Expats and "Advanced" Classes

Tomorrow is my (Jacki's) birthday, and I'll be spending it in a foreign country!

Anyway, yesterday we went out with some other expats in Anseong downtown for some samgyeopsal (yes, the Korean "bacon"). It was different to be able to speak fluently with other people, and not have to use broken English to converse. We just hung out a bit and talked (and uh, complained) about our schools and lesson plans and teaching in general.

Yesteday was my advanced class, and it's tough, because it's pretty much like two classes in one. It's two times the normal class length, and I don't have any textbooks or CDroms or anything to follow. I had to do it from scratch. Anyway, yesterday I tried to do some things like writing three facts about yourself and drawing a picture of your family to present, but they just weren't too interested and it felt like pulling teeth to get them to present. Most of my normal classes are more active and excited and answer more questions than this class, which is ironic.

I have another one of those this afternoon, and I planned a St Patricks Day class, so we'll see how that goes.