25/27. One week before my watershed 6 months is up. Easter... not that you would know it, here.A more difficult week which ended on a more positive note. After posting my satisfaction on last week's blog, I immediately struggled with my classes... a chemicalimbalance and a gutteral twinge. One bad class leads toanother. Tension mounts as staff quit and room changes are enforced. There will be a period of transition.Na-young has gone, after 5 years, which m...

24/28. Note: A BAD DREAM? VIDEO NOW UPLOADED!This week a yellow mist decended over Changwon... the Hwang-sa (lit. yellow sand) which, like a lot of other products, is an import from China. By the weekend, however, it seemed to have disappeared, moving onto Japan.Nearly 6 months gone and it is plain sailing. I am relaxed and enjoying the job, buoyed by schedule changes which benefit me and the increasing trust placed in me to make my own lesson plans, while...

23/29. One of those weeks that gets better as the weekend approaches... and myself and Garry celebrated Samgyeopsal (BBQ Pork) Day (3 March) 4 days late. Uncertainty at the start and a underwhelming feeling after last weekend... Anna rings Garry to quiz him about his performance, and there is a general sense of everyone being out for their own interests. Large changes to the teaching schedule, culminates in a new timetable handed out on Friday - which benefits...

Just got back from Seoul - my 4th visit. This time the trip was mostly to see Jeon Seon-ju (Anna).. the Korean who arranged my placement at Jungchul. Myself and Garry also paid a pilgrimage to the site of the burned-down Sungnyemun Gate, on a snowy Sunday (see video). On Saturday, we visited seedy Itaewon, full of expats and US military. We wanted to sample the scene, unlike any other in Seoul, or Korea... and it wasn't particularly pleasant. It could have b...

21/31 I didn't go to Seoul as planned, so I am at home this weekend, not able to make you jealous. Patience is a virtue and, luckily, I still have plenty of it, although I am, perhaps, not as patient as I once was.... time eventually runs out. Oh, well, passion going to waste, i keep going..Not much to report, or maybe that is because i know that it isn't just my family who read my blog and look at my photos. I've nearly got 2,000 hits for my New Year trip. ...