipher. I told her I thought I was confused, and tried to laugh it off. When I switched eyes, I was ready for her technique, but I think she changed it to cater to me and I think the second eye was just as disastrous as the first. Ah well, I may end up with some crazy strong prescription, or a brigade of worried parents questioning how someone with such bad vision can possibly care for their children. Anyway, the exam took all of 20 min and I was on my way back to Yongin. I arrived back at the school just in time to meet everyone else and head out for a giant pitcher. We went to Special bar again, but since it was raining outside, we could not enjoy the rooftop patio. We did, however enjoy the plush light purple couches and sparkly lights of the interior. We called it a night early in preparation for our big day in Seoul on Saturday.