Second

I haven't been able to write much the past few days. I get up early and come home fairly late it seems (early being like 6:30 or 7:00 and late being around 10:00). Last night I went out for dinner with a class (Cheryl and one student). We had wine and seafood and California Rolls. It was quite good, but towards the end of the evening I was quite exhausted.

During my days I have been sitting in on classes (some of which have gone really well). I think that I am slowly getting a grasp of what will be expected of me in the intermediate and advanced classes. The beginner classes have me very freaked out, though. I think they will be harder as I will be most unsure of myself in those situations. There isn't a real curriculum here, and I understand why that is now. The students here want something different than what the other Hogwans (Korean private English school) offer. They want experience with real English conversation, but they also want to be corrected when they make mistakes, and that is something that can be offered in the smaller class sizes here at Connexus. I have heard from some students that what I have been doing while sitting in on classes is what they are looking for, so I think that is a good thing.

I really miss being home. Everything here is very fast paced and I find myself becoming lonely for what I had while I was at home. I figure that if I can make it through this I can make it through pretty much everything, and the staff here have been really great so far. I find that I am fitting right in and am enjoying the support that this offers and that this will offer for me.