The first week of Celta training is over and its not as stressful as I'd heard from others. Maybe that will happen later in the course as workloads build up. So far for me having taught for three years its not that radically different from things I already know or have been doing. I've taught for three years so am perfectly comfortable standing in front of the class while for others its their first time.This is a Cambridge University course so you have to get bac...

Settling in to my new apartment I new have to figure out where to do grocery shopping. My apartment is in a residential area by the river so no retail here. Eventually I was able to find a few supermarkets following the tram line back to the school and metro stationThe problem I'm having is my school schedule11.45-13.00 Class13.00-13.15 Break13.15-14.30 Class14.30-15.30 Lunch15.30-17.00 Class17.00-17.30 Break17.30-20.00 Teaching and ObservationWhen I finish after...

Daegu has added to its culinary diversity with two new Pakistani restaurants. While Pakistani cuisine is not new to Daegu there have been recent changes in ownerships and locations for the establishments that existed.Previously they were centered around the foreigner marts at Bukbu bus terminal. The original restaurant Ali Baba was run by chef Rasheed. He left and started his own restaurant Handi a few doors down leaving Ali Baba under new managementRasheed has s...

Sunday morning I was able to leave the hostel and make my way to the school apartment where I would be living tor the next four weeks. I'd located the building earlier but now had to make my way with my luggage.I made my way to the tram stop and was going to pay cash. The driver is in a sealed area and there is no cash payment on the tram. I was hoping a conductor wouldn't come by checking and I was holding a 500Ft note in my hand ready to pay but it was ok.Walki...

Having settled into my apartment sunday morning I was deciding whether to just take it easy or squeeze one more day trip. I decided to goto Gyor 90 mins by train as I don't know what the schedule will be like once I start the course and I'm hearing you wont have free weekends for stuff like thisI'm using the same paper instructions the guy at the hostel wrote for me and just changing the name of the city each time. Ticket price was 2800Ft ($14) one way.This was a...