There were a couple things I forgot to mention in my latest post.
First, it's winter here, right?! So it's cold. Not like Indiana weather, but it's cold! Our school does not have central heat. Each classroom has a gas heater but the hallways and bathrooms do not have heat. I can see my breath while walking down the hall. However, once the heater gets started in the classroom, it stays pretty warm! The bathrooms also don't have hot water to wash your hands.
Another interesting thing. There is not toilet paper in the bathrooms. The toilet paper is in the teachers' office. There are also no hand towels to dry your hands. Also, the soap in the bathrooms is not in liquid, it's bar soap.
I am not complaining about any of these things. I just wanted to let you know
The last thing I forgot to mention was about learning and remembering the students' names. Korean names consist of a family name and a given name. Some of the names that I had to learn and put faces to are:
So Jae Won
Park Hun Sol
Kim Ji Hoon
Jong Ji Soo
It was pretty difficult at first, but I am really starting to learn their names and can even call out to some of the students by name without looking at my cheat-sheet!
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